Winter Assembly

Our Winter Assembly will take place on Tuesday 19th December at 10 am.

Below is a list of costumes we need for the performance. If you have any of these items at home we would be grateful if you could bring them in this week. We will take care of them and give them back after the show.

• Reindeer Antlers x8
• Red Nose
• Children's Dublin GAA Kit x3
• Santa Costume
• Elf Costume x2

Thank you :)

Monday 4th December

There will be no homework until after the Christmas holidays 😃

Week 12 Monday 27th November - Friday 1st December

Spellings

1. fancy
2. prince
3. notice
4. giraffe
5. stage
6. bridge
7. wallet
8. sway
9. February
10. friend

Thematic Words: castle, parlour, pantry, eco home, homelessness, effort, Imam

English:

• Monday - Phonics and Grammar revision
• Tuesday - Adjectives - circle the adjectives and underline the nouns
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the folktalr Johnny Appleseed and complete the questions based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Make a word search using this weeks spelling

Reading -  Read the passages A knock-Knock Joke (Monday) and Lost and Found (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• 2 digit addition and subtraction with some regrouping
• Word Problem
• Tables Champion 8+

Filed Trip to Howth

We have rescheduled our Howth trip for this Thursday 23rd November. A note has gone home regarding this trip in the children's folders. The cost of the trip is €3.50 per child, I will start collecting this tomorrow.

We will be walking in the countryside so the children should wear old but comfortable footwear and clothes. Coats must be worn.

If any parents would like to join us please let me know. Thanks :)

Week 11 Monday 20th November - Friday 14th November
Apologies for not updating the blog last week

Spellings - (wa)

1. duck
2. click
3. was
4. wash
5. wasp
6. swan
7. watch
8. swallow
9. May 
10. June

Thematic Words: castle, parlour, pantry, homestead, chalet, longhouse, Imam, love

English:

• Monday - Phonics: wa - (a) write some 'wa' words in the swan (b) complete each sentence with a 'wa' word (c) give each proper noun a capital letter
• Tuesday - Adjectives (a describing word) - Use an adjective to describe the head, body and feet of your alien
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the story The Camping Trip and complete the questions based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling in a fancy way

Reading -  Read the passages Greenhouses (Monday) and Sun Showers (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• 2 digit addition and subtraction with some regrouping
• Word Problem
• Tables Champion 7+

Week 9 Monday 6th November - Friday 10th November

Spellings - (ea)

1. mill
2. tell
3. ice
4. dance
5. city
6. circle
7. police
8. cylinder
9. January
10. February

Thematic Words: home, insulate, solar panel, conversion, attic, extension, organisation, symbol

English:

• Monday - Phonics: soft c - word play and sentences
• Tuesday - Alphabetical order: Section B - arrange the words in alphabetical order
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the story Cat Alarm and complete the questions based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Alphabetical order

Reading -  Read the passages The Big Top (Monday) and Christopher Columbus (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• 2 digit addition and subtraction with some regrouping
• Tables Champion 5+

Howth

We were hoping to go on a field trip to Howth before the midterm break as part of a unit we are working on in geography. This has had to be postponed until after the October midterm. A note will go home regarding the field trip when a date has been finalised. :)

Week 8 Monday 23rd October - Friday 27th October

Spellings - (ea)

1. plum
2. glad
3. read
4. head
5. bread
6. weather
7. treasure
8. breakfast
9. cousin
10. friend

Thematic Words: Halloween, Samhain, autumn, migration, swallow, grateful, mosque, Mecca

English:

• Monday - Phonics: ea - A. Ring all the ea words and match each story to the correct picture. B. Choose the correct word for each sentence
• Tuesday - Punctuation: Add a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark to each sentence.
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the procedure Fruity Snacks and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Code the letters and find the value

Reading -  Read the passages Haunted House (Monday) and Hallowe'en (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Rounding - Rounding to the nearest 10, rounding and addition.
• Tables Champion - Week 4 Monday - Thursday

Week 7 Wednesday 18th October - Friday 20th October

No Spellings this week

English:

•  Comprehension:  - Read the Rhyme Lost and complete the activities based on it. 

Maths:

• Tables Champion - Week 3 Monday - Thursday

Changes in a Locality

At the moment, we are looking at our locality, the area in which we live. We have discussed how people’s towns/villages have changed over time.

I would like the children to carry out an interview with an older family member (parent, aunt, grandparent etc.) on their locality. The aim of this activity is to get the children to talk to their parents or an elderly relative about what they remember of their past environment and how things have changed (it does not matter if the interviewee no longer lives in the area they wish to talk about).

Children will share their interviews with the class on Thursday. J

Week 6 Monday 9th October - Friday 13th October

Spellings - (ph)

1. club
2. flag
3. phone
4. photo
5. dolphin
6. elephant
7. sphere
8. alphabet
9. nephew
10. niece

Thematic Words: Howth, native, non-native, oak, courage, Eid-al-Fitr, edit, draft

English:

• Monday - Phonics: ph - A. Make the words B. Write the correct 'ph' word into each sentence
• Tuesday - Commas in Lists - A. Use commas to separate the words in the lists B. List words to complete each sentence (3-4 words per sentence), use commas and the word and.
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the fantasy The Little People and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling words in alphabetical

Reading -  Read the passages Invitation (Monday) and Snail Wail (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Hundred Square - Use the 100 square to complete the problems
• Tables Champion - Week 2 Monday - Thursday

S.E.S.E - Geography

• Monday - Wednesday: Interview an older family member about how their locality has changed.

Week 5 Monday 2nd October - Friday 6th October

Spellings - (wh)

1. this
2. that
3. while
4. wheat
5. whip
6. whistle
7. whiskers
8. whatever
9. aunt
10. uncle

Thematic Words: locality, fact, town, village, bark, conker, responsibility, consequence

English:

• Monday - Phonics: wh - Write the correct 'wh' word into each sentence
• Tuesday - Question words - A. What pet would you like and why? B. Write 2 - 4 questions you might have about taking care of a pet e.g. How often do I need to feed it? What does it eat?
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the play The Tin Trunk and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling words and circle the consonants (all letters excluding vowels) in each

Reading -  Read the passages Tomatoes (Monday) and Foxes (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Greater than, less than, equal - Use the symbols <, > or = to complete each number sentence. (the mouth is always open to the greater number)
• Hundred Square - Fill in the missing numbers (remember across the rows the numbers go up by 1, down the columns the numbers go up by 10)
• Tables Champion - Week 1 Monday - Thursday

Here is the rhyme we are using to help us regroup when we subtract:

More on top do not stop!

More on the floor go next door.

Numbers the same 0’s your game.

Milestones

We are discussing growing and changing in class at the moment. We are looking at important milestones in our lives. If you have the time, could you have a short discussion with your child about the time when they were born, when they got their first tooth, said their first word and started to walk. Thank you :)

Week 4 Monday 25th September - Friday 29th September

Spellings - (silent 'b', 'w' & 'k')

1. limb
2. bomb
3. numb
4. whole
5. wreck
6. knob
7. kneel
8. knead
9. wrestle
10. wriggle

Thematic Words: love, kindness, reflect, conclusion, route, map, milestone, still life

English:

• Monday - Phonics: Silent b, w, k - Write a sentence for each word.
• Tuesday - Sentence Writing: Write sentences based on the picture. Ensure that each sentence makes sense, that there is a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a punctuation mark at the end.
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the fable The Fox and the Stork and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling words and circle the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in each

Reading -  Read the passages Pass-Me-On Polly (Monday) and Buses (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Monday & Tuesday - Time & Calendars
• Wednesday - Subtraction without regrouping/renaming
• Thursday - Subtraction with regrouping/renaming

Family Trees

The children have been working hard constructing their family trees. The children are really enjoying finding out information about their families.
Some of the children were confused about the positioning of some their family members on the tree template. I have sent home a page in your child's folder which will make it easier for me to help the children position the names in their correct place. It would be great if you could help your child fill this in with the information they already have.
Thank you again for your help and support with this. Have a lovely evening.

Sarah :)

Week 3 Monday 18th September - Friday 22nd September

Spellings - (silent 'k')

1. song
2. trunk
3. knee
4. knit
5. know
6. knock
7. knight
8. penknife
9. grandma
10. grandpa

Thematic Words: interview, generation, ancestor, calendar, milestone, event, peace, Five Pillars

English:

• Monday - Phonics: Silent k - A. Ring the silent 'k' words. B. Complete each sentence with a silent 'k' word. C. Put 1 silent 'k' word into a sentence.
• Tuesday - Alphabetical Order: putting letters and words in order based on their position in the alphabet (a to z).
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - read the cartoon a couple of times and answer the questions.
• Thursday - Spelling: Using this weeks spelling make a word pyramid

Reading -  Read the passage Sleepyhead and A Few of my Favourite Things re-tell it in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Monday - Thursday - Time & Calendars

Week 2 Monday 11th September - Friday 15th September

Spellings - (silent 'w')

1. cash
2. chat
3. wrist
4. write
5. wreck
6. wrong
7. answer
8. swordfish
9. sister
10. brother

Thematic Words: orientation, introduction, smell, location, directions, Arabic, sacred, Qur'an

English: 

• Monday - Phonics: Silent W - A. Ring the silent 'w' words. B. Complete each sentence with a silent 'w' word. C. Put 1 silent 'w' word into a sentence.
• Tuesday - Grammar: Rewrite the paragraph using capital letters and full stops where necessary.
• Wednesday - Comprehension: Woodpeckers - read the passage a couple of times and answer the questions.
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this week's words in rainbow colours.

Maths:

• Monday - Thursday - Subtraction without regrouping

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

We are currently working on a unit on families and family history. Your child will be learning more about his/her own family history. We will be focusing on the immediate family, family trees, family names, and traditions. We will be discussing traditional and non-traditional families. Families that include step-parents, brothers, sisters, adoption and foster care.

This week we will be working on family trees. There are a few things each child will need to know for this. I would greatly appreciate if you could discuss and record the following with your child:

·         Family names,

·         Birth year and

·         Birth place (county/country)

of themselves, parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents.

*If your child has more than one set of parents, you may want to send names for both sets of parents and grandparents.

The children are welcome to bring in pictures of their families if they like. If any of the above information is not available to you, don’t worry.

Thank you so much for all of your support!

Kind regards,

Sarah & Ronan

P.S. Please send them by Wednesday 13^th September

Thursday 7th September

Spellings: (silent 'b') - test tomorrow

English: Create a word-search using this week's spelling list

Maths: Addition - adding a 2 digit and 1 digit number with regrouping

Wednesday 6th September

Spellings: (silent 'b') - Continue practising spellings for test on Friday.

English: Humming Birds Comprehension - read the passage a couple of times, answer the questions based on the piece.

Maths: Addition - Adding a 2 digit and a 1 digit number with some regrouping.

Tuesday 5th September

Spellings (silent 'b')- spelling test on Friday.
1. shin
2. bench
3. lamb
4. comb
5. thumb
6. crumbs
7. plumber
8. climbing
9. mother
10. father

Thematic Words - recount, taste, tongue, bitter, sour, Islam, Muslim, family

English: Capital letters and full stops

• Rewrite the name and address using capital letters on the box underneath the envelope
• Read each sentence. Find the mistakes (missing capital letters and full stops) and rewrite the sentence correctly underneath
• Children do not have to complete the post card at the bottom of the page

Maths: Addition - adding 2 digit numbers (add the units first, then add the tens)

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('au' and 'aw'' sounds).

1. fault
2. pause
3. haunt
4. August
5. astronaut
6. saw
7. claw
8. dawn
9. prawn
10. strawberry

Tables: Revise 7+ and 8+ tables. Complete week 24 on page 30 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. 

Monday 29th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Thursday.

Tables: Revise 7+ and 8+ tables, Tables Champion pg 30 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Phonics: Write a word that has an 'au' sound in each astronaut, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 30th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Thursday.

Tables: Revise 7+ and 8+ tables. Tables Champion pg 30 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Grammar: Capital Letters

Wednesday 31st May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on tomorrow

Tables: Revise 7+ and 8+ tables. Tables Champion pg 30 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Homework has been cancelled for today😄 Enjoy the sunshine😎

Spelling test tomorrow.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('er', 'ir' and 'ur' sounds).

1. term
2. summer
3. river
4. number
5. skirt
6. shirt
7. girl
8. first
9. turn
10. purple

Thematic words:

1. bio diversity
2. up cycle
3. honey bee
4.  hive
5. queen bee
6. drone
7. colony

Tables: Revise 5+ and 6+ tables. Complete week 23 on page 29 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. 

Monday 22nd May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.
Tables: Revise 5+ and 6+ tables, Tables Champion pg 29 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Phonics: Write a word that has an 'er' sound in each ginger biscuit, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 23rd May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 5+ and 6+ tables. Tables Champion pg 29 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Grammar: Capital Letters, full stops & question marks

Wednesday 24th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 5+ and 6+ tables. Tables Champion pg 29 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 25th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 5+ and 6+ tables. Tables Champion pg 29 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems

Spelling Sheet: Add up each of your spellings using the numbers on the letter tiles

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('al' and 'nk' sounds).

1. fact
2. all
3. talk
4. walk
5. small
6. beanstalk
7. made
8. their
9. drink
10. thank

Thematic words:

1. pollination
2. antenna
3. thorax
4. abdomen
5. extinct
6. pesticide
7. habitat
8. pollen

Tables: Revise 3+ and 4+ tables. Complete week 22 on page 28 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. 

Monday 15th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.
Tables: Revise 3+ and 4+ tables, Tables Champion pg 28 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Round each number to the nearest 10.

Phonics: Write a word that has an 'al' sound in each speech bubble, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 16th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 3+ and 4+ tables. Tables Champion pg 28 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Round each number to the nearest 10.

Grammar: Capital Letters

Wednesday 17th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 3+ and 4+ tables. Tables Champion pg 28 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Addition with regrouping

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 18th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 3+ and 4+ tables. Tables Champion pg 28 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Addition with regrouping

Spelling Sheet: Put this weeks spellings in alphabetical order.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tuesday ('oi' and 'oy' sound).

1. should
2. oil
3. coin
4. noisy
5. toilet
6. would
7. boiling
8. boy
9. toy
10. destroy

Tables: Check-up 2 - Complete A, B, C & D on page 26 of the Tables Champions book.

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. 

Wednesday 3rd May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tuesday.

Tables: Tables Champion pg 26 A & B 

Maths: Time 

Phonics: Write an 'oi' word in each can, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Thursday 4th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tuesday.

Tables: Tables Champion pg 26 C & D

Maths: Time - TV Guide

Spelling Sheet: Write this weeks spellings forwards and backwards.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('or' sound).

1. belt
2. fork
3. storm
4. horse
5. forty
6. goes
7. does
8. morning
9. sport
10. torch

Tables: Revise 1+ and 2+ tables. Complete week 21 on page 27 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. 

Tuesday 9th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ and 2+ tables. Tables Champion pg 27 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Rounding to the nearest 10

Phonics: Write an 'or' word in each horse, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Wednesday 10th May

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ and 2+ tables. Tables Champion pg 27 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Rounding to the nearest 10

Comprehension: Read the story. Answer the questions in full sentences on the lined page.

Thursday 11th April

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 1+ and 2+ tables. Tables Champion pg 27 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Addition with regrouping

Spelling Sheet: Create a word-search with this weeks spelling list.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('ew' spelling of the /oo/ sound).

1. held
2. few
3. flew
4. grew
5. chew
6. because
7. want
8. newspaper
9. jewel
10. saw

Thematic words:

1. astronaut
2. length
3. metre
4. Armstrong
5. owl
6. character
7. pitch

Tables: Revise 9+ tables. Complete week 19 on page 24 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. Complete a book review on one of you readers for Friday.

Monday 3rd April

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 9+ tables, Tables Champion pg 24 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Length - long/short, narrow/wide

Phonics: Write an 'ew' word in each jewel, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 4th April

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 9+ tables. Tables Champion pg 24 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Length - measuring

Grammar: Capital Letters

Wednesday 5th April

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 9+ tables. Tables Champion pg 24 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Length - measuring

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 6th April

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 9+ tables. Tables Champion pg 24 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Length - use your pencil to measure 6 objects in your home.

Spelling Sheet: Write this weeks spellings in upper and lower case letters.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('ow' spelling of the /oa/ sound).

1. box
2. bulb
3. own
4. grow
5. elbow
6. yellow
7. other
8. were
9. snowman
10. throw

Thematic words:

1. capacity
2. Diwali
3. litre
4. container
5. empty
6. light

Tables: Revise 8+ tables. Complete week 18 on page 23 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. Complete a book review on one of you readers for Friday.

Monday 27th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 8+ tables, Tables Champion pg 23 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Capacity

Phonics: Write a word that has a 'ow' with an /oa/ sound in each snowman, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 28th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 8+ tables. Tables Champion pg 23 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Capacity

Grammar: Adjective - an adjective describes a noun.

Wednesday 29th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 8+ tables. Tables Champion pg 23 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Capacity

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 30th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 8+ tables. Tables Champion pg 23 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Capacity

Spelling Sheet: Write this weeks spellings with your eyes closed!!

Our class assembly will take place on Friday morning at 8.35 am. It will take place  in our classroom, Room 5. Our assembly is based on 'Happiness'. Hope to see you there. :)

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('y' at the end of a word -  /ie/ sound).

1. sit
2. fry
3. dry
4. crying
5. sky
6. more
7. before
8. myself
9. trying
10. flying

Thematic words:

1. happiness
2. pledge
3. World Water Day
4. conserve
5. Children of Lir
6. seeds
7. deprive
8. sculpture

Tables: Revise 7+ tables. Complete week 17 on page 22 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. Complete a book review on one of you readers for Friday.

Assembly: The children are on the hunt for happy treasures for their happiness treasure boxes. These can be small items that make them happy or happy memories they have. I have asked the children to collect these treasures over the next couple of days. Each child has small cards in their folders to write down happy memories. We will be decorating the happy treasure boxes tomorrow so please bring in a box if you have not already done so. 

Monday 20th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 7+ tables, Tables Champion pg 22 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Number Pattern - fill in the missing numbers. Use your hundred square to help you. You will be counting up in 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s and 5s.

Phonics: Write a word that has a 'y' with an /ie/ sound in each frying pan, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 21st March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 7+ tables. Tables Champion pg 22 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Number Pattern - Write the 3 next numbers in the pattern. Use you hundred square to help you.

Grammar: Adjective - an adjective describes a noun.

Wednesday 22nd March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 7+ tables. Tables Champion pg 22 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Number Pattern - Fill in the missing numbers. 

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 23rd March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 7+ tables. Tables Champion pg 22 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Number Pattern - Work out the pattern for each Input/Output box and fill in the empty blanks e.g. In box 1) add 9 to each input number to get the output number.

Spelling Sheet: Put this weeks spelling list in alphabetical order.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Thursday ('igh' spelling of the /ie/ sound).

1. his
2. went
3. night
4. high
5. might
6. light
7. any
8. many
9. flight
10. frightening

Thematic words:

1. thermometer
2. heat source
3. River Mayne
4. Saint Patrick
5. parade
6. céilí
7. Gaeltacht
8. adjective

Tables: Revise 6+ tables. Complete week 16 on page 21 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. Complete a book review on one of you readers for Thursday.

***As part of our class assembly on the 24th of March we are making a happiness box. Could each child bring a cardboard box into school this week? e.g. a shoe box. A box with a lid would be great but if this is not possible any box will do :)

Monday 13th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Thursday.

Tables: Revise 6+ tables, Tables Champion pg 21 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Place Value - expand each number e.g. 98 = 90 + 8

Phonics: Write an 'igh' word in each light bulb, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 14th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Thursday.

Tables: Revise 6+ tables. Tables Champion pg 21 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems - read each problem/question and find the answer 

Grammar: Adjective - an adjective describes a noun.

Wednesday 15th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 6+ tables. Tables Champion pg 21 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems - read each problem/question and find the answer

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 16th March - There will be no homework on Thursday. We will complete this in class on Thursday.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 6+ tables. Tables Champion pg 21 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Word Problems - read each problem/question and find the answer

Spelling Sheet: Make a word search using this weeks spelling list. 

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('ea' spelling of the /ee/ sound).

1. spin
2. tea
3. heat
4. leaf
5. each
6. who
7. clean
8. meat
9. steal
10. teacher

Thematic words:

1. Holi
2. heat
3. temperature
4. thermometer
5. weight
6. balance
7. scales
8. Florence Nightingale

Tables: Revise 5+ tables. Complete week 15 on page 20 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Reading: Practice reading each day. Fill in reading log. Complete a book review on one of you readers for Friday.

Monday 6th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 5+ tables, Tables Champion pg 20 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Skip counting - 2

Phonics: Complete an 'ea' word in each teapot, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 7th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 5+ tables. Tables Champion pg 20 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Skip counting - 5

Grammar: Nouns - a person, place or thing

Wednesday 8th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 5+ tables. Tables Champion pg 20 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Skip counting - 10

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 9th March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 5+ tables. Tables Champion pg 20 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Weight - answer questions based on weight

Spelling Sheet: Write a sentence for each spelling word

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('ay' spelling of the /ai/ sound - 'ay' is often used at the end of words).

1. skin
2. say
3. away
4. play
5. today
6. tray
7. why
8. playground
9. crayon
10. stay

Thematic words:

1. source
2. meander
3. tributary
4. estuary
5. Columbus
6. explorer
7. lent
8. fairtrade 

Tables: Revise 4+ tables. Complete week 14 on page 19 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 3 minutes)

Monday 27th February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 4+ tables, Tables Champion pg 19 Monday (3 minutes)

Maths: Place Value

Phonics: Complete an 'ay' word in each crayon, draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 28th February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 4+ tables. Tables Champion pg 19 Tuesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Place Value

Grammar: Alphabetical Order

Wednesday 1st March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 4+ tables. Tables Champion pg 19 Wednesday (3 minutes)

Maths: Place Value

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 2nd March

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 4+ tables. Tables Champion pg 19 Thursday (3 minutes)

Maths: Plcae Value

Spelling Sheet: Try writing your spelling words with your eyes closed :)

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (u_e = magic 'e' sends it magic over the preceding consonant and changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound).

1. swim
2. cube
3. tune
4. used
5. excuse
6. little
7. down
8. useless
9. mule
10. tube

Thematic words:

1. fraction
2. half
3. push
4. pull
5. slope
6. coast
7. ceremony
8. kindness

Tables: Revise 2+ tables. Complete week 12 on page 17 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 2 minutes)

Monday 6th February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 2+ tables, Tables Champion pg 17 Monday (2 minutes)

Maths: Fractions - Half

Phonics: Complete each word with u_e. Read each word and draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 7th February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 2+ tables. Tables Champion pg 17 Tuesday (2 minutes)

Maths: Fractions: Half

Grammar: Verbs - A verb is a doing/action word. Doubling Rule:  Double the last letter if there’s a short vowel just before it. Then add ‘ed’

• Put the verbs into the past tense

Wednesday 8th February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 2+ tables. Tables Champion pg 17 Wednesday (2 minutes)

Maths: Fractions: Half

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 9th February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 2+ tables. Tables Champion pg 17 Thursday (2 minutes)

Maths: Addition

Spelling Sheet: Put spelling words in alphabetical order

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (o_e = magic 'e' sends it magic over the preceding consonant and changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound).

1. snap
2. bone
3. nose
4. home
5. globe
6. live
7. give
8. tadpole
9. hope
10. note

Thematic words:

1. water cycle
2. condensation
3. evaporation
4. precipitation
5. extreme
6. hurricane
7. tornado
8. discrimination

Tables: Revise 1+ tables. Complete week 11 on page 16 of the Tables Champions book. (Time allowed 2 minutes)

Monday 30th January

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ tables, Tables Champion pg 16 Monday (2 minutes)

Maths: Crack the Code - each answer corresponds to letter, put this letter into the corresponding number box. Read the word made and draw a picture.

Phonics: Complete each word with o_e. Read each word and draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 31st January

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ tables. Tables Champion pg 16 Tuesday (2 minutes)

Maths: Hundred Square - subtracting tens.

Grammar: Verbs - A verb is a doing/action word.

• Put the verbs into the past tense
• Underline the verbs in the sentences then circle past or present.

Wednesday 1st February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ tables. Tables Champion pg 16 Wednesday (2 minutes)

Maths: Hundred Square - word problems, subtracting tens.

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 2nd February

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 1+ tables. Tables Champion pg 16 Thursday (2 minutes)

Maths: Subtracting tens ans units - use answers to 'crack the code' at the bottom of the page.

Spelling Sheet: Choose 5 of this week's spellings - write them, draw them and put them into a sentence.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (i_e = magic 'e' sends it magic over the preceding consonant and changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound).

1. smell
2. bike
3. time
4. smile
5. prize
6. slide
7. line
8. like
9. have
10. kite

Thematic words: 

1. Zodiac
2. lantern
3. Sadhu
4. wind
5. water cycle
6. river
7. condensation
8. evaporation

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables. Complete the Check-up 1 section this week on page 15 of the Tables Champions book.

Monday 23rd January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Hundred Square - fill in the missing numbers.

Phonics: Complete each word with i_e. Read each word and draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 24th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Hundred Square - fill in the missing numbers.

Grammar: Verbs - A verb is a doing/action word.

• Circle the verb in each sentence.
• Write a sentence of your own. Circle the verb in your sentence.

Wednesday 25th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Hundred Square - addition.

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 26th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Colour code the hundred square.

Spelling Sheet: Create a word search using all of your spelling words. Write your spelling words into the word search first then fill in the leftover blank squares with random letters.