Monday 27 March 2017

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!!

Monday 20 March 2017

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.

Monday 13 March 2017

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. 

Monday 6 March 2017

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