Thank you

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for all your well wishes and lovely emails this afternoon. Well done to Jan McCarthy who has the honour of being the first parent in Belmayne to reduce me to tears...😄

I have had a fantastic time teaching in Belmayne and it was a very hard decision to decide to leave. Belmayne is a very unique and dynamic place and I will always have many fond memories of my time here. Ultimately though Kerry is home so I am looking forward to the next chapter there.

I have really enjoyed teaching the class this year. They are wonderful, enthusiastic and caring children and I look forward to many fantastic updates about them in the future. I had the honour of getting the first invite to the 2020 graduation from them today which I gladly accepted.

I will hopefully chat(cry)to you before Friday but thanks again for all your help and support this year.

Best wishes,
Denise

Homework

Tuesday 

Reading-Tom Crean
Irish reading- Pg 115
Irish Verb
Maths-pg 170

Wednesday
Reading-Tom Crean
Irish reading- Pg 116
Irish Verb

Bee Projects

Well done to all the class on their hard work at the Bee project. 

Padlet-Games in the past

https://padlet.com/belmayneetpaula/gamespast

Homework

Monday

Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 110

Tuesday

Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 111

Wednesday 


Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 112

Thursday

Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 113

Optional
https://www.youtube.com/user/bigredhatkids/videos


We are going to Fr.Collins Park Thursday for a biodiversity workshop. We will be gone for over an hour. Please dress appropriately.(sun-cream, rain jacket etc.)

Reminder-Extra drinks

As the weather is getting warmer some of the children are drinking all their drinks by little break and are looking for extra drinks. The school lunches provide milk every day if the children wish but many don't want to drink milk. Can you please make sure that all children have a water bottle that they can refill as needed throughout the day. Many children are doing this already. Thanks

Board games

 3rd class are working well during SPHE over the past few Thursdays. They are all being very encouraging and helpful towards each other and are doing well at turn taking. They understand that it is ok to be disappointed if you lose a game but have shown great maturity in how they reacting to this. There have been some healthy debates about the rules in some games but everyone has conducted themselves in a respectful manner. Feel free to bring in games over the coming Thursdays if you wish.

Homework 15-5-17

Monday

Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Maths: Word Problems
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 106

Tuesday

Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Maths: Word Problems
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 107

Wednesday 


Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Maths: Word Problems
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 108

Thursday

Reading:Tom Crean
Spellings
Writing: 2 sentences
Maths: Word Problems
Tables Champion
Irish reading and verb pg 109







Optional

https://www.youtube.com/user/makemegenius

School Tour

School tour- June 27th

Location-The National Bird of Prey Centre at Russborough House.

Cost-15.50 (Bus and Entry Fee)
Please pay online by June 19th. Reference the payments with your child's name so that the office can record payments.

What to bring: Drinks, a small treat if you wish, rain jacket and sun-cream(We will be doing a parklands walk and a trip to the playground).

9-5-17

Tuesday

Maths-Word problems and Tables champion
Maths words
Irish-pg 103
Irish sight words
Irish Verb
Spellings
Reading-Tom Crean

Wednesday

Maths-Word problems and Tables champion
Maths words
Irish-pg 104
Irish sight words
Irish verb
Spellings
Reading-Tom Crean

Thursday

Maths-Word problems and Tables champion
Maths words
Irish-pg 105
Irish sight words
Irish Verb
Spellings
Reading-Tom Crean

Optional  
 https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub/videos.

Well done to the class who are working on improving their organisational skills. They reached their target of a combined class total of 150 points last Friday so they went to Fr.Collins today as their reward. Another school were there with a younger class and the teachers from that school came over twice to say how well behaved the children were and how kind and caring they were towards the younger children.Well done 3rd class. The class are going to continue to work on their organisational skills and are now working towards achieving 175 points .

Standardised tests are on tomorrow and next Wednesday. Please try to make sure all children are in school on these days.

School tour 27th June. Final cost to be confirmed.

Thanks,
Denise

Homework 3-5-17

Wednesday

Maths-Word Problems and Maths words

English-Tom Crean(Chapters read in class)

Irish-Verb in Copy(Won't be tested until next Friday)

Irish reading-pg 101

Irish words.

No writing or spellings this week-enjoy the sunshine instead..... 

Thursday

Maths-Word Problems and maths words

English-Tom Crean (Chapters read in class)

Irish-Verb in Copy(Won't be tested until next Friday)

Irish reading-pg 102

Irish words.

Optional

https://www.youtube.com/user/minutephysics/featured

Note
During SPHE for the month of May we are going to be working on turn taking, getting along and conflict resolution. The children can struggle at times to accept when they loose in a game so this is a skill we will be improving. To help with this I am going to do board games weekly with them to allow them to use all the skills they are taught-turn taking, speaking appropriately when they disagree with a team mate, following rules and instructions, persisting when they aren't winning etc. If they wish they may bring in board games for this lesson. Please no electronics and label all games you send in.
Games we already have in  class include cards,frustration, connect 4 and chess.

Thanks-Denise 

Bees Padlet

https://padlet.com/belmayneetpaula/bees 

Homework 24-4-17

Monday
Spellings-List in folder
Writing-2 sentences
Irish-pg 97
Irish spellings-Verb in copy
Maths-Word Problems
Tables: pg 36
Maths words- 'A' words

Tuesday
Spellings-List in folder
Writing-2 sentences
Irish-pg 98
Irish spellings-Verb in copy
Maths-Word Problems
Tables: pg 36
Maths words- 'B' words

Wednesday
Spellings-List in folder
Writing-2 sentences
Irish-pg 99
Irish spellings-Verb in copy
Maths-Word Problems
Tables: pg 36
Maths words- 'c' words

Thursday
Spellings-List in folder
Writing-2 sentences
Irish-pg 100
Irish spellings-Verb in copy
Maths-Word Problems
Tables: pg 36
Maths words- 'D' words

Optional 
Before Easter we had a class A.G.M. One of the suggestions was that we should watch more clips and have more I.T. Due to timetabling it is not possible to have laptops daily. However I would like to encourage the enthusiasm that they showed for taking charge of their learning so each week I will be posting a link to a youtube channel for the kids to explore at home if they wish. Each link  is linked to a curricular area.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVCgDuD_QCkI7gTKU7-tpg

Tables revision

https://padlet.com/belmayneetpaula/tables

Homework 3-4-17

Monday
Spellings
Tables- pg 35
Irish reading-pg 93
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)- We will be starting a new novel after Easter.

Tuesday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 35
Irish reading-pg 94
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

Wednesday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 35
Irish reading-pg 95
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

Thursday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 35
Irish reading-pg 96
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

New homework policy- Any children who play on a school team do not have to complete written homework on an evening they have represented the school in a match.

As part of our class A.G.M the class said that they would like view more documentaries and youtube clips. While I can't always do this in class we did look a 'The Zoo' today. It is a series that looks closely as some of the animals in the zoo and the role of zookeepers. I won't be showing it other weeks but here is the link to this weeks episode.
http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/the-zoo-2073/10707947/

Homework-20-3-17

Monday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 33
Irish reading-pg 85
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

Tuesday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 33
Irish reading-pg 86
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

Wednesday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 33
Irish reading-pg 87
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

Thursday
Spellings- same list as last week
Tables- pg 33
Irish reading-pg 88
Irish spelling- in copy
Writing- 2 sentences based on spellings
Reading- Book of choice(Minimum 10 minutes)

Decimals

 
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/FractionsToDecimals.htm 

Homework 6-3-17

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion(Week 7)
Writing: Put 3 words from novel into a sentence(No need to write definitions)
Maths: Pg 31 and ÷3
Irish Spelling- D'fhag  In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 78
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly. Children must be able to recognise these words-they are not part of their spellings.

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion-
Comprehenion: Based on Novel.
Maths: Pg 31 and ÷3
Irish Spelling- In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 79
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Reading- A miracle
Writing- 3 words from chapter into a sentence
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: Pg 31 and ÷3
Irish Spelling- In copy-D'fhag
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 80
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: Pg 31 and ÷3
Irish Spelling- D'fhag In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 81
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.

Project due March 13th- See other post.

3D Shapes

This week we are learning about 3d shapes. We are looking at how many faces, edges and vertices each one has. Here is a clip we watched in class to help with this.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsQ_uJDBrIU

Homework 27-2-17

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion(Week 7)
Writing: Put 3 words from novel into a sentence(No need to write definitions)
Maths: Pg 30 and ÷2
Irish Spelling- D'eitil. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 74
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly. Children must be able to recognise these words-they are not part of their spellings.

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion-
Comprehenion: Based on Novel.
Maths: Pg 30 and ÷2
Irish Spelling- In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 75
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Reading- A miracle
Writing- 3 words from chapter into a sentence
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: Pg 30 and ÷2
Irish Spelling- In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 76
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: pg 29
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- D'eirigh. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 77
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.

Project due March 13th- See other post.
Writing homework this week is just putting 3 words from chapter read into sentences- No dictionary work.

Reading homework

                        Monday                                                                       Wednesday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding	Strange meeting
Week 2	Timbavati	(No new chapter)
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….

Project

Project

Over the next two weeks the children will the working on an individual project based on the theme- Ireland. They will present it on the 13^th,14^th,15^th and 16^th of March in school. (Seachtain na Gaeilge) We have discussed it in class and come up with suggestions of topics linked to the theme. These include;

·         Rivers/Mountain of Ireland

·         A county in Ireland

·         A famous Irish building

·         A famous Irish person

·         Irish food

·         Irish sport

·         Irish Music

·         An Irish Legend e.g. Fionn and the Fianna

·         An Irish President

The most important thing is that they pick something that interests them.

Presentation

Each child will decide to present their project in a different way. Some suggestions in class were;

·         Powerpoint

·         SESE hardback.

·         Display folder

·         Poster Paper

·         Model of a building e.g. Malahide Castle

The main thing to remember is;

·         The children understand the content.

·         It is in their own words. (not copied and pasted from a search engine)

·         It is presented neatly if handwritten.

Here are some links to help explore your ideas.

http://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/primary-students/

http://www.kidrex.org/

Flexible friends in 3rd class.

This week is friendship week. The children are working in friendship groups each day and are doing really well at turn taking and playing with children from other classes.
Today we also visited 'Friends Fun Park' where we worked on our pair work and friendship skills. Thanks to Fiona for facilitating it.

Homework 13-2-17

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Writing: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: Pg 29.
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- D'EIRIGH. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 70
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly. Children must be able to recognise these words-they are not part of their spellings.

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Comprehenion: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: Pg 29
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- D'eirigh. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 71
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Reading- Chapter 7
Writing- Use words from chapter 7
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: pg 29
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- D'eirigh. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 72
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: pg 29
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- D'eirigh. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 73
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.

Reading homework

                        Monday                                                                       Wednesday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding	Strange meeting
Week 2	Timbavati	(No new chapter)
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….

Writing homework

The written homework each week will be based on the chapters read that week. Please repeat the dictionary and sentence work each week for each new chapter. Make sure that the children are presenting their work well each night. As well as increasing confidence and competence in vocabulary, the children should also be working to continue to improve the presentation of their work.

                              Monday                                                                      Wednesday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding -Put 3 new words into a written sentence -Find the meaning of 3 words in your dictionary and write the definition in your copy	Strange meeting -Put 3 new words into a written sentence  -Find the meaning of 3 words in your dictionary and write the definition in your copy
Week 2	Timbavati (Repeat as above)	(No new chapter)
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….

Oral Language

Please find questions based on each chapter attached. They need to be answered each week orally after each chapter is read. I would suggest that you focus on reading the chapter on a Monday and then discuss the corresponding comprehension questions on a Tuesday. Likewise focus on reading the chapter on a Wednesday and then answering the comprehension questions on a Thursday. As I say to the class comprehension questions aren’t a memory test- The child can scan back through the chapter if required to help them find an answer. We will review these questions in school also.

                                Tuesday                                                                                               Thursday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding	Strange meeting
Week 2	Timbavati	(No new chapter)
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….

Today F.M

Well done to Reece, Taylor and Sophie who were on Today F.M earlier.


http://www.todayfm.com/Back-to-School--Belmayne-Educate-Together-Dublin

Homework 7-2-17

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion- And all's well
Writing- Use words from chapter
Maths: pg 28
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 67
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Writing- Use more words from chapter
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: pg 28
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 68
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Comprehension-Questions based on and all's well.
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths:pg 28
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 69
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.

Spellings
easy
busy
nose
result
prison
positive.
misery
president
raspberry
present


Reports were emailed to parents yesterday. Please let me know if you did not receive one and I will update your details in the office.
Thanks,
Denise

Homework 30-1-17

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion(Chapter 6)
Writing: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 7 Tables.
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Ghortaigh. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 63
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly. Children must be able to recognise these words-they are not part of their spellings.

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Comprehenion: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 7 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Ghortaigh  mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 64
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Reading- Chapter 7
Writing- Use words from chapter 7
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: X 7 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Ghortaigh. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 65
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: X 7 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Ghortaigh me. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 66
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.

Multiplication Tables.

Please make sure that multiplication learning homework is being completed nightly. All children need to be able to say their tables off by heart. Repetition will help with this and will make the learning of division tables much easier.

Parent teacher meetings

Dear Parents,

As you are aware from today’s school note we will be having parent teacher meetings the week beginning February 13^th. I will be available for meetings on Monday 13^th, Tuesday 14^th, Wednesday 15^th and Thursday 16^th from 2.30-4.00 approximately.

If you have a preference as to what day suits best please email me and let me know by Monday January 30^th as I will be assigning times next week. I will do my best to accommodate your day of preference. If I don’t receive an email I will take it that you don’t have a preference as to what day you receive. I will be liaising with other class teachers to make sure siblings receive meetings on the same day.

Look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks,

Denise

belmayneetdenise@gmail.com 

Pritt stick, Red pen and a ruler

Can you please make sure that each child has a pritt stick, red pen and ruler in their bags/pencil cases every day. Many children don't have these and it is can disruptions and delaying them from starting their work.

Thanks,
Denise

Fractions

All groups are learning about fraction this fortnight in team teaching. Here are some games that some of the children asked to play at home.


http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/fractions-and-decimals

http://www.math-play.com/simplifying-fractions-game/simplifying-fractions-soccer-game.html (More challenging game)

Homework 23-1-17

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion(Chapter 4)
Writing: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 9 Tables.
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Bhailigh mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 54
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly. Children must be able to recognise these words-they are not part of their spellings.

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Comprehenion: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 9 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Bhailigh  mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 55
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Reading- Chapter 5
Writing- Use words from chapter 5
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: X 9 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Bhailigh me etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 61
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: X 9 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Thosaigh mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 62
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.

Multiplication Tables.

Please make sure that multiplication learning homework is being completed nightly. All children need to be able to say their tables off by heart. Repetition will help with this and will make the learning of division tables much easier.

The Butterfly Lion

Over the next 8 weeks we will be reading a class novel. The work we will be doing will cover all strand units of the English curriculum- Reading, writing and oral language.

 The objectives of doing this novel are;

·         Develop confidence and competence at reading fluency.

·         Read for enjoyment.

·         Increase understanding of challenging vocabulary.

·         Become more confident finding words in a dictionary.

·         Improve presentation of written work.

·         Give their thoughts and opinions on a novel.

·         Give their thoughts and opinions on characters in a novel.

·         Answer a range of comprehension questions.

·         Write a character profile.

·         Write a book report.

The children will meet these objectives in class and through nightly homework.

Some children will find aspects of the reading challenging. If you wish you may do shared reading- where you and your child both read together/read every second paragraph. They still will be able to hear the new vocabulary, increase their comprehension skills and read for enjoyment. If the novel is still causing difficulty, please let me know.

Reading homework

                        Monday                                                                       Wednesday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding	Strange meeting
Week 2	Timbavati	(No new chapter)
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….

Writing homework

The written homework each week will be based on the chapters read that week. Please repeat the dictionary and sentence work each week for each new chapter. Make sure that the children are presenting their work well each night. As well as increasing confidence and competence in vocabulary, the children should also be working to continue to improve the presentation of their work.

                              Monday                                                                      Wednesday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding -Put 3 new words into a written sentence -Find the meaning of 3 words in your dictionary and write the definition in your copy	Strange meeting -Put 3 new words into a written sentence  -Find the meaning of 3 words in your dictionary and write the definition in your copy
Week 2	Timbavati (Repeat as above)	(No new chapter) Use words from chapter3
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….

Oral Language

Please find questions based on each chapter attached. They need to be answered each week orally after each chapter is read. I would suggest that you focus on reading the chapter on a Monday and then discuss the corresponding comprehension questions on a Tuesday. Likewise focus on reading the chapter on a Wednesday and then answering the comprehension questions on a Thursday. As I say to the class comprehension questions aren’t a memory test- The child can scan back through the chapter if required to help them find an answer. We will review these questions in school also.

                                Tuesday                                                                                               Thursday

Week 1	Chilblains and Semolina Pudding	Strange meeting
Week 2	Timbavati	(No new chapter)
Week 3	Bertie and Lion	Running free
Week 4	The Frenchman	Strawbridge
Week 5	And all’s well	(No new chapter)
Week 6	A lot of old codswallop	(No new chapter)
Week 7	The white prince	A miracle
Week 8	The Butterfly Lion	And the lion shall…….