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…….

Homework 16-1-17

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion(Chapter 3-A long Chapter-can split the reading between Monday and Wednesday if you wish)
Writing: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 6 Tables.
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Thosaigh mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 50
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 6 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Thosaigh mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 51
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.



Wednesday
Reading- Chapter 3
Writing- Use words from chapter 3 again
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: X 6 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Thosaigh me etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 52
Irish sight vocabulary sheet: 4 words nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Maths: X 6 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.
Irish Spelling- Thosaigh mé etc. In copy
Leigh sa Bhaile: Pg 53
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…….

Homework 9-1-17

Welcome back everyone and Happy New Year.

Below is homework for the week. I haven't given Irish homework this week. I want them to focus on becoming familiar with the Novel homework and team teaching homework. Irish will resume next week.

Can you please check that your child has a ruler, pencil and red pen for this term.

I have given every child a home/school links maths booklet. This is for your reference if you want to further support or expand a topic at home. This booklet can be kept at home.

Monday:
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Writing: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 3 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.

Tuesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Comprehenion: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 3 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.



Wednesday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Writing: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 3 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.


Thursday
Spellings-List in Folder
Reading: The Butterfly Lion
Comprehension: Based on Novel(see below)
Maths: X 3 Tables
Team Teaching: Homework assigned by each individual team teacher, will vary nightly.

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)
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…….