Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
So many children have smashed their reading target this term! Let’s get off to a great start to Summer 1 with lots of reading and ready to quiz when we get back.
To be completed on IXL;
Y13- Find the area of rectangles and squares
On IXL:
H1- Using action and dialogue to understand characters
Q4- Choose the best transition
To be completed on IXL;
H14- Divide 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers: word problems
Y8- Select figures of a given area
We have been learning about parenthesis, which is using brackets, dashes and commas to add extra information to a sentence.
TOP TIP- If you remove the extra information (inside the punctuation) then your sentence should still make sense. Make sure to cover the parenthesis with your finger and read the sentence out loud to check if it makes sense.
There are 5 questions to complete in their books. Read each sentence carefully and use our top tip to help you out.
Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings. Remember the little tricks we learnt with some of our homophones.
To be completed on IXL;
H18- Divide larger numbers: interpret remainders
To complete the 10 SPAG questions, which have been stuck in their book.
Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings. Can you spot the pattern in these spellings.
To be completed on IXL;
FF9(English)- Identify relative pronouns
N2 (Maths)- Graph points on a coordinate plane
N4(Maths)- coordinate planes as maps
Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings. Can you spot the pattern in these spellings.
To be completed on IXL;
H6- Divide 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers
To complete the relative clauses sheets which have been stuck in their books.
Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings. Can you spot the pattern in these spellings.
To be completed on IXL;
H2- Divide 2 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers using arrays
To complete the two relative clauses sheets which have been stuck in their books.
Can you remember the theme in this weeks spellings. Can you spot the pattern in these spellings.
All of the children have been set a target to either reach a certain page of their book or to complete their book over the half term. Let’s start the new half term off strong as we strive towards 12 million words!
Each week, the children will complete 10 SPAG questions to keep on top of their reading and writing practice.
We have just started our new unit of factors, multiples and primes which is heavily times tables based. Make sure to keep practicing your times tables on TTRS- 5 minutes a day is all you need. Complete the following IXL’s
D6- Choose the multiples of a given number
F1- Multiply 2 digit numbers by 10 or 100
G1- Division facts for 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10
As we approach Easter, the time has come to get the arts and crafts out and to prepare a lenten box for your Year 1 partner. These will be exhcanged on Ash Wednesday which is March 5th.
Each week, the children will complete 10 SPAG questions to keep on top of their reading and writing practice.
We have just started our new unit of factors, multiples and primes which is heavily times tables based. Make sure to keep practicing your times tables on TTRS- 5 minutes a day is all you need. Complete the following IXL’s
A18- compare numbers up to one million
S2- compare temperatures above and below zero
Each week, the children will complete 10 SPAG questions to keep on top of their reading and writing practice.
We have just started our new unit of factors, multiples and primes which is heavily times tables based. Make sure to keep practicing your times tables on TTRS- 5 minutes a day is all you need. Complete the following IXL’s
A4- convert between place values
S1- Read a thermometer
Each week, the children will complete 10 SPAG questions to keep on top of their reading and writing practice.
We have just started our new unit of factors, multiples and primes which is heavily times tables based. Make sure to keep practicing your times tables on TTRS- 5 minutes a day is all you need. Complete the following IXL’s
A10- Writing numbers up to a million: convert digits to words
D7- Multiplication facts
The children have been set some weekend homework by Mrs Mather for their upcoming Art lesson. This sheet has been stuck in their books.
The children are to complete a very short writing piece which can be one of the following;
Your favourite short poem
A small paragraph from your favourite book
A list of words that describe your personality- you may want to put this into a short poem.
Each week, the children will complete 10 SPAG questions to keep on top of their reading and writing practice.
We have just started our new unit of factors, multiples and primes which is heavily times tables based. Make sure to keep practicing your times tables on TTRS- 5 minutes a day is all you need. Complete the following IXL’s
D9- Choose the multiple of a given number
A5- Place Value review
Each week, the children will complete 10 SPAG questions to keep on top of their reading and writing practice.
We have just started our new unit of factors, multiples and primes which is heavily times tables based. Make sure to keep practicing your times tables on TTRS- 5 minutes a day is all you need. Complete the following IXL’s
D8- Multiplication facts up to 12: missing factor
A9- Writing numbers up to one million in words: digits to words
Essential Homework
Reading- 20 to 30 minutes a day at home.
Times Tables- 5 minutes per day.
Spellings- to complete the sheets in their books and 2 trail spelling tests
KS2 Christmas Carol Concert
We have now begun our concert practices on the altar at church- ready for the big night on the 16th December!
Please have a practice over the week/weekend, especially on the songs you are less familiar with.
Essential Homework
Reading- 20 to 30 minutes a day at home.
Times Tables- 5 minutes per day.
Spellings- to complete the sheets in their books and 2 trail spelling tests
KS2 Christmas Carol Concert
We have now begun our concert practices on the altar at church- ready for the big night on the 16th December!
Please have a practice over the week/weekend, especially on the songs you are less familiar with.
Will be on IXL;
R3- Add and subtract money amounts
V8- Estimate angle measurements
Essential Homework
Reading- 20 to 30 minutes a day at home.
Times Tables- 5 minutes per day.
Spellings- to complete the sheets in their books and 2 trail spelling tests
Christmas Concert Practice
We have been practicing for our KS2 Christmas Concert, which will take place on Monday 16th December.
This will be on IXL to cover the two topics that we have been doing this half term.
R1- Compare money amounts
V1- Acute, Right, Obtuse or Straight angles
Essential Homework
Reading- 20 to 30 minutes a day at home.
Times Tables- 5 minutes per day.
Spellings- to complete the sheets in their books and 2 trail spelling tests
Christmas Concert Practice
We have been practicing for our KS2 Christmas Concert, which will take place on Monday 16th December.
We have practiced the next three songs in our booklet;
Below are also the lyrics of ‘The Prayer’ as they are wrong in the booklet.
To complete their Biomes Research Project which is stuck in their books.
The children have been given 3 different biomes and will have to collect research for each of the four categories.
The children have made notes to help them with their research.
Essential Homework
Reading- 20 to 30 minutes a day at home.
Times Tables- 5 minutes per day.
Spellings- to complete the sheets in their books and 2 trail spelling tests
Christmas Concert Practice
We have just began practicing for our KS2 Christmas Concert, which will take place on Monday 16th December.
We have practiced the first three songs in our booklet;
The Gift
Hark! the herald angles sing
Silent Holy Night
Each child has been given a booklet with the song lyrics on but they are also available here if needed.
Book Work
Maths- How many coins make…
Work out the equivalences of the coins e.g. 10 x 10p = £1
Geography- Capital cities
Grammar- Using commas for relative clauses (embedded)
Essential Homework
Reading- 20 to 30 minutes a day at home.
Times Tables- 5 minutes per day.
Spellings- to complete the sheets in their books and 2 trail spelling tests on the spelling sheets in their books.
Book Work
Maths- identifying hundredths
Geography- Flag Quiz and locating countries of Europe.
Grammar- Homophones (there, their, they’re).
New half term which means reading targets have reset- can you reach yours before we break up for Christmas?
Keep up to date and super speedy with your times tables- lots of TTRS!
It is vital that we use this weekend to practice all of our lines and the lyrics to our song.
Children doing bidding prayers (Lorenzo, Gus, Grace and Isioma) you do not have to memorise these- they will be given to you on a sheet.
This will be played on playback speed of 1.25
This will be up to 3 minutes of the song.
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