Author: Mr Roundtree

Practice that feels like play

Practice that feels like play – does this sound beneficial for your child? Have a look at IXL. It’s an online tool where you can access different activities to help your child practise basic skills.

It’s split into year groups, specifically looking at English and Maths, then each subject is broken down into sections. You can get a flavour of the activities by hovering over the title and can have a go at some of them – it looks great fun and very child friendly. The questions are all interactive and there are detailed explanations for new concepts.

There is a small monthly fee if you wish to sign up. Take a look – it might be something you want to explore.

15 September 2017

The homework this week is creative and is due in on Thursday 21 September.

I can show something interesting about myself.

We’re a new class together and we’re learning all about each other. I thought it would be a good idea for the children to start the topic creatively and show something interesting or special about themselves.

Here are some ideas that we came up with as a class when we talked about the homework:

  • A poster
  • Draw a picture
  • A list of family members/toys
  • A photograph

Remember, this is an important time to chat without any distractions: turn the television off, sit together and share ideas.

08 September 2017

In year 1 and 2, there will be separate spellings for the different year groups. Both will begin by building and implementing their phonics knowledge before moving onto the High Frequency Words and Common Exception Words.

This week’s spelling homework is a spelling task and is due on Thursday 14 September.

Year 1 Spellings

Spelling Rule – the sounds /f/ and /s/, spelt /ff/ and /ss/

Find all the words listed below that follow our spelling pattern for this week.

 

Year 2 Spellings 

Spelling Rule – the /j/ sound spelt with /g/ or /j/

Find all the words listed below that follow our spelling pattern for this week.

 

Welcome to Year 1 and 2!

What a fantastic walk we had yesterday! Class 1,2 enjoyed walking around their local area and looking for the features they liked and disliked. This afternoon, they’ve looked at the physical and human features of Wetherby. Ask your child if they can point out to you a physical and human feature!

Don’t forget, PE is Monday and Friday. Also, look out for our first homework and spellings on the website tomorrow.