Information for Summer Term 2008
The School Day:
Morning: 9.00 - 12.30 (Break time 11.05 - 11.20 Assembly 11.20 - 11.35)
Lunchtime: 12.30 - 1.35
Afternoon: 1.35 - 3.25
Daily Routine
Literacy/Numeracy lessons every day - other subjects taught through topics or as a discrete subject if it does not fit into the topic.
February until end of school year swimming .
Years 3 to 6 Basketball in half termly blocks.
Years 3 to 6 games on Friday afternoons
Topics being covered for the Summer Term:
- Rich & Poor in Tudor Times
- Our Local Area
Homework
Year 2 = 1 hour per week
Year 3 = 1.5 hours per week
- Homework will always include reading and spelling and may also include other Literacy or Numeracy work or activities related to the current class topic.
- Homework will not generally be used to finish off work started in class.
Spelling Help
Words which we use in our language many times are known as high frequency words.
Strategies are essential for practising high frequency words, many of which contain awkward, irregular letter patterns.
Click here for separate sheets for help with different strategies.
The words can then be practised using
READ, LOOK, COVER, WRITE, CHECK
High Frequency Words
Click here to see Additional sheets.
Clothing and equipment
All Clothing should be clearly labelled and easily identifiable.
Children will also need a clearly labelled pencil case which will fit in their tray located under their table.
PE Kit -Shorts and a T shirt. On Friday Year 3 will also need football boots or trainers (may get muddy) plus warm clothing for the winter, eg, old sweat top and jogging bottoms
Additional notes for Class 2
- Spellings will be given on Mondays. Test will be on Fridays.
- Year 2 children will receive a list of words which focus on a specific spelling pattern or high frequency words. Learning a few of these each night, building up to a revision of the whole list by the end of the week can be beneficial.
- Year 3 children will be given a variety of words from the high frequency list or more complex spelling patterns or similar sounding words etc. For each of these they will be expected to write some sentences both using and spelling the words correctly.
- There will usually be one piece of Numeracy homework each week.
- Please continue to hear your child read regularly, talk with them about their reading and read to them regularly. Listening to stories gives children access to literature which they are not quite able to read for themselves but can enjoy and understand when read to them. It also feeds their imagination and builds their vocabulary.