Lostock Gralam C of E Primary School
20.11.20 Swallows Blog
Date: 20th Nov 2020 @ 6:21am
Hello everyone! Welcome back to Swallows class blog.
I can’t quite believe that it is the end of yet another week already. Swallows have been so busy this week! We continued to learn how to use written methods to solve addition and subtraction problems during our maths lessons. Can you answer the questions below in your reading diary?
78 – 16 = 84 – 41 = 29 – 28 = 43 + 31=
We loved applying the skills we learnt in our writing lessons last week in different contexts this week. We wrote a pursuative letter to Tabitha and a diary about what happened when the troll and little girl swapped places in our story ‘Troll Swap’. Swallows are completing longer, more extended pieces of writing this year and I love to see the detail that they are adding to their work. Please use the vocabulary list below to challenge your Swallow to use more powerful word choices when writing at home. Can your Swallow give you a spoken definition for each word? Can your Swallow tell you which words are appropriate for describing Tabitha and Timothy? Are the same word choices appropriate for both characters? Do you have a favourite 3 words from the list?
Here is a link to Troll Swap to support you with this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM3k3nH_eZA
Anti-Bullying Week
This week we have been marking Anti-Bullying by wearing odd socks, discussing how we are all unique and different and thinking about ways that we can unite against bullying. Swallows loved creating their own special ‘No Outsiders’ artwork using a range of drawing techniques and inks to show that although we are all different, we are all valued and special. We love to celebrate our differences in Swallows class.
We have been getting into the Christmas spirit this week as we prepare for our virtual Christmas play. You are in for a special treat this year as we have never done a virtual play before! All the children who asked for a speaking part have been given one and lines will be sent home on Friday 20th Novemmber for practising. Please spend time learning these and become confident with using your loudest and proudest voice to say your lines in the best possible way on filming day!
We do hope you saw on the Newsletter that our Swallows School Council representatives have been voted and chosen in class and we are so looking forward to see how these superstars represent our class this year.
Well done Archie and Harriet!
Read Write Inc
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Blue & Yellow Group |
Green Group |
Pink Group |
Grey Group |
Orange Group |
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Text: Jelly Bean New Sounds: Oa - goat in a boat ire - fire fire ear - hear with your ear This week we have been focusing on reading and spelling mixed sets of words containing all of our set 3 sounds. Please use your yellow Speed Sound books to speed read each sound at home. Can you spell words containing each sound?
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Text: Black Hat Bob
This week we have been focusing on reading and spelling mixed sets of words containing all of our set 2 sounds. Please use your yellow Speed Sound books to speed read each sound at home. Can you spell words containing each sound?
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Text: So Cool!
New sounds:
aw – yawn at dawn are – care and share ur – nurse with a purse er- a better letter
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Text: Andrew
Adding the suffix y with a short vowel sound such as fun- funny and then as the long vowel sound as shine, shiny.
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Text: A good cook?
New sounds:
aw – yawn at dawn are – care and share ur – nurse with a purse er- a better letter |
Spellings
Please use your 'Look-Cover-Write-Check’ whiteboard to learn these spellings at home. The children are really enjoying making up their own little rhymes to remember their spellings in school. Perhaps you could think of some to help you to learn how to write our spellings this week?
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To see how many spellings your Swallow spelt correctly in our quiz this week, please refer back to the sticker in your diary where we have ticked or dotted against each word. Please continue to learn any spellings that your Swallow is finding tricky.
Next Week
We will continue to focus our writing on the fantastic story ‘Troll Swap’ next week. We will be completing our ‘Big Write’ where the children will have the opportunity to write their own story using their own new characters. We will use what we have learnt about Tabitha and Timothy to help us to consider personality traits and we will use our A-Z vobaulary list to encourage exciting and appropriate word choices. It will then be time for us to reveal our new and exciting focus text!
In Maths we will be continue to focus on on written methods for subtraction this week. We will solve problems involving two 2 digit numbers using the bar model to help us.
Home Reading
Thank you to everyone who has been reading at home this week. We have had lots of diaries signed and consequently the children have been given raffle tickets for our special reading raffle. Will we beat our record once again next week? We were so close last week!
Please contact me via the school admin email address or give me a ring if you need me, I am always here to discuss any questions or queries.
Have a great weekend Swallows!
Many thanks
Miss Gillam
