Primary 4 Home Learning - fortnight commencing Monday 29th January; Home Learning jotters due back in on Thursday 8th February

Literacy and EnglishSpellingGold and Platinum Common Words have been assessed and updated individual Common Word spelling lists are coming home again this week. It’s really important that these words are embedded by the end of the session, so

please keep consolidating at home.All groups are now working on common spelling patterns and rules. Spelling words should be practised each day using an activity from the Spelling Menu – you will not remember the words by copying them out once into your Home Learning jotter.As we are now learning/practising to join our handwriting in class the expectation is that this will be carried through to home learning and that there will be some written evidence of spelling practice recorded in the Home Learning jotter in neat joined handwriting.Week commencing 29 th January Odin – anger, skunk, tanker, junk, trunk, sunken, anchor, blanket, finger, hunger, angler, extinct, handkerchief, anguish, distinctiveThor – thin, thick, touch, young, double, trouble, country, nourish, July, AugustFreya (Platinum) - met, web, spin, tea, heat, leaf, each, who, which, seasideLoki (Gold) – at, yes, slug, arm, hard, scarf, card, are, all, farmyardWeek commencing 5 th February Odin – race, space, since, twice, cancel, princess, office, palace, voice, silence, bounce, incident, accident, medicine, cereal, vacancyThor – cliff, off, hair, pair, stair, chair, hairbrush, September, OctoberFreya (Platinum) - lip, his, went, night, high, light, might, any, many, frighteningLoki (Gold) – it, dog, bran, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, you, your, yesterdayFeel free to write up to six sentences using your spelling words if this is something you would like to do. Remember all capital letters and full stops. You could try adding some speech into your sentences too!

Literacy and EnglishReadingCheck your yellow Reading Record for pages to be read and remember

to get your jotter signed. Check on the meaning of any unfamiliar words – ask someone at home, or use a dictionary (online dictionaries

are fine too). We have been working on the correct punctuation of direct speech in class. Pay close attention when you are reading – when people are speaking you can be even more expressive in your reading!

Numeracy and MathsWe now have access to Sumdog – you should all have stuck your password into your Home Learning jotter. If you cannot access Sumdog

at home you need to let Miss Gray know so that we can create more opportunities for you to access Sumdog at school.You are now also registered to play Times Tables Rock Stars at: https://ttrockstars.com/site/indexIf you have a computer at home you could also go to http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Pick times tables. Pick one of the times tables you have been working on in school.

You should have stuck your username and password into your Home Learning jotter. Miss Gray sets the times tables you practise under some of the headings but you can practise all of your times tables under others. If I see that you are making good progress I can set you more challenging tables. Have fun!It is really important that you all work on your times tables facts at home. Miss Gray can show you the strategies, but you need to know your times tables facts if you are going to be able to use them!If you don’t have access to a computer at home, play some times tables games with someone else. Write some times tables questions on card and see who can answer them the fastest when you turn them over.

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Primary 4 Home Learning - fortnight commencing Monday 29th January; Home Learning jotters due back in on Thursday 8th February

Viking Open Afternoon – save the date!P4 would like to invite parents and carers to share in their topic learning on the afternoon of Tuesday January 30 th at 2.00pm.We shall retell some Viking sagas, sing you some songs, present our learning through presentations and give you a tour of our various artwork.The children are invited to dress as Vikings for the day, if they wish to do so. Please do not go to any trouble, or expense - this is just for fun. Your child should be able to guide you as we have covered Viking clothing in the course of our topic - but basically wool, leather and (faux) fur is fine (leggings, tunic, belt and boots). The children can accessorize with swords, shields, helmets etc. if they have them.

Reminders/What’s on? PE on Wednesdays with Ms Mackenzie – please remember your gym kit or dojos will be deducted! Named indoor shoes please (not your PE shoes). Viking Open Afternoon – Tuesday 30th January 2.00pm (dress as a Viking if you wish). Don’t forget to follow our blog so that you don’t miss out on any updates.

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