Rabbits were excellent at preparing a persuasive argument to their peers. The subjects ranged from why we should or should not eat at MacDonald’s to why Park Hall Farm is an excellent place to visit. The class will continue with their work on persuasive writing next week.
Year 2: television treasure usual division vision pleasure measure occasion usually leisure
Year 3: chef chalet machine brochure crochet ricochet parachute moustache champagne chute
Please write these out in homework books and learn them each day. Thank you.
Children need to write a speech (a persuasive argument) to convince the class that they must always either:
They need to write at least six persuasive points that tell us why we should do these things. They should include facts and powerful verbs plus commands – you must, you should for example.
Please remember to read each day and to write down a comment in the reading diary.
Recorders: Please practice My first tunes and complete the written work on the same page.
To support their learning of money and decimal places, could the children please collect any shopping receipts, look through the items and find the most expensive item and the least expensive item. Can they then select five items and add the total cost together.
for example:
Add the totals and show this in their homework books.
They should all be reading each day and recording this in their reading diaries please. Their spellings need to be written out in their homework books.
This week please can the children practice the following spellings:
Year 2:
word work worm world worth worst war warm towards ward
Year 3:
league plague rogue vague fatigue unique antique mosque cheque technique
Thank you
The topic this term is all about our local history – we have begun the term with a study of the way houses and streets have changed. This week we were looking at the origins of the school. We will be delving deeper into the history of Ruyton and we have our local expert visiting next week to help the children understand why the town is here and how history has shaped us.
I am encouraging anyone in the town to use the walking guide by Yoland Brown to support the children in understanding how the town has changed over time.
Next week we will finish our class book The Wreck of the Zanzibar and will begin reading some more books that are based on diaries which will support the children’s writing.
Homework is due in by Tuesday 21st January please.
Can children complete the maths tasks in their books. Also, they have been expanding their vocabulary through reading The Wreck of the Zanzibar; the following words are from that book. The children must write a sentence for each word in this list:
Year 2 Maths
| 10 +1 = | 10 -2 = | |
| 11 + 3= | 12 – 3= | |
| 16 + 3 = | 14 – 2 = | |
| 17 + 4 = | 17 – 4 = | |
| 20 +2 = | 20 -3 = | |
| 23 + 3= | 24 – 3= | |
| 24 + 4= | 25 – 4= | |
| 26 + 2 = | 27 – 2 = | |
| 27 + 3 = | 29 – 3 = |
Year 3 maths
| Work out these additions, using the column method:
a.) 27 + 23 = b.) 28 + 87 = c.) 273 + 68 = d.) 811 + 121 = e.) 779 + 283 = f.) 767 + 676 = Complete these calculations mentally: a.) 34 – 14 = b.) 109 – 28 = c.) 336 – 38 = d.) 121 – 101 = e.) 414 – 324 = f.) 296 – 73 =
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Work out these subtractions, using the column method:
a.) 57 – 28 = b.) 296 – 142 = c.) 273 – 68 = d.) 811 – 418 = e.) 779 – 283 = f.) 767 – 676 =
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Solve these problems: a.) Find the sum of 628 and 479. b.) Find the difference between 876 and 492. c.) Rebecca has £727. She is given £439 more. How much does she now have?
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This week’s spellings are below: The children need to learn these thoroughly please to ensure they are improving their writing. Thank you.
Year 2 – words with the ‘o’ sound and the ‘a’ spelling
want watch wander quantity squash quality squabble squad quad quarrel
Year 3 – Using the prefix ‘bi’ (meaning two) and ‘re’
bicycle biplane bicect bilingual biannual redecorate reappear reapply repay rebuild
The children began investigating local history by looking at the photographs of Ruyton XI towns and making notes or commenting on the changes that they had observed. They were very excited about spotting major historical events such as when electricity became available, and how much the roads had changed since the 1800’s. The topic will take us into research on the origins of the school, the Church and the War Memorial.
We are working on our new topic of local history. This week, we have looked at old photographs through the ages, of Ruyton XI Towns. To continue our research I would like the children to find out when their own house was built. What type of house it is – brick, stone etc.? They need to write down what type of house it is, a farm house or a town house for example. They need to complete their work in the homework books. They can include a photograph or a picture of their house.
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Ruyton XI Towns
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