22/05/12
Spellings and Homework!
Homework for this weekend is to make your crown for the parade on Jubilee day. I'll post more details on Friday, but at least you can get thinking!
Jupiter - national, natural, exceptational, occasional, original, ornamental, personal, practical, regional, sensational, several, traditional
Neptune- national, natural, exceptational, occasional, original, ornamental, personal, practical, regional, sensational
Saturn - amazed, closed, lined, named, saved, smiled, tuned, used
waved
Mercury- amazed, closed, lined, named, saved, smiled, tuned, used
Mars - amazed, closed, lined, named, saved, smiled
18/05/12
Hello! Your homework is another 'Jubilee' based competition, the details are in the Document Library - look for Beech Class Homework 18.05.12.
We have had a few homeworks like this of late, so I'd also like you to do a bit of division practise.
Using the method of division that you have been using in class, please make up 5 division problems and solve them. Some of you used the 'bus stop' and some of you used the number line method. I would stick to numbers smaller than 100 if you've been using a number line, but those 'bus stop' people can go wild and try some bigger numbers. I've put some examples in the Document Library (along with the Jubilee thing) if you are unsure.
Oh, and keep your fingers crossed on Saturday afternoon, because my football team, Hearts, are playing in the Scottish Cup Final against their arch rivals Hibs!
14/05/12
Your spellings for this week are based on common mistakes I've found in your literacy books!
Jupiter - utensils, magical, apparently, ingredients, touches, basically, beginning, dilemma, interrupt, unfortunately, surprise, definitely.
Neptune - utensils, magical, apparently, ingredients, touches, basically, beginning, dilemma, interrupt, unfortunately.
Saturn - making, comes, he'll, another, use, better, cooking, touch, brilliant.
Mercury - making, comes, he'll, another, use, better, cooking, touch.
Mars - making, comes, he'll, another, use, better, cooking.
REMEMBER: Reading diaries due in on Wednesday!
10/05/12
Hello! I've put "Axe Soup", the story we've been learning, in the Document Library. For homework, I'd like you to make sure that you know at least half of it off by heart. If you can remember it all that'd be even better.
You should know some of it already and remember, using actions will really help you!
It will really help with our literacy lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday as we will be planning our own stories based on it.
Good luck!
08/05/12
New spellings:
Jupiter - downward, background, downtrodden, headmistress, overindulge, sledgehammer, typewriter, waistline, wholehearted, worthwhile, forerunner, foremost
Neptune - downward, background, downtrodden, headmistress, overindulge, sledgehammer, typewriter, waistline, wholehearted, worthwhile
Saturn - policeman, flashback, eyeball, bathroom, granddaughter, gingerbread, airport, password, oversleep
Mercury- policeman, flashback, eyeball, bathroom, granddaughter, gingerbread, airport, password
Mars- policeman, flashback, eyeball, bathroom, granddaughter, gingerbread, airport
- downward, background, downtrodden, headmistress, overindulge, sledgehammer, typewriter, waistline, wholehearted, worthwhile
Remember, reading records and homework due tomorrow!
Mr C
03/05/12
Hello! Apologies again for not putting your homework on properly last week. There will be no official homework this week, but please make sure to do your reading, spellings and tables.
Tomorrow, I will give you all a brand new reading diary for home. I will collect these in every Wednesday to see how well you are doing. Remember, to make good progress, you must read at least once a day.
A big thanks to all those children and their parents who brought in sweet jars for our tombola - they're very much appreciated. They will help us raise lots of money at the school fete.
Oh, and remember, there is no school on Monday!
Mr C
01/0/5/12
Jupiter -
mechanically, medically, mentally, musically, naturally, normally, occasionally, originally, personally, physically, practically, traditionally.
Neptune - mechanically, medically, mentally, musically, naturally, normally, occasionally, originally, personally, physically.
Saturn- bouncing, calculating, celebrating, competing, imagining, damaging, dancing, deciding.
Mercury - bouncing, calculating, celebrating, competing, imagining, damaging, dancing.
Mars - bouncing, calculating, celebrating, competing, imagining, damaging.
30/04/12
Oh no! Sorry everyone! Your homework is NOW in the Document Library. You can have until next Monday!
26/04/12
Hello! Your homework is now in the document library. There are four sets of questions, so select the set that are appopriate for you. For the Pentagons (or anyone else who wants a real test!) there is a "challenge" set of questions.
Enjoy!
25/04/12
Hello everyone. Thank you for being patient, the website is now up and running! The school website and our class page are actually on different websites, so just in case the school website ever goes down again, I suggest that you bookmark this page to make it easy to find.
Here are your spellings. Please make sure that you practise these at home every day along with your reading.
Jupiter - edible, audible, legible, terrible, visible, sensible, responsible, possible, horrible, credible, flexible, permissible
Neptune- edible, audible, legible, terrible, visible, sensible, responsible, possible, horrible, credible
Saturn - underground, dough, enough, sounded, grounded, coloured, counter, cousin, dangerous
Mercury- underground, dough, enough, sounded, grounded, coloured, counter, cousin
Mars -underground, dough, enough, sounded, grounded, coloured
20/04/12
Hello! I've uploaded your homework - an art competition!
16/04/12
Spellings
Jupiter -tolerable, swallowable, suitable, sociable, regrettable, recommendable, pleasurable, enjoyable, disposable, adorable, unattainable, unbearable
Neptune -tolerable, swallowable, suitable, sociable, regrettable, recommendable, pleasurable, enjoyable, disposable, adorable,
Saturn - catch, hatch, watch, witch, itchy, switch, dispatched, mismatch, scratch
Mercury- catch, hatch, watch, witch, itchy, switch, dispatched, mismatch
Mars- catch, hatch, watch, witch, itchy, switch
30/03/12
For your holiday homework, I'd like you to find out about Gambia. Gambia is a country in Africa. We are going to do a topic on it next term. I'd like you to find 10 interesting facts about the country to read to the class after the holidays.
I am also going to do a special times table test after the holiday. Year 3s - you should make sure you know your x6 x7 x8 x9 tables and Year 4s - you need to know all your tables. If you already know them off by heart then you should make sure that you can answer random questions really quickly.
Have a great break!
ps I've put a PowerPoint by Ethan in the document library for you to look at!
23/03/12
For homework this week, I'd like you to organise your resources for your Vicar's Easter Challenge "vehicle". You will now have agreed with the other children in your group (or you may have decided to work alone) what items you each need to bring in.
We will spend some of Monday morning making our entries and the challenge will take place on Monday afternoon. Therefore, you must make sure you bring in all the things you need on MONDAY. I will bring some junk in, but my resources will be limited!
I've given you a paper copy of the instructions just in case.
Good luck!
PS I'm not going to give you your homework books back this week, but please remember to still practise your spellings and tables!!!
20/03/12
Jupiter unaccompanied, unachievable, unannounced, unappealing, unarmed, unashamedly, unattached, unattainable, unattractive, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable
There is no spelling pattern this week. These are a few words that we need to work on.
Neptune - breakable, stoney, bicycle, rabbit, bumpier, flies, birthday, enough, worried, reversed
Saturn- breakable, stoney, bicycle, rabbit, bumpier, flies, birthday, enough
Mercury- breakable, stoney, bicycle, rabbit, bumpier, flies, birthday
Mars- breakable, stoney, bicycle, rabbit, bumpier, flies
15/03/12
Homework is now in the document library! There are five levels of challenge, so look for your group name at the top of the pages.
Note to parents: If you think that your child has had an especially positive attitude to doing their homework, leave a little note in their homework book just to let me know!
13/03/12
Jupiter -
beautifully, carefully, cheerfully, forgetfully, gratefully, hopefully, painfully, powerfully, respectfully, skilfully, spitefully, successfully
Neptune -
addresses, angles, bubbles, churches, diseases, farmers, flowers, horses, houses, markets
Saturn- addresses, angles, bubbles, churches, diseases, farmers, flowers, horses, houses
Mercury- addresses, angles, bubbles, churches, diseases, farmers, flowers, horses
Mars- addresses, angles, bubbles, churches, diseases, farmers, flowers
09/03/12
Homework now in the library!
05/03/12
New Spellings
Jupiter - quarrelling, rebelling, shovelling, signalling, totalling, travelling, tunnelling, cancelled, labelled, marvelled, patrolled, quarrelled
Neptune - remained, repaired, bounced, cemented, complained, damaged, danced, decided, decreased, entertained
Saturn - brightest, fastest, kindest, neatest, slowest, strongest, weakest, wildest, bravest, closest
Mercury- brightest, fastest, kindest, neatest, slowest, strongest, weakest, wildest, bravest
Mars- brightest, fastest, kindest, neatest, slowest, strongest, weakest, wildest
1/03/12
Good afternoon boys and girls!
Two bits of homework for you!
1) Firstly, I'd like you write a prayer. Here are the topics I'd like you to write your prayer about.
Saturn/Jupiter - Humility
Neptune/Saturn - Justice
Mars - Friendship
I've put some examples of prayers in the document library so you can get a few ideas.
We will try and use these prayers in assembly over the next few months. Any that we don't use, will be put in a special class prayer book. Put them on A5 (half of A4) paper and do a nice border around them.
2) This week, we've been learning the "Unluckiest Man" story off by heart. You should know about 80 % of this story by now. I'd like you to finish learning the rest of it.
Once you have done this, I'd like you to read it (without a copy in front of you!!!) to three different people. To prove that you have done it, get the people who have listened to you to write a comment in your homework book.
I have put a copy of the story in the document library!
27/2/12
Hello! I increased the amount of spelling words each group has this week. I have given Mercury/Mars/Saturn some high frequency words that they must be able to spell!
Jupiter - exceed, excel, excellent, except, exceptional, excite, exclaim, exclude, excursion, acquaintance, acquire, acquisition
Neptune - choice, voice, rejoice, avoid, spoil, spoilt, toilet, ointment, joint, point
Saturn - above, across, almost, along, always, around, before, different, those, sometimes
Mercury - above, across, almost, along, always, around, before, different
Mars - many, because, called, could, made, once, first, some
24/2/12
Beech Class Homework
24th February 2012
A couple of weeks ago, we had a go at writing some of our own poetry. This week’s homework is based on this.
A haiku is a form of Japanese Poetry. Each poem has three lines, each with a special pattern. Traditionally, the first line will have 5 syllables, the second 7 and the third 5. These poems represent a WOW moment and are designed to capture something beautiful.
Here is an example.
Look out my window,
Snow is falling everywhere,
The world is frozen.
TASK: Write 3 Haikus about Ancient Greece! Try and stick to the 5/7/5 structure!
Louis did a fantastic website for his homework project, make sure you have a look here: http://louisgauldgreece.webnode.com/
Elspeth has done a PowerPoint which is in the document library.
Have a great weekend!
20/02/12
New spellings can be found below. I have added a new set of spellings with the name "Neptune". You know who you are!
20/02/12