Hello!
An updated version of the after school activities registration sheet in now available on the school's website. Hard copies are also available from Fiona, in the school office, and once they are filled in and signed they should also be returned to Fiona please. Please remember that your child cannot attend an after school activity without having filled in one of these forms.
After school activities registration sheet link.
Thank you!
Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Homework Help Miss. D!!
On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:10-12:25 Miss. D will be in room 4D to help with any homework questions that students may have. So if you are confused or just need a little helping hand, come on in and have a chat about it!!!
Language Homework
In our new unit 'Peace Begins with Me' we are focusing on writing descriptions on Peacemakers. The descriptions will be written in class time and seperate language homework will be sent home. We are starting to look at the skill of writing paragraphs and using adjectives and adverbs to make our writing more interesting. This week's language homework will go home on Tuesday and be due back on Friday. Students will be given a text and are required to 'make things more interesting' by rewriting the sentence and inserting adjectives and adverbs (ex: 'The man ran to the store' can be changed to 'The giant man sprinted quickly to the grocery store').
Maths Homework - week beginning18th January
Maths Activity
This week's homework is all about 2D shapes as we are working hard at the moment to learn some of the vocabulary necessary for this area of maths. The due date is Friday 22nd January.
The children need to divide their homework activity page into 6 equal rectangles. They then write one of the following headings in each box: square, rectangle, circle, semi-circle, triangle - the final box can have the heading of either pentagon, hexagon, heptagon or octagon.
The children then draw each of the shapes as accurately as possible. Underneath each shape they write its facts/properties in bullet form. We will be looking for words such as opposite, parallel, equal, angle, length.
Help at Home
There are many websites to help with 2D shape but here are a few that we have found particularly good and will help you to support your child this week:
http://gammarlessonsinmath.blogspot.com/2009/10/bbc-shapes-2d.html - this is a blog that has some very good examples of shape facts.
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/shapes.html - this website is particularly good for helping parents to support their child in maths.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/triangle.html - all you need to know about triangles!
http://www.mathsisfun.com/quadrilaterals.html - all you need to know about quadrilaterals!
Maths Practise
Please remember that the aim of this weekly practice is to revise key skills and facts already covered in class. It should only take 5-10 mins each evening.
Monday - 2, 4 and 8 x tables (linking to our work on doubling)
Tuesday - 3 and 6 x tables.
Wednesday - Number bonds upto 20 e.g. number bonds to 17 = 17 + 0, 16 + 1, 15 + 2 etc.
Thursday - Halving numbers upto 100!
This week's homework is all about 2D shapes as we are working hard at the moment to learn some of the vocabulary necessary for this area of maths. The due date is Friday 22nd January.
The children need to divide their homework activity page into 6 equal rectangles. They then write one of the following headings in each box: square, rectangle, circle, semi-circle, triangle - the final box can have the heading of either pentagon, hexagon, heptagon or octagon.
The children then draw each of the shapes as accurately as possible. Underneath each shape they write its facts/properties in bullet form. We will be looking for words such as opposite, parallel, equal, angle, length.
Help at Home
There are many websites to help with 2D shape but here are a few that we have found particularly good and will help you to support your child this week:
http://gammarlessonsinmath.blogspot.com/2009/10/bbc-shapes-2d.html - this is a blog that has some very good examples of shape facts.
http://www.familylearning.org.uk/shapes.html - this website is particularly good for helping parents to support their child in maths.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/triangle.html - all you need to know about triangles!
http://www.mathsisfun.com/quadrilaterals.html - all you need to know about quadrilaterals!
Maths Practise
Please remember that the aim of this weekly practice is to revise key skills and facts already covered in class. It should only take 5-10 mins each evening.
Monday - 2, 4 and 8 x tables (linking to our work on doubling)
Tuesday - 3 and 6 x tables.
Wednesday - Number bonds upto 20 e.g. number bonds to 17 = 17 + 0, 16 + 1, 15 + 2 etc.
Thursday - Halving numbers upto 100!
Friday, 15 January 2010
After school activities and End of Unit reports
Hello again! Here is another update for you...
After School Activities
After School Activities registration form
Above is the link which takes you to the After School Activites registration page from the school website. (Links on these blogs are always in pink.) If you would like your child to attend any after school activities please print off this page, fill it out and send it in to school with your child, even if you already filled one out last term. All children need to re-register for all activties including homework club and tutoring, even if they attended the activity last term.
For those children who stay in after school care until late, an after school activity is a great way for them to break up the afternoon, a lot of them are free of charge.
End of Unit reports
The End of Unit reports for our 'Water for Life' Unit of Inquiry will be sent out on Monday. Please ensure that you discuss these reports with your children for their benefit and set their new goals with them on the sheet provided. These should then be sent back into school as soon as possible. The first page, the actual report, is yours to keep.
Please note that we will be using the new format of reporting and that there are no longer number grades from 1 - 4 given and that the vocabulary used (beginning, developing, consolidating and extending/taking action) does not correspond to the numbers in previous unit reports. The second page of the report defines the new words we are using. There is also a link to a slide show, below, which was presented to parents in December and fully explains the reporting process at St. Dominics. I hope you find this helpful. However, if you have any queries whatsoever or would like to discuss your child's progress - please make an appointment with your child's teacher.
Parent helpers for Year 4LB
We are still looking for more parents to help listen to readers in Year 4LB on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:10. If you would be willing to help us out with this please see me (Miss Lamb) or write a note in your child's diary.
Thank you SO much and have a great weekend!
Miss Lamb
'We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.' ~William Ewart Gladstone
After School Activities
After School Activities registration form
Above is the link which takes you to the After School Activites registration page from the school website. (Links on these blogs are always in pink.) If you would like your child to attend any after school activities please print off this page, fill it out and send it in to school with your child, even if you already filled one out last term. All children need to re-register for all activties including homework club and tutoring, even if they attended the activity last term.
For those children who stay in after school care until late, an after school activity is a great way for them to break up the afternoon, a lot of them are free of charge.
End of Unit reports
The End of Unit reports for our 'Water for Life' Unit of Inquiry will be sent out on Monday. Please ensure that you discuss these reports with your children for their benefit and set their new goals with them on the sheet provided. These should then be sent back into school as soon as possible. The first page, the actual report, is yours to keep.
Please note that we will be using the new format of reporting and that there are no longer number grades from 1 - 4 given and that the vocabulary used (beginning, developing, consolidating and extending/taking action) does not correspond to the numbers in previous unit reports. The second page of the report defines the new words we are using. There is also a link to a slide show, below, which was presented to parents in December and fully explains the reporting process at St. Dominics. I hope you find this helpful. However, if you have any queries whatsoever or would like to discuss your child's progress - please make an appointment with your child's teacher.We are still looking for more parents to help listen to readers in Year 4LB on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8:30 to 9:10. If you would be willing to help us out with this please see me (Miss Lamb) or write a note in your child's diary.
Thank you SO much and have a great weekend!
Miss Lamb
'We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.' ~William Ewart Gladstone
Thursday, 14 January 2010
After school activities.
Please see this information sent out via school comms regarding after school activities:
Dear Parents,
There have been a number of questions raised regarding the After Schools Activities programme for Term 2. We hope this communication helps to clarify the situation.
1. If your child(ren) is interested in joining any of the activities, you need to complete a registration form which you can collect from Fiona in Reception. It is important to register your child so that the School Co-ordinators know where students are suppose to be, and in the case of an emergency, we must be able to account for all students.
2. There are certain activities that require a minimum number of children to register to make the activity viable. These activities are:
Kindermusik requires a minimum of 4 children to register before classes can start.
Arts & Crafts, Painting & Drawing, Ballet, Tap, Modern Dance, and Hip Hop all require a minimum of 3 children to register before these classes can start. Nathalie Hervé is the After School Activities Co-ordinator, she will contact parents when the minimum number of children have registered and let you know the date that classes will begin.
3. Please note that Yogakids classes will take place on Mondays NOT Wednesday as previously stated.
If you have any other questions please email Nathalie directly via n.herve@domincs-int.org or respond to this email (from Kate Bliss) and I will come back to you.
Dear Parents,
There have been a number of questions raised regarding the After Schools Activities programme for Term 2. We hope this communication helps to clarify the situation.
1. If your child(ren) is interested in joining any of the activities, you need to complete a registration form which you can collect from Fiona in Reception. It is important to register your child so that the School Co-ordinators know where students are suppose to be, and in the case of an emergency, we must be able to account for all students.
2. There are certain activities that require a minimum number of children to register to make the activity viable. These activities are:
Kindermusik requires a minimum of 4 children to register before classes can start.
Arts & Crafts, Painting & Drawing, Ballet, Tap, Modern Dance, and Hip Hop all require a minimum of 3 children to register before these classes can start. Nathalie Hervé is the After School Activities Co-ordinator, she will contact parents when the minimum number of children have registered and let you know the date that classes will begin.
3. Please note that Yogakids classes will take place on Mondays NOT Wednesday as previously stated.
If you have any other questions please email Nathalie directly via n.herve@domincs-int.org or respond to this email (from Kate Bliss) and I will come back to you.
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