Homework Section

This section will always have details of your homework in case you are absent or forget what to do.

There will be no more homework this year, as we are now doing tests and getting ready for the holidays.

Spellings

No test next week.

Times Tables Tests

No test next week.

P2A News (What we are doing in school)

12.06.11: Miss Kerry needs someone to look after her pet in the Summer holidays! The animal is called an axolotl. You can find out more about them here . If you can look after my axolotl, please bring a note from home. I will provide full instructions and food, etc. Thank you!

29/03/11: Well done to all of P2A for their excellent assembly last week. Everybody tried very hard and brought in some great costumes! Thanks to the mums and dads who came to watch. If any parents made a video of the assembly, Miss Kerry would love a copy so we can watch it in class! Thank you to all the parents who have sent in costumes for the show. A few children have not brought them in yet. Please make sure they are sent in soon, as we need time to decorate them before the show next week! All children should have brought home a letter about reports night next week. If I have requested an appointment with you, please let me know if you cannot attend. All other parents are welcome to call in and speak to me on Monday if there is anything in the report you would like to discuss, or if you would like a general chat about your child.

Examples of tests

These are some examples of the kind of test questions your child will be asked to do this year. They are not the actual questions, but the questions will be something like this.

Maths test questions
Maths test questions 2

Spelling Websites

http://translate.google.es/ Many of you might already use this website. It is useful for parents when communicating with me! It is also very helpful for English pronounciation. When you translate a word from Spanish to English, you can click the speaker next to the word and the page reads it aloud in the correct accent. This is good when practising spelling and is helpful for children who sometimes confuse English and Spanish sounds.

http://jollylearning.com/ - The Jolly Phonics programme helps children to learn the main ways of reading and writing sounds in English. Most of the class will have used their resources when learning to read and write. It is designed for younger children, but would be very helpful for those in the class who need to practise their spelling. There are many products to buy on the website. They deliver to Canarias for an extra charge. The most useful products to buy would be workbooks 4 to 7 and the CD-ROM.

Adding 'ing': http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/flash/Adding%20ing%20to%20words%20part%201.swf

Websites to help you with homophones:

To practise to, too and two: http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/homophones3.shtml
http://www.lessontutor.com/ees9.html

To practise there, their, they're:
http://www.better-english.com/easier/theyrec.htm

Links to lots of spelling games:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html

A silent letters game. Fun, but a bit hard, so choose the easiest options to start with:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/silentletters/game.shtml
Some useful games for practising spelling of common words: http://www.ictgames.com/plankgame.html http://www.ictgames.com/lcwc.html

A game to help you practise using 'magic e': http://www.fun4thebrain.com/English/magice.html

www.phonicsplay.co.uk Some good games but you need to pay to use this website.

Times Tables Websites

Some games for practising times tables: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/multiplication/timestables/game.shtml
Times tables games and activities. Look around the website for games based on other subjects:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/
A simple game to test how fast you can answer times tables questions:
http://www.transum.org/software/Tablesmaster/Tablesmaster.asp

Maths Websites


Games for practising telling the time. Everyone in the class needs to have a go at some of these!
http://www.primarygames.com/time/start.htm

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/ (choose games for "year 3")

http://www.kidsnumbers.com/tick-tock-clock-game.php

http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/time/

Practise measuring weight using grams with this recipe for yummy biscuits. You will need an adult to help you. The recipe is in Spanish to make it easier for your parents! Remember, to show grams in English, we write g, not grs:
http://www.nutricion.pro/12-05-2007/cocina-internacional/galletas-de-chocolate-para-ninos

Recipes for batidos - try the ones where you need to measure in ml and/or in grams. Also in Spanish:
http://www.alimentacion-sana.com.ar/Portal%20nuevo/actualizaciones/batidosnaturales.htm

Some good PowerPoint presentations about fractions:
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/maths/108/index_e.html

Lots of fun fractions games: http://www.topicbox.net/Maths/Fractions/

Help with fractions. Some of this will be too hard but some is useful: http://www.kidsolr.com/math/fractions.html

A fractions game. Can also be played in Spanish: http://www.mrnussbaum.com/tonyfraction.htm

'Pole Climber' is a good game for speeding up your mental maths. Can you get the climber to the top of the pole? http://www.counton.org/games/circus/

A good clock for practising telling the time - choose '12 hour clock'. The tables tester and doubles tester are also good: http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=Toolkit%20index2a

A few games and worksheets about telling the time. http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/

Practise sorting multiples into Venn diagrams: http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=NumberVenn

This website explains frequency charts, bar charts and pictograms, in case you need a reminder: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/data/interpreting_data/read1.shtml
Try creating a bar chart on this website (don't worry if you find this a bit too hard): http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/default.aspx

Can you swap the frogs over? http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=leapfrog

Literacy Websites and Websites to Help Your English

Online stories (Myths and Legends). These are useful for practising English, plus we are looking at this type of story in Literacy. Some of the stories are difficult to understand, but there are glossaries to help you find out the meanings of words:
http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/

Fables by Aesop:
http://www.storyit.com/Classics/Stories/aesop.htm

Stories in English that can be read online. Very useful for practising English at home!:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/onlinestory.htm

Practice your English with this Pokemon game:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/studentssite/pokemon/intro.html

A website (in Spanish) with advice on how to help your child improve their English. The site is designed for American children leaning English as a second language but still contains lots of relevant ideas for Canterbury parents: http://www.colorincolorado.org/index.php?langswitch=es

Online picture dictionary to help with vocabulary: http://www.pdictionary.com/

Other Useful or Interesting Websites

Websites to help you with our weather around the world topic:
Download Google Earth: http://earth.google.es/download-earth.html
Links to lots of weather games and information: http://www.topicbox.net/Geography/Weather%20around%20the%20World/

Some websites where you can learn more about the Vikings:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/vikings/

http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/vcontent.htm

http://ecs.lewisham.gov.uk/youthspace/ca/vikings/vikings.htm
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/earlymiddle/vikings.htm
A simple labelling game for learning parts of a plant:
http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/plant.swf

Links to other games and websites to help with our Plants topic:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/living/plants.html

Have spelling and Maths competitions against other children from around the world. You need to register on the site. You MUST get a parent to help you do this!
http://www.tutpup.com/

Monday, February 22, 2010

Contact Miss Kerry

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11 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 22, 2010 at 11:33 AM

    Hello Miss Kerry,

    Thanks a lot for the effort in starting (and updating) the blog. It's a great idea that will serve us as a guide and a source of ideas/resources to help our children.

    Regards,
    Paqui (Sergio's mum)

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  2. Pablo CapaFebruary 22, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    can I do some extra words in the GET,SET,GO ?

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    hello Miss Kerry
    thanks a lot for your blog its useful to keep homework diary updated.
    Great idea though grat effort from you.
    links are more than useful, as it is not easy to find prpper webs in english for young students as they are.
    Thanks a lot
    Fatima Perez (Eduardo´s mum)

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    Now I see the spelling. Thanks

    Álvaro Suárez

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  5. DULCEMarch 2, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    Hello Miss Kerry,
    It's a great idea your blog.

    Thanks you.

    Dulce (Ainoa's mum)

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  6. Lucía CalvoApril 9, 2010 at 10:41 AM

    Hello Miss Kerry I am so happy because I have a new computer. I am playing with the games you put in the blog.
    xxx Lucia

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  7. AnonymousApril 12, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    Hi Miss Kerry, its Jamal I miss you all very much.

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  8. ana cristianMay 4, 2010 at 12:27 PM

    Hello miss kerry how are you?

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  9. UnknownMay 13, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    Hello Miss Kerry,
    Thanks a lot for the homework for Sergio. We're practising about meters, kilograms and litres, and it is not that simple...:-)

    Regards,
    Paqui.

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  10. AnonymousMay 26, 2010 at 1:25 PM

    miss kerry a can't do the home work of maths because I don't finish de cloocks because I don't have a lot of time of alvaro

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Anonymous said...
    Hello miss kerry you are the best for me

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