Years 1 and 2 - Mrs Frayling and Miss O’Kane Friday 27th September 

Due Wednesday 2nd October

1. Reading book- Please listen to your child read their book and ensure they bring their book bag to school every day. 
2. Active learn Bug Club- Please read the bug club book online and click on the 'bugs' to answer the comprehension questions.
3. Maths Shed- login to maths shed to complete your assigned activity.
4. Spellings- Login to spelling shed to practice your spellings.
5. Seesaw- October the Month of Mary

Years 1 and 2 - Mrs Frayling and Miss O’Kane Friday 20th September 

Due Wednesday 25th September 

1. Reading book- Please listen to your child read their book and ensure they bring their book bag to school every day. 
2. Active learn Bug Club- Please read the bug club book online and click on the 'bugs' to answer the comprehension questions.
3. Maths Shed- login to maths shed to complete your assigned activity.
4. Spellings- Login to spelling shed to practice your spellings.
5. Create a replica model of a Welsh castle. This can be made with recycled objects, Lego or anything else you can find around your home. Remember to think about the features of the castle you are making eg. Does it have a moat? A keep? Arrow slit windows?

Years 1 and 2 - Mrs Frayling and Miss O’Kane Friday 13th September 

Due Wednesday 18th September 

1. Reading book- Please listen to your child read their book and ensure they bring their book bag to school every day. 
2. Active learn Bug Club- Please read the bug club book online and click on the 'bugs' to answer the comprehension questions.
3. Maths Shed- login to maths shed to complete your assigned activity.
4. Spellings- Login to spelling shed to practice your spellings.
5. Seesaw- Fairtrade Research

Years 1 and 2 - Mrs Frayling and Miss O’Kane Friday 6th September 

Due Monday 9th September 

Homework Friday 12th July 2024

1. Reading book- Please listen to your child read their book and ensure they bring their book bag to school every day. 
2. Active learn Bug Club- Please read the bug club book online and click on the 'bugs' to answer the comprehension questions.
3. Maths Shed- login to maths shed to complete your assigned activity.
4. Spellings- Login to spelling shed to practice your spellings.
5. On Monday, children will be asked to talk about a memorable experience. This could be a memorable day trip/ holiday/ event or something special that has happened to them. We are learning how to recount events, speaking in full sentences, using the sentences starters- first, next, then, after that, finally. Please support your children with discussing their memorable experience so they can recount this to the class using the sentence starters. If they wish to bring in a photograph or object to support them, that would be great, but not essential. 

Homework 12.07.24

This week year 2 had their transition day where they went up to year 3 to meet their new teachers. Your homework this week is to write a letter to your future self, writing about your favourite things and what you want to achieve in year. An example template is down below!

Homework 05.07.24

Art: We have been learning about being a good global neighbour, focussing on Pope Francis's open letter 'Fratelli Tutti' which teaches us that we are all a single family living in a common home.

For homework, create your own version of the below image. You could use pencils, felt tips, paint, or collage. 

Spellings:

Homework 28.06.24

Maths: Mathshed tasks have been set based on our current learning about direction.

Reading: Please spend time reading everyday. 

Writing: Please see activity below spellings.

Spellings:

Writing Task:

We have used The Colour Monster as a way to explore our emotions.

For homework, please use the following sentence starters to write about your feelings (what makes you feel a certain emotion and what you do when you feel it), e.g. Walking in the sun makes 

_________________________ make(s) me feel happy. When I'm happy I _________________.

_________________________ make(s) me feel sad. When I'm sad I _________________.

_________________________ make(s) me feel calm. When I'm calm I _________________.

_________________________ make(s) me feel excited. When I'm excited I _________________.

_________________________ make(s) me feel angry. When I'm angry I _________________.

_________________________ make(s) me feel scared. When I'm scared I _________________.

_________________________ make(s) me feel nervous. When I'm nervous I _________________.

Homework 21.06.24

Please note: PE next week will be on Thursday and not Tuesday.

Our assembly is next Friday (28th June) at 3pm. For homework this week, please:

1. Learn your assembly line off by heart

2. Choose a packaged food item (tin / long date) to donate to our food bank collection - please bring in to school before our class assembly next Friday

Maths: Mathshed tasks have been set based on our current learning about direction.

Reading: Please spend time reading everyday. 

Spellings:

Homework 14.06.24

Assembly lines were handed out this afternoon. Please practice these at home.

Dear pupils and parents at St Philip Evans,

Your help is needed!

We are creating our very own ‘A Taste of Home’ International Healthy Cookbook and to help us with this exciting project we would like every family to contribute their favourite tasty recipe from home or from around the World. It could be a starter, a quick bite, a main course or a dessert.

Please include the dish, its country of origin (with an international flag), along with the ingredients, equipment, method and cooking time.

Please include your name at the bottom of your recipe.

We are aiming to add a completed copy to the school website for all to enjoy.

Maths: Mathshed tasks have been set based on our current learning about pictograms.

Reading: Please spend time reading everyday. 

Spellings:

Homework 07.06.24

Maths: Mathshed tasks have been set based on our current learning about tally charts.

Reading: Please spend time reading everyday. 

Spellings:

Homework 24.05.24

Seesaw: Next term our big question is "How can we make the world more colourful?" For your homework over half term, we would like you to create a self-portrait using at least two different types of materials. Make sure you make it colourful as this is your chance to be as expressive as you like! Some ideas of the materials you can use include:

- colouring pencils

- colouring pens

- crayons

- coloured paper/card (collage)

- tissue paper

- paint etc.

Please bring these in the first week back after half term!

Reading: Please spend time reading everyday. 

Spellings:

Homework 17.05.24

Maths: Maths shed tasks have been set based on our current learning

Seesaw: Please read through the information provided and write a list of which minibeasts live in which microhabitats. *Challenge* include commas in your list.

Reading: Please spend time reading everyday. 

Spellings:

Homework 10.05.24

Maths: Tasks about time have been set on Maths Shed.

Literacy / Science: Choose a minibeast and draw / label its life cycle, e.g. the life cycle of a butterfly  (see below)

Spellings:

Homework 03.05.24

Maths: Fractions tasks have been set on Maths Shed.

Writing / RE: We have been learning about the coming of the Holy Spirit. Please write your own prayer thanking God for the fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. (e.g. Dear God, Thank you for _______. Holy Spirit fill me with _______. Holy Spirit help me to be _______.

Spellings:

Homework 26.04.24

Maths: Maths shed tasks have been set linked to this week's learning on fractions.

Reading: Please read your book from school everyday.

Challenge: Can you read the following words from our daily flashcards: tried   extra   branches  about  realising  succeeded   tremendous   performance   magician   applause

Seesaw / Writing: This week we celebrated Earth Day. Please can you create a poster teaching people how they can look after our world?

Spellings: Next week we will be doing our final spelling assessment which includes all of the words provided as spelling homework since 15.03.24 (the last 3 week's homework). Please practise the words that you find the trickiest. Thank you.

Homework 19.04.24

Maths: Maths shed tasks have been set

Reading: Please read your book from school everyday

Spellings: Please practice your spellings and use Ed Shed to play the games

Writing: Please write your spellings in a full sentence to show that you can spell and understand the meaning of each word. **Challenge: Can you include connectives in your sentences to add detail?**

Homework 12.04.24

Maths: Maths tasks have been set on Maths Shed

Reading: Please read pages from your school reading book everyday

Seesaw: We have loved starting our new topic about minibeasts this week and had a fantastic time on our trip to Plantasia! For homework this week, please can you create your favourite minibeast. This can be a drawing, painting or 3D model.

Spellings:

Homework 15.03.24

For homework this week, please learn the line you have been given for our Easter assembly based on the Last Supper. Our assembly will be recorded on Wednesday 20th March and added to a whole school Holy Week video for everyone to enjoy.

Maths: Maths homework has been set on Maths shed.

Spellings: For the next few weeks, we will be testing the children on their Summer assessment spelling words and give them the opportunity to repeat and consolidate these words.

Homework 08.03.24

Seesaw: Next week is STEM week! In preparation for this week, please complete the sorting activity on Seesaw.

Maths: Maths homework has been set on Maths Shed for each group linked to this week's learning.

Reading: Please read every day at home.

Spellings: Please use ed shed to practice the spellings for your group below.

Homework 01.03.24

Mathshed: Please complete the tasks linked to this week's learning.

Seesaw: Choose your challenge:

*Can you design a soldier's helmet so that they would stand out in a battle?

**Can you eat a leek and write a description of what leeks taste like? 

***Can you cook something using a leek as an ingredient?

Spellings:

Homework 23.02.24

Mathshed: Please complete the tasks linked to this week's learning.

Seesaw: Choose your challenge:

*Can you draw a picture of St David, can you include the dove on his shoulder?

**Can you find out 5 facts about St David?

*** Can you create a fact file about St David? (template on seesaw)

Spellings:

Homework 09.02.24

We are no longer using Mathletics. Please sign into MathShed for this weeks maths homework using the same login details for EdShed. (Spellings are below the Eisteddfod competition information)

Our annual Eisteddfod will be held in school on Friday 1^st March 2024. On this day, children are invited to celebrate St David’s Day by wearing red clothing, Wales sports kit or traditional Welsh dress.

There will be various home and school competitions for your children to enter as part of our St. David’s Day celebrations. The competitions to be completed at home are outlined below. Please ensure that all competition entries are brought into school to be judged by Wednesday 21^st February 2024 at the latest. Children are welcome to enter as many competitions as they wish and winning entries will be announced during our Eisteddfod.

Reception – Year 6 competitions:

3D Modelling Competition – Children are encouraged to make a 3D model of something which represents Wales for them. Children may use whichever means of media they wish and the topic is broad to encourage creativity.

Cookery Competition - Children are encouraged to cook something which is a traditional Welsh recipe or depicts Wales to them.

Young Performer Competition- This competition encourages children to showcase their talents. Auditions will take place in class the week beginning 26^th March. Two children will then be chosen to represent their class during our Eisteddfod celebration. The children may like to prepare a song or dance, recite a poem or play a musical instrument.

Photography Competition- Children to take a photo of something that represents Wales or being Welsh. This could be a landmark or place of interest or anything else. Remember to take the photo yourself!

T-shirt Competition- Children to design and create their own Welsh / Wales themed t-shirt. This can be on a piece of paper or on an actual t-shirt.

Many thanks for your continued co-operation.

Pob Lwc! Good Luck!

Miss A Stone

Welsh Co-ordinator.

Spellings:

Homework 02.02.24

Lines for our class assembly were handed out today. Your homework this week is to practice and learn your lines!

Mathletics: There is no mathletics homework this week.

Spellings:

Homework 26.01.24

Seesaw: Can you recount our school trip to Cardiff Castle? See sawsaw for details.

Mathletics: Can you login independently? Please complete assigned activities.

Spellings:

Homework 19.01.24

Seesaw: 3D shape scavenger hunt. Can you count the faces / edges / vertices?

Mathletics: Can you login independently? Please complete assigned activities

Spellings:

Homework 12.01.24

Seesaw:

Choose your challenge:

*Can you draw a medieval castle?

**Can you make a medieval king or queen's crown?

***Can you find 5 facts about Cardiff Castle?

Mathletics:

Tasks assigned linked to shapes.

Spellings:

There will be no spellings next week due to a change in RWI groups.

Homework 15.12.23

Seesaw:

Year 2 were given a paper copy of their homework at the end of the school day on Friday. Please can they decipher the Christmas message and upload their findings on seesaw!

Challenge: Can you make a secret message of your own using the code sheet?

Mathletics:

Tasks assigned linked to learning from this term.

Spellings:

There are no spellings for next week.

Homework 08.12.23

RE: Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. To celebrate this feast day, please choose a challenge below:

* Create a picture of Mary

**Write a prayer for Mary 

***Create an image of Mary with an accompanying prayer

Bring your homework in by next Wednesday to place at our class altar

Literacy: Please make sure you can read and write your spelling words

Spellings: See below table (this week we are practising our high frequency words)

Homework 01.12.23

Mathletics: In preparation for our maths assessment next week, yr2 have been set a variation of tasks on mathletics.

Ed Shed: Spelling lists and games assigned.

Spellings: Please see below table for this week's lists.

Homework 24.11.23

Mathletics: multiplication arrays OR grouping linked to multiplication 

Ed Shed: Spelling games

Spellings: See list below

Seesaw: Friendship recipe linked to anti-bullying week

Homework 17.11.23

Mathletics: Tasks assigned linked to this week's equal group learning.

Ed Shed: Spelling lists and games assigned.

Spellings: Please see below table for this week's lists.

Everyone has now been given their lines for our Children around the World Christmas play. Please can you learn your lines ready for next week and prepare your costumes. 

Homework 10.11.23

Mathletics: Tasks assigned linked to this week's subtraction learning.

Ed Shed: Spelling lists and games assigned

Spellings: Please see below table for this week's lists. .

Seesaw: This week we have started looking at sustainability and how we can be stewards of the Earth. This includes learning about reusing, reducing and recycling our rubbish. Please can you create an animal using recycled materials. This could be a 3D animal or a 2D animal with recycled materials stuck on. 

Angels who were given their scripts today, please can you start learning your lines. 

Homework 20.10.23

Mathletics: Tasks assigned linked to this week's addition learning.

Ed Shed: Spelling lists and games assigned

Spellings: Please see below table for this week's lists. Next week's spelling test will be on Thursday.

Seesaw: We have been reading The One Day House together in school and have used this story to develop our writing. Can you tell your family the story, using the pictures (on the teacher's board) to help you? Please see full instructions on Seesaw.

Homework 13.10.23

Mathletics: Please complete tasks set linked to our place value learning.

Ed Shed: Spellings lists have been uploaded to Ed Shed - please see lists above for practice. 

Seesaw: Adjectives - write out the sentences on paper, changing the adjective to a more exciting describing word (the adjective is in bold font). Please upload a photo of your work to Seesaw.

***Choose your challenge***

* Rewrite sentences 1 - 5

** Rewrite sentences 1 - 8

*** Rewrite sentences 1 - 8 and then write your own sentences using a powerful adjectives.

Homework 06.10.23

Mathletics: Tasks assigned linked to this week's place value learning.

Ed Shed: Spelling lists and games assigned

Spellings: Please see below table for this week's lists

Seesaw: Please see 'Mary Homework' under the spelling lists below