School year 2023–2024

CE1 Wednesday programme homework

Classwork, homework, and bonus tasks for Wednesday students. Each week your child reads with the Reading Assistant and brings home a new Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet, due the following class. Extra reading in English remains essential.

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Wednesday 6 September 2023

Introductions

What to bring

  • All notebooks and folders
  • Summer Homework* (*It is essential that students complete and submit their summer homework.)

In class

  • Organizing class materials
  • Getting to know each other
  • Summer Holiday presentations

Homework (due Wednesday 13 September 2023)

  • Spelling List 1: Time Unit (1) worksheet There will be a test next week on these words.
  • Parent Questionnaire
  • Student Questionnaire
  • I am a star! worksheet For those who didn't finish during class, finish colouring your handprint. Make it colourful!

Wednesday 13 September 2023

Grammar

In class

  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 2, Unit 6 poetry, adjectives, syllables
  • Writing our own acrostic poems "Autumn" & "October"

Homework (due Wednesday 20 September 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 2 – Grammar (long ‘a’ words) words: made, date, play, today, they, main, afraid, steak, great, eight, BONUS: NEIGHBOUR
  • Don't forget - there is a quiz over these words next week!
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 2, Unit 6 pages 44-47
  • ‘October’ acrostic poem (finish if not completed in class)
  • Read All About Me worksheet (due 20/09 or 27/09)
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Spelling 2 workbook page 34 – Two-syllable words
  • Grammar 2 workbook page 19 – Adjectives

Wednesday 20 September 2023

Grammar

In class

  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 2, Unit 7 adverbs, suffixes
  • In class writing : All About Me - My Perfect Day

Homework (due Wednesday 27 September 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 3 – Time Unit (2) words: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, BONUS: NOVEMBER & DECEMBER
  • Don't forget - there is a quiz over these words next week!
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 2, Unit 7 pages 60-62
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Spelling 2 workbook page 6 – Long 'o' sound
  • Grammar 2 workbook page 11 – Questions

Wednesday 27 September 2023

Homework (due Wednesday 4 October 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 4 – Question Words words: who, what, when, where, why, how, which, whose, since, with, BONUS: QUESTION
  • Don't forget - there is a quiz over these words next week!
  • Dictionary Booklet Using dictionary at home, finish worksheets not completed in class.
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Dictionary Booklet Worksheets Alphabetical Order worksheet
  • Guide Words worksheet

Wednesday 4 October 2023

In class

  • Using a Dictionary - Dictionary Booklet - Started last week, to finish today. Dictionary entry explanation (last week)
  • ABC Order Practice (last week)
  • Guide Word Guru (last week)
  • Dictionary Skills Word Hunt - Parts of speech worksheet
  • Dictionary Detectives worksheet (Group work)
  • Alphabetical Order worksheet (BONUS)
  • Guide Words worksheet (BONUS)

Homework (due Wednesday 11 October 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 4 – Question Words words: who, what, when, where, why, how, which, whose, since, with, BONUS: QUESTION
  • Don't forget - there is a quiz over these words next week!
  • Dictionary Skills Worksheet (not in Dictionary Booklet)
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Alphabetical Order by the Second Letter worksheet
  • Guide Words worksheet

Wednesday 11 October 2023

In class

  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 2, Unit 8 Adjectives & connecting words

Homework (due Wednesday 18 October 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 6 – Time Words (4) Words: today, after, sometimes, early, then, before, usually, late, now, often, BONUS: YESTERDAY
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 2, Unit 6 Pages 70-72, 74 (if not finished in class)
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder)
  • Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Spelling 2 workbook page 7 – The long 'e' sound
  • Grammar 2 workbook page 6 – Joining words 'and', 'but'

Wednesday 18 October 2023

In class

  • The Best Part of Me Writing Assignment (packet) Learning how to write a paragraph

Homework (due Wednesday 8 November 2023)

  • NO SPELLING WORKSHEET
  • The Best Part of Me Writing Assignment - Final Draft
  • All About My Vacation Oral Presentation
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Spelling 2 workbook page 6 – The long 'o' sound
  • Grammar 2 workbook page 33 – Adverbs with suffix -ly

Wednesday 8 November 2023

In class

  • Holiday Presentations
  • Reading of The Best Part of Me (?)
  • In-Class Writing Assignment: Spin a Silly Story 4
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 2, Unit 8.2

Homework (due Wednesday 15 November 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 7 – Spatial Awareness (1) words: direction, north, south, east, west, right, left, front, behind, map, BONUS: COMPASS ROSE
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 2, Unit 8 pages 75-77 (if not finished in class)
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Prefix Worksheets Multiple Prefixes fill in the blank
  • Match the Prefixes and Root Words

Wednesday 15 November 2023

In class

  • Grammar & Punctuation Packet (1) Parts of Speech Quiz
  • Types of Sentences
  • Question Mark, Exclamation Mark or Full Stop?
  • Correct the Sentence Punctuation
  • Missing Punctuation
  • Writing using Direct Speech
  • Quotation Marks
  • Correcting Sentence Punctuation & Capitalization (BONUS)
  • Don’t Forget the Quotation Marks! (BONUS)

Homework (due Wednesday 22 November 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 8 – Long ‘oo’ Words words: food, choose, clue, group, knew, truth, blew, cute, lose, juice, BONUS: FRUIT
  • Grammar & Punctuation Packet (1)
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Grammar & Punctuation Packet (1) Correcting Sentence Punctuation & Capitalization (BONUS)
  • Don’t Forget the Quotation Marks! (BONUS)

Wednesday 22 November 2023

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Acrostic Christmas Poem (class poem & individual poem)
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 2, Unit 9(1) Read aloud pages 130-136

Homework (due Tuesday 28 November 2023)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 9 – Spatial Awareness List (2) words: globe, continent, ocean, sea, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, BONUS: ANTARCTICA
  • Christmas Poem Finish writing your poem - and don't forget to colour it!
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Grammar 2 workbook page 10 : Statements
  • Sorting Adjectives worksheet

Wednesday 29 November 2023

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Acrostic Christmas Poem (class poem & individual poem)
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 2, Unit 9(2) Read aloud pages 137-139

Homework

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 10 – Long ‘i’ sound words: lie, tie, high, night, light, sky, kite, while, shine, time, BONUS: BEHIND
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 2, Unit 9 (2) pages 84-85
  • Practise your Christmas songs & the class Christmas poem
  • Oxford Reading Tree book and worksheet (can be found in Reading Folder) Please read book and complete worksheet.

Optional bonus points

  • Grammar 2 workbook page 7 : Joining word ‘or’
  • Spelling 2 workbook page 9 : Tricky words

Wednesday 6 December 2023

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Spin a Silly Story 8
  • Paragraph writing

Homework (due Wednesday 13 December 2023)

  • NO Spelling worksheet
  • Paragraph Writing Packet 1 (Complete if not finished in class.)
  • Practise your Christmas songs & the class Christmas poem

Optional bonus points

  • Proofreading Practice Worksheets 1 & 2

Wednesday 13 December 2023

In class

  • Paragraph writing - Writing a letter to the Grinch

Homework (due Wednesday 10 January 2024)

  • Winter Worksheet Packet
  • Five Little Polar Bears song and questions (Optional - for Bonus Point)
  • Winter Diary worksheet (Optional - for Bonus Point)

Wednesday 10 January 2024

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Spin a Silly Story
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 3, Unit 1(1) Read aloud pages 9-13, 16-17

Homework (due Tuesday 16 January 2024)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 11 – Matter List (1) words: material, object, hard, soft, waterproof, sort, magnetic, group, observe, absorbent, BONUS: observation
  • Oxford English Primary photocopies Unit 1 (1) (can be found in Homework Folders) pages 4-6

Optional bonus points

  • Grammar 2 workbook (BONUS) page 37 : Proper Nouns
  • Spelling 2 workbook (BONUS) page 10 : Adding -ing

Wednesday 17 January 2024

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Spin a Silly Story
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 3, Unit 1(2) Read aloud pages 15-16, 18-19

Homework (due Wednesday 31 January 2024)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 12 – Powerful Adjectives words: gigantic, adorable, colourful, angry, bored, grumpy, confused, miniature, awful, terrible, BONUS: NAUGHTY
  • CE1 STUDENTS Oxford English Primary workbook 3, Unit 1 (2) pages 7, 9-10
  • page 8 BONUS
  • CE2 STUDENTS Oxford English Primary workbook 4, Unit 1 (2) pages 7-9
  • page 10 BONUS

Optional bonus points

  • CE1 STUDENTS
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 3, Unit 1 (2) [photocopies] page 8 BONUS
  • Grammar 2 workbook page 8-9 : Verbs – Past & Present tense 1&2
  • CE2 STUDENTS
  • Oxford English Primary workbook 4, Unit 1 (2) [photocopies] page 10 BONUS
  • Grammar 3 workbook [photocopies] pages 32-33 : Adverbs & Adverbial Phrases

Wednesday 31 January 2024

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Spin a Silly Story
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 3, Unit 1(2) Read aloud pages 25-29, 32-33

Homework (due Wednesday 7 February 2024)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 13 – Adding -ing & -ed words: tried, hurried, tidied, played, enjoyed, studying, staying, bullying, worrying, crying, BONUS: ANNOYED / ANNOYING
  • CE1 STUDENTS Oxford English Primary workbook 3, Unit 2 (1) pages 12-15
  • CE2 STUDENTS Oxford English Primary workbook 4, Unit 2 (1) pages 12-14

Optional bonus points

  • CE1 STUDENTS
  • Spelling 2 workbook page 12 : Doubling letters before 'ing
  • Grammar 2 workbook page 13 : Commands
  • Grammar 3 workbook [photocopies] pages 5 : Sentence Types

Wednesday 7 February 2024

In class

  • Holiday Homework - Spin a Silly Story Draft & other worksheets

Homework (due Wednesday 28 February 2024)

  • Holiday Homework packet Spin a Silly Story Story Mapping Boxes worksheet
  • Rough Draft Parents : Please read and correct your child’s story. Make sure to pay attention to formatting (the first line of the paragraph should be away from the edge), punctuation and spelling.
  • Final Draft Students should neatly rewrite their stories.
  • Worksheets Recognising Nouns
  • Is It a Noun or Is It a Verb?
  • Regular and Irregular Verbs in Sentences
  • Sorting Adjectives
  • OPTIONAL WORKSHEETS FOR BONUS POINTS Changing Tense
  • Adjectives word search
  • Adjectives or Adverbs

Wednesday 28 February 2024

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Spin a Silly Story
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 3, Unit 2(2) Read aloud pages 30-31, 34-35

Homework (due Tuesday 5 March 2024)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 15 – Adding -ing & -ed (2) words: words : clap: clapped/clapping, pop: popped/popping, plan: planned/planning, hum: hummed/humming, beg: begged/begging, nod: nodded/nodding, grin: grinned/grinning, grab: grabbed/grabbing, stir: stirred/stirring, strip: stripped/stripping, BONUS: JOG: JOGGED/JOGGING
  • CE1 STUDENTS: Oxford English Primary workbook 3, Unit 2 (2) (photocopies) pages 17-18
  • CE2 STUDENTS: Oxford English Primary workbook 4, Unit 2 (2) (photocopies) pages 17-18

Optional bonus points

  • CE1 STUDENTS: Oxford English Primary workbook 3, Unit 2 (2) (photocopies) pages 16
  • CE2 STUDENTS: Oxford English Primary workbook 4, Unit 2 (2) (photocopies) pages 16
  • Checking and Correcting Spelling Activity Worksheet

Wednesday 6 March 2024

In class

  • Class Writing Exercise : Spin a Silly Story
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 3, Unit 3(1) Read aloud pages 41-45, 48-49

Homework (due Wednesday 13 March 2024)

  • Spelling words worksheet : Spelling List 16 – Prefixes un- & dis- words: distrust, disappear, disallow, disorder, displeased, unkind, unsafe, unlucky, unlike, uncommon, BONUS: uncomfortable
  • CE1 STUDENTS: Oxford English Primary workbook 3, Unit 3 (1) (photocopies) pages 20-22
  • CE2 STUDENTS: Oxford English Primary workbook 4, Unit 3 (1) (photocopies)

Optional bonus points

  • Spelling Workbook 2 page 28 : Adding the prefix un-
  • page 29 : Adding the prefix un-, dis-, re-, pre-, de-

Wednesday 20 March 2024

In class

  • Internal Testing
  • Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Pupil book 3, Unit 3(2)
  • Read aloud pages 46-47, 50-51

Homework (due Wednesday 27 March 2024)

  • No Spelling Worksheet
  • FOR CE1 STUDENTS: Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Workbook 3, Unit 3(2) Start in class, finish as homework, pages 23-25
  • FOR CE2 STUDENTS: Oxford English for Cambridge Primary Workbook 3, Unit 3(2) Start in class, finish as homework, pages 23-24

Optional bonus points

  • Prefix & Suffix Wordfind
  • Prefixes dis-, mis-, re- Worksheet
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