Letter Sounds
This week our sounds are qu as in queen and quiz and ou as in mouth and cloud. Letter sound qu homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter sound ou homework should be completed by Friday.
Common Words
Please keep revising word walls 1-3 at home. Words for this week are live and give. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday. You may need to help your child to write the number after counting the words together. They should also try to write the words.
Reading
The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. We will continue with the Oxford Reading Tree Decode and Develop set of books this week.
Word Pots
Words will be added to match the books.
off and go will be added for Hop, Hop, Pop
she will be added for Catkin The Kitten
saw will be added for In The Trolley
he, down, Wilf and Wilma will be added for The Trampoline
then, they and out will be added for The Enormous Crab
Maths
This week we will be doing some number work. Our focus for written maths will be addition.
As part of our Big Maths we do CLIC sessions in the class which now in Primary 1 involve C – counting L – learn its I – it’s nothing new and C – calculations.
Counting – actual counting
Learn its – 1 + 1 = 2, 2 + 2 = 4, 3 + 3 = 6, 4 + 4 = 8, 5 + 5 = 10
It’s Nothing New – doubling 1 digit numbers
Calculations – subtraction taking away one number from another
Topic
We have been listening to lots of Rainbow Fish stories. Our window fish display is now complete and our classroom display is taking shape. This week we will carry on with our ribbon weaving and jellyfish making. We have been learning about some of the creatures that live under the sea in a coral reef. We will continue finding out about them this week.