Week beginning Monday 30th September 2019

Parent interviews are on Tuesday and Thursday this week. 

P1

This week our letter sounds are c/k and e. Letter c/k homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter e homework should be completed by Friday.

P2

This week our sound is th.  The children will get 6 words with the th pattern and 2 common words to learn for homework. Please write each word twice in the homework book and complete for Thursday. Spelling test will be on Friday.

P1

The P1 children will be introduced to two new common words which can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday. Words for this week are the and are. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together.

P2

P2 common words will be the last 2 words on the spelling list each week. This week our words are me and we.

 

Reading

P1

We will complete the books with no words on Monday and Tuesday. The children will then get a reading book with words twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. We will start on Thursday with our first book with words.

The children will still have the main character names in their word pot. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy. Some new words will now start to be added to go with the reading books. See below.

Six In A Bed – and

The Pancake – the

A Good Trick – a

Who Is It? – is, it

Please bring the pink home/school book, reading book and word pot to school every day in the book bag.

P2

Our reading days are Mondays and Thursdays. The children will get a new book on these days. Please see the grid in the pink home/school book and sign when reading has been done at home.

Maths

P1

We are now doing lots of counting activities, ordering and sequencing numbers and practising our number formation. We are going to start some activities in a work book – drawing, colouring, counting and writing numbers.

P2

The P2s will be doing some work on multiplication this week. We will continue with Beat That on Fridays and our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting within 100

L – saying the multiples of 5

I – jigsaw numbers (find the missing piece to 10)

C – division (sharing out 6,9,12 or 15 between 3 people)

Topic

We are moving on to a historical topic – Then and Now, comparing things in the past to the present. Our main focus is going to be toys from the past but to start we are going to look at ourselves. I have sent a message on ClassDojo asking for, if possible, an actual photo of your child as a baby or it can be sent via messages on ClassDojo. Thanks for your help with this.

 

Week beginning Tuesday 24th September 2019

 

 

P1

This week we are revising our first six letter sounds s, a, t, i, p, n. For homework  you can help your child to make small 2 or 3 letter words using the letters in the envelope at the front of the pink book. Please write any you make on the homework page. e.g. in, at, pin etc. Please complete this homework for Friday.

P2

This week our sound is ch.  The children will get 6 words with the ch pattern and 2 common words to learn for homework. Please write each word twice in the homework book and complete for Thursday. Spelling test will be on Friday.

P1

The P1 children will be introduced to two new common words which can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday. Words for this week are he and she. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together.

P2

P2 common words will be the last 2 words on the spelling list each week. This week our words are he and she.

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with the books with no words and these will be changed daily.

The children will still have the main character names in their word pot. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy.

Please bring the pink home/school book, reading book and word pot to school every day in the book bag.

P2

Our reading days are Mondays and Thursdays. The children will get a new book on these days. Please see the grid in the pink home/school book and sign when reading has been done at home.

Maths

P1

At this early stage the children will be listening to stories about number, doing counting and pattern activities and forming the numbers.

P2

This week we will complete our number work to 20 – counting in 2s and 3s, odd and even numbers and ordering numbers. We will continue with our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting within 100

L – number bonds to 10 (9+1, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4)

I – jigsaw numbers (find the missing piece to 10)

C – multiplication (counting groups to find the total)

 

Week beginning Monday 16th September 2019

On Tuesday we have a curriculum evening in school.

This week and next are both 4 day weeks. We are off for the September holiday weekend on Friday 20th September and Monday 23rd September.

 

P1

This week our letter sounds are p and n. Letter p homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter n homework should be completed by the following Tuesday.

P2

This week our sound is sh.  The children will get 6 words with the sh pattern and 2 common words to learn for homework. Please write each word twice in the homework book and complete for Thursday. Spelling test will be on Thursday this week.

P1

The P1 children will be introduced to two new common words which can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday. Words for this week are it and is. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together.

P2

P2 common words will be the last 2 words on the spelling list each week. This week our words are I and the.

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with the books with no words and these will be changed daily. The children will hear the extended story in school and can retell the story to an adult at home.

The children will still have the main character names in their word pot. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy.

Please bring the pink home/school book, reading book and word pot to school every day in the book bag.

P2

Our reading days are Mondays and Thursdays. The children will get a new book on these days. Please see the grid in the pink home/school book and sign when reading has been done at home.

Maths

P1

At this early stage the children will be listening to stories about number, doing counting and pattern activities and forming the numbers.

P2

The P2s have been doing some work on number to 20 – counting in 2s and 3s, odd and even numbers and ordering numbers. We will continue with our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting within 100

L – number bonds to 10 (9+1, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4)

I – jigsaw numbers (find the missing piece to 10)

C – multiplication (counting groups to find the total)

 

Week beginning Monday 9th September 2019

This week we are doing our sponsored walk up the Gramps on Friday.

 

P1

This week our letter sounds are t and i. Letter t homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter i homework should be completed by Friday.

P2

This week our sound is ee.  The children will get 6 words with the ee pattern and 2 common words to learn for homework. Please write each word twice in the homework book and complete for Thursday. Spelling test will be on a Friday.

P1

The P1 children will be introduced to two new common words which can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday. Words for this week are I and in. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together.

P2

P2 common words will be the last 2 words on the spelling list each week. This week our words are up and went.

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with the books with no words and these will be changed daily. The children will hear the extended story in school and can retell the story to an adult at home.

The children will still have the main character names in their word pot. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy.

Please bring the pink home/school book, reading book and word pot to school every day in the book bag.

P2

Our reading days are Mondays and Thursdays. The children will get a new book on these days. Please see the grid in the pink home/school book and sign when reading has been done at home.

Maths

P1

At this early stage the children will be listening to stories about number, doing counting and pattern activities and forming the numbers.

P2

The P2s have been doing some revision of addition and subtraction. We will continue with our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting in 5s

L – number bonds to 10 (9+1, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4)

I – jigsaw numbers (find the missing piece to 10)

C – adding (counting on from the larger number)

 

 

Week beginning Monday 2nd September 2019

This week the P1 children start full time.

Please make sure your child knows if they are going to school dinners, having a packed lunch or going home for lunch.

Reminder – the children are only allowed fruit or vegetables for snack each morning.

P1

The P1s will start learning letter sounds on Monday. We do two sounds each week (this week we will be learning s and a). Look out for the letter in your child’s book bag about our phonics homework. Letter s homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter a homework should be completed by Friday.

P2

The P2s will continue with phonics and blending in their weekly spelling. This week our sound is oo.  The children will get 6 words with the oo pattern and 2 common words to learn for homework. Please write each word twice in the homework book and complete for Thursday. Spelling test will be on a Friday.

P1

Every week in school the P1 children will be introduced to two common words. These will be revised daily and displayed in the classroom. Our aim is for the children to recognise and be able to read the words. They can be reinforced at home by completing the common word homework for Thursday each week. Words for this week are as and at. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together.

P2

P2 common words will be the last 2 words on the spelling list each week.

 

Reading

P1

Reading books will start to go home on Wednesday this week. To begin with the books have no words and will be changed daily. The children will hear the extended story in school and can retell the story to an adult at home. Look out for the letter about reading in your child’s book bag.

The children will get the main character names home in their word pot to begin with. Kipper, Biff, Chip, Mum, Dad and Floppy. See the reading letter for ideas of how these can be used at home.

Please bring the pink home/school book, reading book and word pot to school every day in the book bag.

P2

Our reading days are Mondays and Thursdays. The children will get a new book on these days. Please see the grid in the pink home/school book and sign when reading has been done at home.

Maths

P1

At this early stage the children will be listening to stories about number, doing counting and pattern activities and forming the numbers.

P2

The P2s have been doing some revision of addition and subtraction. We will continue with our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting in 5s

L – number bonds to 10 (9+1, 8+2, 7+3, 6+4)

I – jigsaw numbers (find the missing piece to 10)

C – adding (counting on from the larger number)

 

Room 2 will have Music on a Tuesday with Mr Smith, French on a Thursday with Mrs Gilmore and gym will also be on a Thursday. Please make sure your child has shorts for gym which are kept in school in their personal tray.