This week we have the discos on Tuesday evening.

Our open afternoon is on Wednesday from 3.00-4.00pm. Come into the class to buy some of our festive enterprise activities we have been busy making – chocolate fudge and snowflake decorations. There will also be some Christmas art/craft activities for you to do with your child.

P1

This week we are revising our next six letter sounds g, o, u, l, f, b. For homework  you can help your child to make small 2, 3 or 4 letter words using all the letters in the envelope at the front of the pink book. You can use the other sounds too. Please write any you make on the homework page. e.g. bug, fog, bag etc. Please complete this homework for Friday.

P2

This week our sound is ll.  The children will get 6 words with the ll 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 on and all. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together. Please write each word 2 times.

P2

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

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with reading on Mondays and Thursdays. The children will hear the story in school so should still do lots of talking about the pictures and tell you what is happening.

We will complete the set of books which do not have the ORT characters in them on Monday and move on to a new set on Thursday.  Some new words will be added to go with the new set of reading books. See below.

Making Faces – was

The Headache – had

Fancy Dress – an, everyone

The Pet Shop – wanted, said

The Journey – I, I’m

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

The children will continue working on shape this week and looking at symmetrical patterns.

P2

This week we will continue working on shape and symmetry.

 

 

Topic

This week we will continue with our focus on Christmas. We will be doing lots of Christmas art and crafts, making fudge and practising for the Christmas Concert in the hall.

This week’s star of the week is Lexi. She has been an excellent helper to others in the class.

Well done Lexi.

We are going up to Kincorth library on Tuesday morning.

P1

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

P2

This week our sound is ff.  The children will get 6 words with the ff 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 go and no. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together. Please write each word 2 times.

P2

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

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with reading on Mondays and Thursdays. The children will hear the story in school so should still do lots of talking about the pictures and tell you what is happening.

This set of books do not have the ORT characters in them. There is lots of repetition in the sentences so the children should be able to remember the words or recognise the words from other pages. Some new words will be added to go with the reading books. See below.

Cats – A, has

Fly Away Home

The Pond – we, can, see

Wheels – are

Colour Bears – make

Playing – in, like

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

The children will continue working on shape this week and looking at symmetrical patterns.

P2

This week we will continue working on shape and symmetry. We will continue with our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting within 100

L – say the multiples of 5

I – doubling 1 digit numbers

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

 

Topic

This week we will focus on Christmas, listening to the Christmas Story, learning our songs for the concert and learning some Christmas poems. The children will also take a copy of the words home to practise.

This week the children are only in Monday-Wednesday. Thursday and Friday are in-service days for staff only.

P1

This week our letter sounds are u and l. Letter u homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter l homework should be completed by the following Monday.

P2

This week our sounds are rk/lk/sk at the end of words.  The children will get 6 words with the rk/lk/sk pattern and 2 common words to learn for homework. Please write each word twice in the homework book and complete for Wednesday. Spelling test will be next Monday.

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 next Monday. Words for this week are had and so. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together. Please now write each word 2 times.

P2

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

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with reading on Monday this week. The children will hear the story in school so should still do lots of talking about the pictures and tell you what is happening.

This set of books do not have the ORT characters in them. There is lots of repetition in the sentences so the children should be able to remember the words or recognise the words from other pages. Some new words will be added to go with the reading books. See below.

Cats – A, has

Fly Away Home

The Pond – we, can, see

Wheels – are

Colour Bears – make

Playing – in, like

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 Monday this week. Please see the grid in the pink home/school book and sign when reading has been done at home.

Maths

P1

The children will continue doing some work on shape this week.

P2

This week we will continue with some work on shape.

This week’s star of the week is John. He has been doing some fantastic shape patterns in maths.

Well done John.

P1/2 start a block of yoga this week on Wednesday mornings.

P1

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

P2

This week our sounds are sk/sn/sm.  The children will get 6 words with the sk/sn/sm 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 to and do. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together. Please now write each word 2 times.

P2

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

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with reading on Mondays and Thursdays. The children will hear the story in school so should still do lots of talking about the pictures and tell you what is happening.

This set of books do not have the ORT characters in them. There is lots of repetition in the sentences so the children should be able to remember the words or recognise the words from other pages. Some new words will be added to go with the reading books. See below.

Cats – A, has

Fly Away Home

The Pond – we, can, see

Wheels – are

Colour Bears – make

Playing – in, like

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

The children will be doing some work on shape this week.

P2

This week we will start some work on shape. We will continue with our CLIC sessions – see below.

C – counting within 100

L – say the multiples of 5

I – doubling 1 digit numbers

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

 

Topic

This week we will be looking at some of the books we have in the class related to our topic. We will also be thinking about the differences between fiction and non-fiction books and what we would use them for.

This week’s star of the week is Odafe. He showed fantastic skills with a hoop in the gym.

Well done Odafe.

We are going up to Kincorth Library on Tuesday morning this week to change our books.

P1

This week we are revising our second six letter sounds c/k, e, h, r, m, d. For homework  you can help your child to make small 2, 3 or 4 letter words using all the letters in the envelope at the front of the pink book. You can use the first six sounds too. Please write any you make on the homework page. e.g. hat, red, man etc. Please complete this homework for Friday.

P2

This week our sound is ar.  The children will get 6 words with the ar 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 his and her. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together. Please now write each word 2 times.

P2

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

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with reading on Mondays and Thursdays. The children will hear the extended story in school so should still do lots of talking about the pictures and tell you what is happening.

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

The children will be working on number to 10 and start some addition within 10.

P2

This week we will carry on working on multiplication and division. 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)

 

Topic

Thank you for all the baby photos. The children have had fun guessing who they are and seeing how everyone looked as a baby. I will send them home in book bags now. We have been looking at examples of old toys and finding out what they are made of, then comparing these to new toys and what they are made of. The children have also been sorting pictures of old and new toys.

This week’s star of the week is Connor. He made an amazing witch for art this week.

Well done Connor.

This is our last week of term. School finishes at 3pm on Friday for the October holidays and we return for the new term on Monday 28th October. 

We are going to Kincorth library on Wednesday morning.

We will be going to church on Friday for our end of term service. Friday is also treat snack day – children don’t have to bring fruit or vegetables. 

P1

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

P2

This week our sound is ng.  The children will get 6 words with the ng 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 me and and. You may need to help your child writing the number after counting the words together.

The children have a word wall in their book with our first 12 common words. You can use this at home to practise the words and see if your child can recognise and remember them.

P2

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

 

Reading

P1

We will continue with reading on Monday this week and I will take the books in on Thursday for the holidays. The children will hear the extended story in school so should still do lots of talking about the pictures and tell you what is happening.

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. Monday will be our last reading day this week and I will take in the books for the holidays on Thursday.

Maths

P1

We are still doing lots of counting activities, ordering and sequencing numbers and practising our number formation. We are going to continue with activities in our work books – drawing, colouring, counting and writing numbers.

P2

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

C – counting within 100

L – number bonds to 10

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

C – addition (adding on from the larger number)

Topic

We  have been looking at our baby photos, trying to guess who they are and comparing them to how we look now. Now we are going to start looking at toys from the past and comparing them to today’s toys. We are going to use books and the internet to help us.