Letter Sounds

This week we continue with the digraphs (2 letter sounds), as we have now completed all the single initial sounds. These are a little trickier for the children to learn and remember as they are often in the middle of words rather than at the start.  Our letter sounds this week are oa and ie. Letter oa homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter ie homework should be completed by Friday. Please think of any word containing the digraphs, for the phonics homework.

Common Words

Please continue to use the first and second word walls to revise sight vocabulary.  Words for this week are by and said. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday by counting and writing each word.

Reading

Reading continues on Monday and Thursday this week.

P1 had fun outside finding out about animals from Emily from the SSPCA. They also enjoyed watching the robot cat move around the mat.

Well done to Frankie, our latest pupil of the week. He has been putting great effort into his writing and drawing this week.

On Monday we have an outdoor workshop with the SSPCA and outdoor learning with Mr Miller is on Thursday afternoon. Please send the children to school dressed appropriately for the weather.

On Tuesday this week the P1 children have their dental inspections.

Letter Sounds

This week we move on to the digraphs (2 letter sounds), as we have now completed all the single initial sounds. These are a little trickier for the children to learn and remember as they are often in the middle of words rather than at the start.  Our letter sounds this week are qu and ai. Letter qu homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter ai homework should be completed by Friday. Please think of any word containing the digraphs, for the phonics homework.

Common Words

Please continue to use the first and second word walls to revise sight vocabulary.  Words for this week are your and my. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday by counting and writing each word.

Reading

Reading continues on Monday and Thursday this week.

Well done to Cohen, our latest pupil of the week. He has been motivated and successful in classroom tasks this week.

Now we have completed the fourth set of letter sounds – j, z, w, v, y and x. This week in school we will revise these sounds and do some activities to consolidate them. Matching pictures to their initial sound, forming the letter sounds and thinking of things which start with the letter sounds. We can now also start to form simple 3/4 letter words using these letter sounds, along with the other sounds – jog, zip, wet, van, yes etc.

For homework try to make some of these words together at home using the individual letter sounds in the yellow envelope at the front of the pink book. Please write the words you make on the homework page for Friday.

Common Words

Please continue to use the first and second word walls to revise sight vocabulary.  Words for this week are was and you. Please complete the common word homework for Thursday by counting and writing each word.

Reading

Reading continues on Monday and Thursday this week.

Well done to Nicola, our latest pupil of the week. She has gained confidence and always tries her best in classroom activities.

Also well done to Ruby, this week’s playground star for the early stages playground. She is always helpful in the playground.

Letter Sounds

This week our letter sounds are y and x. Letter y homework should be completed for Wednesday and letter x homework should be completed by Friday. Please think of any word containing x, not just the initial sound, for the phonics homework.

Common Words

Please continue to use the first and second word walls to revise sight vocabulary. Words for this week are be and we. 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 can also try to write the words.

Reading

Reading starts again this week on Mondays and Thursdays. Don’t forget to check the word pot for new words with each new set of books. These can be used for matching to the words in the reading books, and recognising and reading when the children are able.

Maths

This term we will continue working on number, focusing on addition and subtraction.

Topic

Our topic for the first 4 weeks of this term is Scotland.