The ‘Robins’ have been consolidating their knowledge of the initial sounds and introducing new ones. We have been looking at how to form these letters and identifying words that start with them. The ‘Robins’ have been looking at picture books and discussing the stories, sharing what they liked or disliked about them and putting the story sequence in order.

The ‘Bees’ have been continuing to learn new sounds and ‘tricky words.’ They have began constructing sentences, knowing that a capital letter is needed at the start and a full stop at the end.

The Ladybirds and Butterflies are continuing to learn new sounds and using these to read and spell words correctly. They have been looking at using WOW words to make sentences more interesting, along with a focus on adjectives and proper nouns. In writing, we have been looking at creative writing, ensuring that our stories are planned and have a beginning, middle and an end.

The Spiders are continuing to learn a variety of new sounds along with some common words and how to spell these correctly. We have begun to look at alphabetical order and how to use a dictionary, which can help us with our writing. The Spiders have also been planning their writing and looking at how a story should have a clear beginning, middle and an end.

Ways to support learning at home: Playing ‘I Spy’ using the sound your child is looking at in class (these are uploaded to Google Classroom each week). Reading a book with your child and encouraging them to have a go at reading or recognising their sounds and tricky words. Asking your child questions about a story you have read.