I am still unable to upload photographs to our class blog however here is an overview of what we have been learning at school this week…

Literacy

This week we learned all about the letters d and e. We learned the actions for these sounds to help us remember the sound they make. We practised the formation of these letters and blending sounds to help us read words. We used magnetic letters to help us say, make, break, read and write words with all the sounds we have learned so far. Our tricky words we learned this week were did, as and he. We practised writing these words using different coloured pencils. Some children decided to make spelling bees and spelling shapes and wrote their tricky words inside the bees or shapes they drew. 

Please practise the sounds for five or ten minutes every night and use books to look for these words. Now that we have learned a good few sounds, we are also focusing on building words with these sounds. Use the sound cards to help your child build, read and write as many words as you can at home. Thank you. 

Numeracy

We have been learning to add two numbers together using a numberline. This is a tricky concept and I am pleased with the progress the children are making. This will be our focus for the next couple of weeks at least. We are getting much better at recognising, ordering and writing our numbers, especially the “teen” numbers, although a common mistake at this stage is writing numbers back to front and this is something we will continue to work on. It would also be helpful to spend just five or ten minutes every night adding numbers within 10 or 20 and practise the correct formation of numbers.

Topic

We have been exploring Autumn this week and the boys and girls loved going outside to collect leaves. The leaves are currently drying out and we will be using them next week to create a hedgehog picture. Gym is a mix of yoga, general fitness activities and team games. 

Look out for a little letter in your child’s diary today telling you all about Bug Club and how to access it. Your child’s login details are on the inside cover of their yellow diary and we have now allocated a wordless book for your child to explore and Maths games for you to  try out.

Have a lovely weekend and I can’t wait to hear all about your weekend news on Monday boys and girls. 🙂