Another fantastic week in P1D.

We have been making great progress learning all of our new sounds and have started to recognise when we can use the sounds to make familiar words.

 

Some parents have asked where they can access the songs that the children have been learning for each sound. These are available on Vimeo if you search for Jolly Phonics Songs – it might help to explain the actions that the children perform – especially the growling for “R”!

Each new sound is introduced and then followed up with

lots of fun activities. 

We have been developing our early writing skills through creating picture stories. 

Family and friends usually feature quite heavily in these pictures so look out for yourself when the picture books come home!

We explored the theme of “being different” on Wear it Red Day through reading Elmer the Elephant and creating our own Elmer Designs.

 

This week we have been reading the new Julia Donaldson book “The Smeds and the Smoos” . The children have loved hearing about Bill and Janet, mimicking the grumpy grandparents,  finding the rhymes in the book, learning about blending colours, searching for the hidden pictures (we’ve spotted Gruffalos and Zog) and creating a Wurpular Wood using different art materials.

Finally, I wanted to share a few pictures of our Outdoor Learning on Wednesday (possibly the wettest day of the year!). We all got dressed in our rain wear and spent a fantastic afternoon down in the cycle area at the front of the school, where the children practiced safely crossing roads, investigated the road signs, followed the road markings and splashed about in the puddles – a lot!

I hope everyone has a great holiday and I can’t wait to hear all the stories once we are back!