Block Three (April – June)

Hello and welcome to P2/3 with Mrs Goodlad!

Literacy

This block we will be covering:

• Recognising and spelling 100 high frequency common words.
• Alternative vowel sounds.
• Using paragraphs.
• Alphabetical order and introducing dictionaries.
• Comprehension – answering literal questions and basic inferential questions. We will learn how to locate key words in the text and using these to answer questions. Comprehension will be from a mixture of our group reading books, class novel and textbook passages.
• We will also be developing our literacy circle skills with a focus on the questioner role this block.
• Finding and using information – locating key words in text, reading for information, features of non-fiction texts and fact or opinion.

Numeracy

This Block in Numeracy we are learning:

• Daily focus on number (through whole school Big Maths programme) – counting in 10s, hundreds, identifying 2,3,4 digit numbers, revision of place value, doubling and skip counting.
• Addition and Subtraction
• Multiplication/Skip counting
• Chance and Probability
• Fractions
• Angle

We continue to practise counting in 2s,3s, 5s and 10s daily through mental maths games and songs.

 

Homework

Homework will go out every Friday and should be completed by the following Wednesday. The homework will consist of a reading book and a reading record for you to sign each week. Pupils who are reading books from our Oxford Reading Tree scheme (ORT) will also be provided with a word wall of common words for them to practise. Please can you ensure that your child brings their homework folder to school every day as we will need access to their reading book during class time to practise.

If you would like to further your learning at home here are some suggested websites you could use:

Literacy

Spelling and blending

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/firstphonics/

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/speller/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/phonics/balloon-phonics-cvc-game

https://www.abcya.com/games/dolch-sight-word-bingo

https://www.abcya.com/games/alphabet_bubble_letter_match

https://www.abcya.com/games/alphabats_rhyming

Handwriting

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/firstphonics/

Maths

Number

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/number/countmein/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/place-value-basketball

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad

Addition and Subtraction

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/number/addandsubtract10/

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/number/addandsubtract100/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/mental-maths-train

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/addition/robot-addition

Times tables

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

Money

https://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/activities/cashing-in/cashing-in.html

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game

Pattern and Shape

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/shape-monsters

Topic

Our topic this term will be The 2024 Olympics. Here are some of the things we are going to cover:

• The history of the Olympic games.
• Researching the Sports that will feature in the 2024 games.
• Recognising famous athletes from Team GB and learning about their achievements.
• Research an athlete from Team GB and create a Pic Collage using their notes. Pupils will then share this with class and perform a talk about their chosen athlete.
• Participating in different athletic sports.
• Healthy eating and comparing an athlete’s diet to ours.
• Learning about the importance of fitness and the level of training athletes must maintain to compete.
• Learning about diversity and the Paralympic games.

Health and Wellbeing

This block we will be covering these topics from the RSHP website (First Level)

• Similarities, differences and respect
• Keeping Clean

You can access these lessons and resources through this link https://rshp.scot/first-level/

We will also be covering:

• Growth mindset and resilience.
• Food and nutrition
• Staying safe around water (RNLI resources)
• Sun Safety

PE

Our PE day is on a Thursday please can you ensure your child wears their PE kit to school on this day. This block we will be covering:

• Fitness
• Athletics
• Team games (dodgeball, bench ball and rounders).