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We were using the percussion instruments today to make rainforest animal music.  We chose the best instruments to make it sound like each animal and composed a piece in our group.  Then we performed it it to the rest of the class.  We made music for elephants, snakes and butterflies as well as lots of other animals.  What an super orchestra we had!

Sounds

This week’s sound is ‘ou’ (house, cloud, round etc). Try these activities;

• complete the ‘ou’ worksheet and stick it in your jotter

• draw ‘ou’ pictures and write the word below it.

• Read the list of ‘ou’ words each night to become fluent.

• Try this game; http://www.galacticphonics.com/othervowels/ou/interactive/ouspell/ouspell.htm

Spelling

This week’s spelling words are;  don’t, old I’m.

Try these activities –

• try writing each word on a partner’s back.

• write the words in the air.

• write the words in small and capital letters.

Reading

Look for this week’s spelling words in the story.

Practice your book every night. Ask and answer questions about the story to help understanding.

Maths

We will be working on halving numbers eg ½ of 10 = 5, ½ of 14 = 7 etc. Try making up sums where you half the numbers (even numbers up to 20). If able, try larger numbers and ask your child how they found the answer.

We will also be introducing a quarter of an object and looking at how a quarter is one part out of a possible four. (We will NOT be finding ¼ of a number). Try making a sandwich and cutting it into quarters. Eat ¼, how many quarters are left? Eat 2/4, how much is left (2 quarters or 1 half, which is the same).

We got to hear all about The Loch Ness Monster.

We learned about quarters today.  We know quarters are 4 equal parts.

We also found out that 2 quarters are the same as 1 half.

Today we were learning to half and double numbers.  We did lots of different activities and games to help us with our learning.

In the afternoon we dramatised the story ‘Walking Through The Jungle’.   Can you guess what animals we were?

Today we were sequencing whole and half numbers on the number line.