We have been learning new digraphs! The digraph th can be said in two ways: the voiced th sound (as in feather) and the unvoiced th sound (as in moth). The oo digraph can be said in two ways: the long oo sound (as in moon) and the short oo sound (as in book). We teach the children that they will have to read the word with both pronunciation and listen to which sounds right. As they become more fluent, they will remember the word and know which pronunication to use. If you need any help with this in order to practise your child's blue book at home, please let us know. 

  Story focus : Dave and Greta Make the World Better by Matt Carr Literacy focus : we have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  recognising larger numbers on fingers as '5 and a bit' ;  number position in the counting sequence using more than and less than; comparison. We played Peekaboo with the Numberblocks, investigating who could hide behind Numberblock 6, who couldn't and why.  6 is made of 5 and 1. 7 is made of 5 and 2 8 is made of 5 and 3. __ is more than __ __ is less than ___ PE focus : we played a new game called Kangeroos and Crocodiles.  We have started to get the hang of this game and will play again! PSED focus : being safe inside and outside. Science focus : what is recycling?  We looked at a bag of recyling, noticing the recycling symbol, and talked about what could be recycled and what couldn't be recycled.  Mrs Whybrow ...

 Today in maths, the children were learning to estimate on a number line between 0 and 50. They were also learning to find the halfway point between two numbers to help them with their estimation.   

 This week, our spelling pattern is:  Statutory Spelling Challenge Words This includes words such as:  attached available average competition conscience controversy correspond embarrass especially exaggerate

 We had a lovely day today exploring the picture book 'Tuesday' by David Weisner.  We looked at what was happening the story and why, made predictions, created our own super powers and had lots of discussions about our ideas and thoughts. A HUGE effort on the costume front! Thank you!

  Story focus : Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon Literacy focus : we have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  counting; cardinality and ordinality; composition of numbers above 5 as '5 and a bit'. 1 more than __ is __ 1 less than __ is __ 6 is made of 5 and 1 7 is made of 5 and 2 PE focus : we played a new game called Kangeroos and Crocodiles. A very simple game which we need to practise again!  PSED focus : being safe around medicines Science focus : what is rubbish and what happens to it? We always enjoy COOL Time (Choosing Our Own Learning) and we practise lots of skills during this time.