Hello Magic Monkeys and Happy Friday!
In literacy we have covered:
- Single sounds of the alphabet
- Sounding out/blending/spelling CVC words
- Independent writing: ‘My Hobby’.
- Writing Star Step: use a connective (and, then, because)
- Sounding out and spelling ow and ou words
- Digraphs (ow and ou)
- ow words – cow, town, clown, flower, down, bow
- ou words – shout, loud, out, mouth, ground
- Dictation
- Tricky words (block 1 – 5)
- Letter formation – cursive and non-cursive (https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/writingRepeater/)
- Reading Groups – in class
- Reading sent home
In Numeracy we have covered:
- Number bonds to 10
- Number bonds to 20
- Addition to 10, 20 and beyond
- Addition with missing numbers (eg 5 + ? = 9)
- Exploring tens and units
- Partitioning Numbers
- Chilli Challenge addition
- Number Bingo
- Number formation
Reading
- Reading groups
- Reading out loud to the teacher
- Designing a new front cover
- Writing out our favourite part of the story
- Recalling information
P.E:
- Fitness – exercise video in class
- What skills are we developing during P.E discussions
Morning Starters:
- Monday – weekend whiteboard
- Tuesday – word building
- Wednesday – cursive letters
- Thursday – partner game
- Friday – Music activity
Learn Through Play Activities:
- Marble Run
- Block Play
- Role Play
- Arts and Crafts table
- iPads (literacy and numeracy)
- smartboard games
- Bingo – led by the children
- Listening and talking activities
Extra Information
- We have some unlabelled uniform in class – a purple jumper and a purple cardigan. Let me know if you are looking for these!
Have a lovely weekend – have fun and stay safe!
Miss McGhee
Buckstone Primary School 