Hello Magic Monkeys and Happy Friday!
In literacy we have covered:
- Single sounds of the alphabet
- Sounding out/blending/spelling words (CVC, CVCC, CCVC)
- Writing: ‘My Feelings’
- Writing Star Steps: use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops
- Sounding out and spelling oa and ow words
- Digraphs (oa and ow)
- oa words – boat, coat, soap, float
- ow words – row, bow, crow, window
- Dictation
- Tricky words (block 1 – 5)
- Letter formation – cursive and non-cursive
- Reading Groups
- Reading sent home
In Numeracy we have covered:
- Addition to 10, 20 and beyond
- Introduction to time
- o’clock and half past
- Quarter past and quarter to
- Counting in 5s
- Time Bingo
- Number Bingo
- Number formation
Reading
- Reading groups
- Reading out loud to the teacher
- reading to our ‘Learning Partner’
- Recalling information
P.E:
- Fitness – exercise video in class
- What skills are we developing during P.E discussions
Morning Starters:
- Monday – weekend whiteboard
- Tuesday – music
- Wednesday – word building
- Thursday – cursive letters
- Friday – partner game
Learn Through Play Activities:
- Marble Run
- Block Play
- Lego/construction
- Role Play
- Arts and Crafts table
- iPads (literacy and numeracy)
- smartboard games
- Bingo – led by the children
- Listening and talking activities
French
- Greetings
- Numbers/counting
- Colours
Something I have enjoyed learning this week:
I enjoyed writing about our feelings – Lily
I enjoyed handwriting – Mahdis
I enjoyed Tens and Units and reading groups – Louise
I enjoyed doing Maths – Scarlett
I’ve enjoyed doing the sound oa/ow – Eesha
I enjoyed doing digital clocks and analogue clocks – Eliza
I like P.E – Jack
I enjoyed reading – Megan
I like doing adding, reading and tens and units – Roman
Extra Information
- If anyone has any unused/unloved Lego at home we would love to have it in class to add to our Learning Through Play activities – please don’t buy any new Lego!
Have a lovely weekend – have fun and stay safe!
Miss McGhee
Buckstone Primary School 