P2M Magic Monkeys 09.10.2020

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