We hope you all had a great October break and we enjoyed welcoming you all back to class this week. Another busy week of learning.
Literacy
- Reading in our reading groups and in BEAR time
- Continuing to enjoy the story of James and the Giant Peach as a class
- Listening to and then sequencing a funny Halloween themed story: A Magical Muddle
- Spelling sounds:
- Team Jewel- single sounds i, s and m
- Team Gold: the aw/au sound for example paw, jaw, yawn, haul, haunt, Paul; Tricky words: do, as
- Team Treasure: igh/-y revision; Core list: right, sight, flight, sunlight, goodnight, spy, trying, why, frying, sty; Challenge list: bright, slightly, frighten, sunlight, goodnight, spying, trying, why, frying, shyly; Tricky words: what, when
- Writing about a favourite holiday activity using super sentences
- Continuing to work on handwriting, focussing on correct formation
- Practising alphabetical order
Ideas for home learning
- Help your child to learn the alphabet…lots of us know the first part but get in a muddle after L!
Numeracy
- Ordering numbers from smallest to largest
- Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s forwards (and backwards for a challenge) from different starting numbers
- Finishing our learning about information handling
- Practising our addition skills by solving some Halloween themed puzzles
Ideas for home learning
- Practise your counting with these catchy songs
Other Areas
- Cosmic Yoga- we enjoyed the Ruby Broom adventure
- Pumpkin Trail- we had so much fun looking at all the different designs
- Resilience- revising what we have already learnt about being resilient
Here are some Halloween themed activities in case you are looking for some inspiration!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs Tweedie and Mrs Graham
Buckstone Primary School 