P2M Magic Monkeys 13.11.2020

Hello Magic Monkeys and Happy Friday!

Sorry for the delay – technical issues this afternoon!

In literacy we have covered:

• Single sounds of the alphabet
• Tricky words (block 1 – 5)
• Digraph revision
• Sounding out/blending/spelling words (CVC, CVCC, CCVC)
• au – sauce, pause, Paul, haul, August, Autumn
• aw – jaw, law, paw, saw, claw, pawn, prawn
• Dictation – au/aw words
• Writing: “Favourite Day of the Week”
• Writing Star Steps: use capital letters, finger spaces and full stops, using a connective word and writing 2 or more sentences
• Letter formation – cursive and non-cursive
• Reading Groups
• Introduction to blocks 6-8 of Tricky Words

Spelling

• The words we focussed on are highlighted in ‘Literacy we have covered’
• A Spelling Wall has been added to the Buckstone website – this can be found under Home Learning and then on the level page
• Please use this to support you at home if you wish to do a little extra
• Thanks for all your help and support!

In Numeracy we have covered:

• Addition to 30 and beyond
• Number bonds to 10
• Number bonds to 20
• Chilli Challenge addition – we mark our own jotters!
• Timed Addition calculations – this focusses on speed, accuracy and correct number formation
• Time –days of the week
• Time – yesterday and tomorrow  
• Number formation

Reading

• Reading groups
• Predicting the story
• Recalling the story
• Reading out loud
• Silent reading
• Independent reading
• Reading with Miss McGhee/Miss Collyns
• We finished ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ this week and completed individual book reviews

Health and Wellbeing

• This week we focused on ‘Our Rights’
• We enjoyed an assembly provided by the NSPCC
• We discussed different emotions and feelings
• We discussed that having different emotions and feelings is ok
• We decided to make a ‘Worry Wall’ in class – on this wall we can stick a post-it with our name on it if we are feeling worried then Miss McGhee will check in with us

P.E:

• Fitness – exercise video in class
• Cosmic Kids Yoga

Morning Starters:

• Monday – Weekend whiteboard
• Tuesday – Cursive letters  
• Wednesday – Tricky Words
• Thursday – Word building  
• Friday – Tricky words

Learn Through Play Activities:

• Marble Run
• Block Play
• Lego/construction
• Magnetic building blocks
• Role Play
• Arts and Crafts table – card writing/making
• Smartboard games
• Train tracks
• Independent writing table with ‘Story Spoons’   

Outdoor Learning

• Last week we worked in teams and used objects from nature to make addition calculations
• We took photos and put them in our ‘Outdoor Learning Journals’
• This week we wrote about the learning – using the photo to help

Extra Information 

• We have some unclaimed/unlabelled uniform in the classroom – please let me know if you are looking for any items.  
• Next week we are having a revision/assessment week
• Your child may come home with targeted learning to help support them

Enjoy the weekend, have fun and stay safe,

Miss McGhee.