Dear Parents/Carers,
We hope that you have had a good week. Here is a summary of our learning.
Literacy
In phonics we have been learning to recognise and spell words with the au and aw sound. For example, Paul, haul, saw, draw. Here is a fun video to watch at home related to this week’s learning.
Long Vowel Sounds – AU & AW | Phonics For Kids – Learn To Read | Alphablocks – YouTube
In spelling we were introduced to 3 new words from Block 4: little, most and old. We then worked on the particular block we are focussing on (block 1, 2, 3 or 4). We enjoyed a rainbow writing activity to reinforce the words we are finding particularly difficult to spell.
We have been learning what nouns are as part of Grammar. We are learning that nouns are naming words. For example, nouns can name a person, animal or thing.
Our writing was an imaginative piece of writing based on an animation called ‘The girl with the yellow bag’.
Ideas for learning at home:
Please continue to practise the spelling block your child is working on. Here is an idea for an activity you could try. If you have lego or other building blocks at home you could ask your child to build their spelling words. For example, see the picture below.
Here is a link with the lists of tricky words.
Block 1 – 8 Tricky Words single sheet (wordpress.com)
Please go over your child’s reading book with them at home. This will help to build their fluency.
Here is an online game to revise phonics. Please select au and aw to practise this week’s focus but also two other sounds which we have covered already.
Numeracy and Maths
We have been learning to read o’clock and half past on digital and analogue clocks.
We have continued to work on place value. Most of us are working on tens and ones but some of us are working on hundreds, tens and ones.
We are developing our understanding of the digits in a number, their position and value.
Ideas for learning at home:
Time
Please use every opportunity to look at analogue and digital clocks.
Here is a teaching clock which you can use.
Teaching Clock (topmarks.co.uk)
Here is a fun online game to play at home.
Place Value
Ask your child to investigate how many numbers between 0 and 100 have the digit 3. Once they have created their list, ask them to say whether the 3 is a tens digit or a ones digit (include the number 33 which has both).
Other
As part of Scottish Book Week we enjoyed a visit from Morag Hood. She told us about her job as an author and illustrator. Then she read us two of her books and did a ‘draw along’ session with us.
In PE we continued to work on dribbling with basketballs as well as team work skills.
In Health and Wellbeing we continue to work on the ‘Keep Connected’ unit of work. We are learning about the importance of having caring relationships. We have been thinking about the special people in our lives. These people are our ‘Back Up Team’. Please see the home learning sheet which is coming home today related to this.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs de Bonrostro
Buckstone Primary School 