Dear Parents,
We hope you had a great week.
Important information:
- Loose parts on Monday 26th February.
- Please ensure that all your children’s items are labelled (including hats and gloves).
- Change of clothes: Please ensure that your child has a spare change of clothes at school (including pants and socks); these don’t have to be school uniform. It is really helpful for them all to have them (especially when they get wet). Please label all the items.
- Please bring junk for our stem/craft area in the classroom.
This is a summary of our learning this week:
Literacy
This week we continued to learn about magic e. This week was magic e with an u. Eg: cube, tube, mule, rude.
This is a video that we have used in class and will support learning at home.
We have practiced our reading skills: this week we have focused on comprehension.
We have continued to learn common words from block 5: eight, learn and money. Please continue to practice tricky words at home. All children know in which block they are working on.
In writing we are learning to write descriptions. This week we have written descriptions about Granny Island from Katie Morag’s books.
At cursive handwriting. This week we have practice p and u. See the link below of the formation we are practicing at school.
Continuous Cursive letter choice 3 beginners (teachhandwriting.co.uk)
Ideas for learning at home
- Use your magic e wand for these words: cub, cut, tub, etc. Ask your child to write them and then add the magic e band at the end of the word and see which words they have now.
- Please continue to read stories to your child every day at home.
- Please continue to encourage your child to read at home. It is important that children practice reading every day.
Maths
We have started to learn about tessellation or tilling: what is tessellation and which 2D shapes can we use for creating tessellations.
We are learning to identify examples of tiling in the environment and to apply knowledge of the features of 2D shapes to create tiling patterns incorporating two different shapes.
We have also worked on numeracy skills: addition and subtraction (missing addends). Please continue to practice these skills at home.
Ideas for learning at home:
- Look for tessellations around the house and when on a walk.
- Lego tessellation activity: Make your child use their coloured building blocks as an awesome learning tool. Ask them to make symmetric patterns using their Lego.
- Practice a couple of calculations every day ( please choose accordingly with your child’s ability)
Other areas
EXA and PE
We have played games to work on listening to instructions and reaction times.
In gymnastics we are learning landing and balancing skills.
RSHP
We are learning about Privacy and what makes us unique.
We hope you have a lovely weekend.
Mrs de Bonrostro
Buckstone Primary School 