Dear Parents,
We hope that you had a great holiday. It has been lovely welcoming back the pupils this week. Everyone seems recharged and ready for the busy term ahead! Here is a summary of our learning this week.
Literacy
Phonics
We have introduced the pupils to words of two syllables in the form of compound words (for example starfish, cupcake, railway). We are teaching them to blend syllables together to read longer words.
Spelling
The whole class was introduced to the common words your, called and sentence. We then moved into our groups to work on our individual spelling blocks.
Reading
Books will be sent home this week. We have been focusing on decoding unfamiliar words as well as reinforcing the work we have been doing on syllables. Please read this book at home over the weekend and send it back to school on Monday.
Ideas for home:
Write some simple sentences and ask your child if they can identify the compound word within it. For example:
- I like my bedroom.
- I want a skateboard.
Ask your child to count the number of syllables in familiar words. Can they work out how many syllables are in the name of each family member? What about their favourite foods? You can clap or alternatively, hold your hand under your chin to count the number of syllables if finding it tricky.
Please also remember to revise the common words block that your child is working on.
Numeracy
We have been revising key concepts from SEAL numeracy:
- Counting forwards and backwards, stopping and starting at different numbers
- Counting in 2s, 3s, 4s, 5s and 10s
- Giving examples of the number before / after
- Numeral recognition
- Starting at one number and counting the number of ‘jumps’ to another (forwards and backwards)
- Number patterns
Ideas for home:
Play a game of true/false. Write down 10 sums. Some of them should be correct and some incorrect. Can your child use their addition and subtraction skills to work out which ones are which? The pupils love spotting when the teacher makes a mistake on the board so this can be a fun game to play at home!
If you have chalk at home, you could write a 2/3 digit number on the path (depending on the level your child is working at). Can your child write the number before and the number after? You can make it more tricky by crossing a decade. For example with 80 in the middle, can they write the number before?
Other Areas
We have been reflecting on our learning from last term. We have been working in groups between both P2 classes to produce posters which will share our learning at our upcoming assembly.
In PE we have started a unit of work on athletics. This week we have been learning to use the javelins and also to do the long jump.
We also had a fantastic session of loose parts outside in the sunshine and enjoyed a music session from a Youth Music Initiative visiting teacher.
Have a lovely weekend,
Mrs McFarlane
Buckstone Primary School 