The Courier

We have also looked at other words that include these letter sounds such as: cat, mat, in addition to learning the high frequency words: a, at and as. In learning ‘as’, we met the Monster Phonics ‘Tricky Witch’ who has cast a spell on this word to change the ‘s’ sound to a ‘z’.

In our reading, the children have been working hard to consolidate their phonics knowledge using the letter sound string in their reading diaries. Please see the below video link which demonstrates the ‘pure sound’ of each letter. We hope this helps when supporting your child with their reading at home.

Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds (British English) (youtube.com)

Next week in our Monster Phonics sessions we will continue to consolidate the sounds previously covered but also extend our knowledge to the letter sounds: i and n. The class will continue to develop their sound identification skills and enjoy opportunities to practice their ‘blending to read’. Our high frequency words next week will be: in, it, is, I, an.

• Encourage mark making/writing, ensuring a correct and comfortable pencil grip
• Develop independence with practising packing school bags with daily equipment such as reading folder, water bottle and snack box.
• Continue to encourage your child to dress independently – lots of practice is needed to master buttons!
• Secure knowledge of 1-5, in terms of both amounts and one more/one less
• Have fun playing eye-spy to strengthen identification of initial sounds of objects. You can extend this to objects with end with a particular letter sound eg. Bus (for ‘s’)

Mrs Collie
Reception Class Teacher

Our Reception class have been learning how to greet each other in French and how to ask each other how they are feeling. They have been practising their speaking skills with various picture cards. They have also learnt various facts about France and you can see a lovely picture of the Tricolore.

Mrs Day
MFL Teacher

The children in Year 1 have been working hard on practicing their phonics and spelling rules. We used chalk on the playground to consolidate our spellings this week.

In Maths, the children have been making 4, 5 and 6. We have used various concrete resources to aid our learning including cubes, pegs, dominos and numicons.

In PSHE this week, we have engaged in lots of role play on social situations and outlined who our five trusted adults are both at home and in school.

Miss Quirke
Class 1Q Form Teacher

Year 1 have been busy learning songs for the PrePrep Harvest festival next month. Here they are celebrating that “It’s Harvest Time.”