It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our role-play area. The children had great fun being elves and decorating the area ready for Christmas.
Owl Babies
This week, we have been reading Owl Babies by Martin Waddell. We remembered key phrases from the story and used actions to help us retell it. The children really enjoyed bringing the characters to life through movement and expression.
Check out our fluffy baby owls!
Phonics
This week, we revisited all of the Phase 2 phonemes and continued to build confidence in recognising and using them. We also practised reading words with the ‘s’ at the end. We talked about how it can change a word to mean “more than one.”
Help at home: Can your child blend (read) and segment (write) the following words?
ships, bags, cats, pots, cups, pins, digs
Tricky Words
We have now learnt all of the Phase 2 tricky words. These words can be challenging because they can’t be fully sounded out using phonics. Instead, the children learn to recognise them by sight. They have been working hard and are becoming increasingly confident at spotting these words in their reading.
Help at Home
Have fun finding tricky words around your house!
How to play:
• Write the Phase 2 tricky words on pieces of paper.
• Stick them up around your house.
• Go on a hunt! How many can you find? Don’t forget to read them aloud.
• You could even turn it into a race with someone at home.
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to the Learning Journey drop-ins this week. We hope you enjoyed looking through your child’s book and seeing the amazing progress they have made in their first term at school.
Have a happy and healthy weekend.