To celebrate World Book Day, the children brought in their favourite book from home. The children in Year One have a real love of reading and couldn’t wait to read and share their books with their friends.
Phonics
Thank you for attending our Phonics Mornings this week- we hope you found it useful.
Below are sentences taken from ‘Letters and sounds’ which your child can write independently using their phonic knowledge.
Mark and Carl got wet in the rain.
The farmer gets up at six in the morning.
Jill has fair hair but Jack has dark hair.
Jim has seven silver coins.
I can hear an owl hoot at night.
Nan is sitting in the rocking-chair.
Bow down to the king and queen.
Gurdeep had a chat with his dad.
I can see a pair of boots on the mat.
It has been hot this year.
Don’t forget to let us know about the writing and reading your child is doing at home.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
Living and Learning: body image parent and carer guide
Our focus in Living and Learning, for the rest of this half term, is body image.
What is body image?
Body image describes our idea of how our body looks and how we think it is perceived by others. This can include our thoughts and feelings about our height, weight, shape, skin colour, and our appearance and attractiveness more broadly.
This parent and carer guide has been designed to give practical ideas to support your child in building their emotional resilience in this area.
Hockey
Year 2 have been learning some hockey skills in their PE lessons. Having mastered how to hold the stick correctly, the children then learnt how to control, dribble and pass the ball.
History
Today, Year 2 were using different sources to find the answers to some questions. We discussed the different methods we could use to find the answers.
We could look in a book.
I could look online.
Maybe we could ask someone.
The children were given three questions about the history of toys. They had to do some research to find the answers.
When were marbles invented?
How old is the oldest teddy bear?
When was the Rubiks Cube made?
Every time the children use technology, we have a discussion about the importance of staying safe online.
Can I take a photo of your learning? asked Mrs Freeman.
Yes, that’s fine, replied Jiya.
Did you know that the oldest teddy bear is 114 years old?
Allerton Grange Basketball
On Tuesday, Year 4 enjoyed another session with the sports leaders at Allerton Grange. We worked on a number of skills we’d need for a basketball game before playing end ball with basketball rules. We all really enjoyed it and the sports leaders were fab too.
The new, national multiplication tables check
The government is introducing a new, statutory multiplication tables ‘check’ (MTC) for the first time, in June this year. Children in Year 4 will take this check.
The purpose of the check is to determine whether pupils can fluently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help your child’s school to identify pupils who may need additional support.
Read more about the check in this leaflet from the Standards and Testing Agency.
Science
This week the children have enjoyed being scientists. We found some dinosaur ice eggs in the playground.
They worked in teams to work out how to free the dinosaurs from the ice.
Phonics
We have begun Phase 4 of the ‘Letters and Sounds’ phonics programme. In this phase children will use the phonemes learnt in Phase 2 and Phase 3 to read and spell words with four phonemes.
Children will continue to practise previously learned graphemes and phonemes and learn how to read and write:
CVCC words: tent, damp, toast, chimp
For example, in the word ‘toast’, t = consonant, oa = vowel, s = consonant, t = consonant
CCVC words: swim, plum, sport, cream, spoon
For example, in the word ‘cream’, c = consonant, r = consonant, ea = vowel, m = consonant
They will be learning more tricky words and continuing to read and write sentences together.
Tricky words
said, so, do, have, like, some, come, were, there, little, one, when, out, what
Don’t forget our Phonics Mornings this week.
A few more photos from our Allerton Grange visit.
