Week beginning Monday 16th September

Phonics - this week we will continue working on the digraphs sh ch & th and trying to read and spell words using these sounds. Your child should be able to use "Fred talk" to sound out words like... 

shop  ship  shut  shed
chop  chip  chin 
thin  thick  maths  bath

Try reading, spelling or making these words with magnetic letters. 

Reading - Today your child will have brought home some reading books which they can practice reading at home. They should return the books and the yellow "reading record" next Monday to be changed.  They do not need to bring the books to school every day.

With the reading books is a yellow "reading record" the same one from last year. Inside the front cover there is a list of books in that level. The children may not have to read all the books and not always in that order. I have written the date that child was given that book. When they return it the following Monday I will put a tick. If you wish to write the name of the books your child is reading and a comment on the white pages of the "reading record" then you may.

Maths - we are still working on numbers to 20 and correct number formation. Some children are beginning to read numbers written in words (one, two, three etc)

Topic - we are still learning about the body and this week we will focus on the face. 



Homework - on the whole I do not like to send much homework in the form of worksheets, however handwriting is an important part of the curriculum, so later this week your child will bring home a sheet to practice writing numerals to 20. Please sit with your child while they do this sheet to make sure the digits are formed correctly.  For some children they will need to practice more than just on this worksheet. Feel free to continue practising at home. Trying writing digits in the sand or painting them too. To help your child recognize the numbers better trying playing bingo or memory.
Try this teddy counting game too.
From time to time, if your child finds a piece of work difficult he/she will be given the sheet to repeat at home with you (if you are able.) There is no specific day to complete and return it. Once I have given the children their first piece of homework, I will put a tray out in the corridor, next to the red folder box, where the children can put completed homework. All children who complete homework (and put it into the tray) will be given a sticker.