2 years ago
Posted on 19th Jan 2023 by Mrs Garraway

Phonics week beginning 16th January

This week we have continued to work on phase three sounds. This week we have learnt the following sounds:

oo oo ar or

Please find below some videos to watch at home with your children to help them develop their phonic knowledge.

Lesson 16 – oo moon – YouTube

Lesson 17 – oo book – YouTube

Lesson 18 – ar car – YouTube

Lesson 19 – or horn – YouTube

Lesson 20 – Review the week – YouTube

2 years ago
Posted on 12th Jan 2023 by Mrs Garraway

Phonics- week beginning 9th January

This week we have moved on to phase three sounds. The children have been taking part in a lot more writing alongside practising their blending skills. This week we have learnt the following sounds:

ai ee igh oa

Please find below some videos to watch at home with your children to help them develop their phonic knowledge.

Lesson 11 – ai rain – YouTube

Lesson 12 – ee see – YouTube

Lesson 13 – igh light – YouTube

Lesson 14 – oa goat – YouTube

Lesson 15 – Review the week – YouTube

2 years ago
Posted on 12th Jan 2023 by Mrs Garraway

Dog’s Trust Assembly

This week, we have welcomed Alison from Dog’s Trust into our assemblies to talk to the children about how to keep safe around dogs.

The children have learnt that if they want to stroke a dog that they see out in public, they must:

Ask the owner- it is very important to get permission first.
Ask the dog- the children know to stand with their hands by their sides.
Wait for the dog to come to you- if the dog doesn’t it means that they don’t want to be stroked.
Always stroke the dog on the side of their body so they can see what is happening.
Always stroke dogs gently.

The children have also learnt what to do if they are scared when a dog comes up to them.

Never run away, always stand still as the dog may think it is a game.
Anything that you might have in your hands that a dog may like, throw it away on the floor.
Cross your arms so that they cannot sniff your hands.
Don’t look at the dog.

See if your child can remember what to do around dogs that they see out and about!

2 years ago
Posted on 08th Dec 2022 by Mrs Garraway

Phonics

We have finished our phase two phonics this half term! The children have been assessed and we are working hard to catch up the children where they have gaps. Below, we have attached some videos of some of the sounds that the children have found tricky. It would be great if you could watch these with your children and work on the sounds at home.

2 years ago
Posted on 20th Nov 2022 by Mrs Garraway

Phonics Autumn 2 Week 3

This week we will be learning the phonemes:

z zz qu ch

We have spoke the children a lot about some of the words that we use when talking about phonics. Here is a reminder of some key terms:

phoneme- the spoken sound

grapheme- the written sound

digraph- two letters, one sound

Please find below the links to videos that will support your child’s phonic knowledge.

2 years ago
Posted on 14th Nov 2022 by Mrs Garraway

Phonics Autumn 2 Week 2

This week, the children have been working very hard to learn some new phonemes. These are:

v w x y

We have worked really hard on the correct pronunciation and have been incredibly impressed with the effort everyone has put in this week.

2 years ago
Posted on 06th Nov 2022 by Mrs Garraway

Phonics autumn two, week one

Following our first half term assessment, the children have been busy consolidating their phonic knowledge. Next week, we will be introducing the following sounds:

ff ll ss j

Please watch the following videos at home with your child to help them develop their understanding.

2 years ago
Posted on 16th Oct 2022 by Mrs Garraway

Homework in Reception

In reception, we encourage our parents/carers to support their child’s learning at development at home through the use of fun and engaging actitivties. We will sometimes set homework tasks using Tapestry so that you can upload photos/ videos of your child completing them.

Though we send no formal homework home, we will send home sheets that include the sounds we have learnt during the week with practise activities on them.

As a school, we expect all our children to be reading at home. We send home the children’s phonics book on a Wednesday/ Thursday for you to practise at home for the week to embed their phonic knowledge and practise their decoding and comprehension skills. Please ensure that you write in your child’s diary each time that you hear them read.

Here are some useful, fun links that you can use to support your child’s learning:

Little Wandle phonics- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP_FbjYUP_UtldV2K_-niWw

Fine motor dough disco – https://www.youtube.com/c/SpreadTheHappinessTV

Gross motor cosmic kids- https://www.youtube.com/c/CosmicKidsYoga

Numbots- https://play.numbots.com/#/intro

White rose minute maths app- https://whiterosemaths.com/resources/1-minute-maths