This week we have continued learning our phase 3 phonics sounds oo, oo, ar and or and learnt our new tricky words was, you and they. In maths we thought about the composition of numbers which involved investigating the part-part whole relations and the missing parts. In topic we made observations about objects and artefacts
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This week we started learning the new sounds -ai, -ee, -igh and -oa and tricky words I, the, pull, put and full from phase 3. In maths we worked on the purpose of counting and ordering quantities using representations of quantity along side numbers. As a part of our topic ‘Long Ago’ we have been
We have had a great first week back to school in 2025! This week in Phonics we recapped some phase 2 sounds and tricky words. In maths we worked on our perceptual subitising skills and have been using spatial language to describe groups and arrangements. We started our music lessons this week with Mr Withers
This week has been full of festive fun! We have enjoyed playing various phonics and maths games while recapping on lots of learning we have done so far. We have listened to the Christmas story with lots of opportunities to retell the story using puppets and we then drew the scene from the Christmas story
This week we worked on words ending with -s and tricky words be, we and me. In maths we went over the importance of careful counting and counting from larger sets, counting sounds, objects and actions and remembering the ‘stopping number’ tells us how many altogether. We really enjoyed performing our Christmas concert for everyone
This week we finished phase 2 sounds by learning -sh, -th, -ng and -nk and the new tricky words she, he and of. In maths we drew attention to the purpose of counting, the concept of 1:1 correspondence and developing their understanding of the ‘stopping number’ being the last number they stop at when counting.
This week we learnt the sounds -z, -qu, plurals with -s and -ch and tricky words no, go to and into. In maths we consolidated our knowledge of part and whole numbers by looking at the composition of 3, 4 and 5 practically. In other areas we completed some science experiments using different vehicles and
This week we learnt the new sounds -v, -w, -x and y as well as new tricky words and, has, his and her. In maths we focussed on composition and parts and whole vocabulary looking at ourselves, toys, animals and numbers and how they are composed and de-composed. In our topic we thought about how