In phonics this week we have been learning about when there is a double consonant and how we just say it once when reading.  We have also been  recapping the short vowels. Please keep practising segmenting and blending words containing the digraphs as well as the word box words.  

We have been writing a dictated sentence 3 times this week to give the children as much practice as as possible so they will become more independent at hearing the sounds in words and applying their knowledge to their writing. 

We continued with  story scribes and hearing all the children read. Many thanks to all of those that have been listening to  their child read at home - this will make a huge difference.  We have also been doing actions crossing our mid - line ( reaching our arms across our body, touching our knee with the opposite elbow)  as this helps with our fine motor skills.

This week in Talk Through Stories we read the book - My Monster and Me.  We talked about how the little boy had a worry monster but it got smaller by talking to a trusted person about his worries.

In maths we looked at representing a number using our fingers and seeing if there were different ways to make this using 2 hands.

We will also practise subitising again and explaining how we know e.g. I know that it is 3 because 2 and 1 make 3. We will look carefully at the patterns made by dots and how this echoes parts and whole. 

In project we read the book A Street Through Time and looked at how Church Street has changed over the years and also what has stayed the same by doing a virtual walk. 

In RE we continued to learn about how Chinese New Year is celebrated and in RSHE we learnt about how to overcome obstacles.

Next Thursday a nurse will be in school to check the children's hearing and vision. 

Have a good week!