We are designing and making houses for the 3 little pigs over the next couple of weeks. Please could we have cardboard and plastic recycling to use. Thank you! 

English  

Text: Little Red Riding Hood

Phonics: Phase 5a – Mastery

This week and next we will be completing mid-year phonics screening checks. This is to check that children are on track with their progress in Year 1 as we move towards a formal screening test (completed in term 6). We will introduce the concept of alien/ nonsense words. These are words that are made up of phonemes (sounds) they have learnt but make no sense and just need to be decoded and blended (broken down into sounds and then read together to make a word).

Focus GPCs:
ew (few)
oe (toe)
au (autumn)
ey (turkey)
tch (catch)

CEW and Keywords to read and spell: called looked like

Writing
Just as we learnt the story structure of the 3 Little Pigs last week, our focus text is Little Red Riding Hood. Throughout the week children will rehearse the story, write the story and then add their own twist to the end.

Handwriting 
Following on from Mrs Gibson’s handwriting demo, a few parents have asked about which size squared paper to use at home to support handwriting. We recommend 1 centimetre squares. 

Reading
Reading a range of fairy tales and looking for things that are similar and different.

Reading reminder: please support your child’s reading at home by completing daily reads and filling in their book mark for each read they complete. Thank you. Practice really does make progress.

Maths

Mental maths/maths fluency
Counting in 10s
Counting forwards and backwards from any number within 100
Addition and subtraction facts recall within 10
Number formation within 100
Partitioning numbers within 100 into tens and ones

Main learning
This week our main focuses in maths are:
To read and write numerals to 100
To identify missing numbers on a number line to 100
To compare numbers within 100 using the symbols <, > and =.
To use the language greater, less than and equal to.
To read and write numerals to 100
To find 1 more/less within 100
To begin to recall 1 more/less within 100

Wider Curriculum

PE- SHINE Team Games Session –  Building on skills learnt in Class PE sessions.

Jasmine PE – This term’s focus is RealGym. This week, the children will be learning and practising a range of different shapes that they can make and hold with their bodies.We will be using the large apparatus to perform and practise our shapes. We will be using the large apparatus this week. 

Science/ D+T – This week we will be thinking about which materials are most appropriate for different things. We are going to be thinking about making things for a purpose and which materials might be best for different purposes. 

R+WV- We are going to be carrying on with our learning about the Bible and exploring the old and new testament. 

Geography– We are going to locate the UK on a world map and be thinking about and locating the different places that we have visited. 

Art – Black and White optical illusion art in the style of Bridget Riley. 

PSHE – Overcoming obstacles – We will be thinking about challenges we might face when we are doing different things and how we feel when we overcome them.

Stars of the week

Bluebell Class- Nelly
Cherry Class- Amelie
Daffodil – Thea