Term 1 Week 6
Pathway to access phonics videos at home.
Good afternoon!
A big well done to Hazel and Oscar whose hard work made it into Park Way’s Golden Book this week! Another big well done to those children whose hard work has been recognised in class this week, resulting in them being on our class Oak Tree: Esme, Ishanvi, Isla, Neeyara, Niharika, Rosie, Zara and Zoe. If your child’s name isn’t listed - please don’t worry! Everybody will have their chance to shine.
In Maths, we used a number line to help us add a 1-digit number to a 2-digit number. We started the week by using these number lines to make jumps between two numbers to find the total and then moved on to using a number line in this way to solve addition problems. Today, we used them to find a missing number, for example when solving 15 + ___ = 24, we jumped from 15 all the way to 24 on the number line, counting the jumps as we went.
In Literacy, we continued to practise our handwriting, particularly focusing on the lead ins for pre-cursive writing. Thank you to the children who have been practising at home too! It really makes a difference. This week we practised the letters ‘m’, ‘n’ and ‘o’.
In phonics, we have learnt the special friend sounds ‘or’ (shut the door) and ‘air’ (that’s not fair). Please find the pathway link to a range of videos below or use the QR codes attached to consolidate these. You do not need a password or log in, the video should just load after being clicked on. Please ask if you need help accessing these. We are focusing on spelling the sounds within words also so please find some spelling videos attached via the link below too.
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/resources/vc-pathways/532399/9u0OArlYAvlpOSlD
In RE, we looked at the Christian special book The Bible and the story of the Good Samaritan. We had a very sensible discussion about which choices we would have made and why. We thought about what we do to show that we care such as helping, tidying and supporting with younger siblings.
In Art, we created our own Monet style artwork after being inspired by the Water Lillies artwork Monet created. In PE, we explored dance through the Royal Opera Ballet House resources and focused on the story of Alice in Wonderland. The children created sequences to show themselves as Alice falling down the rabbit hole and also as the other characters such as a Turtle, Hare, Caterpillar or The Mad Hatter. The creativity in the room was amazing!
Finally, we have our school trip next week on Tuesday 13th October to Kent Life. Please make sure contributions have been paid through ScoPay and that all consent forms have been signed as we cannot take the children without your consent. The children may also dress up in Victorian clothing for the trip to really get the most out of the Victorian day! We will be leaving promptly, so please make sure your child is in school, on time with lunch ready (unless stated on the consent form that you would like a lunch provided by the kitchen).
Thank you and have a great weekend!
Mrs Daniells, Mrs Clarke and Mrs Finnis.