Friday 16th October

 Friday 16 th October



This week at school we have started learning our Phase 5 sounds and tricky words.  Please can we ask that you make sure that you read the allocated Bug Club book this week with your child to practise the new digraphs ph and wh and new tricky words 'oh' and 'their'.  This makes such a difference to how your child remembers and applies this new learning in class. 

Thank you!

We have also allocated some games on Bug Club to practise reading and spelling words with these sounds.


If you fancy an extra read to practise the 'ph' and 'wh' sounds, we have allocated the books below;

Dolphins, Whizz, Whooperoo and What a winner!

Thank you!

Science




In Science this week we have been learning how animals use movement to survive.  We discussed how animals move to find food and avoid predators. We went for a walk in the woods to find animals and observe how they move.  We drew careful pictures of the animals that we collected.


We have used our own senses to explore activities in the outdoor classroom.  We identified food stuffs using our sense of smell and learnt how our sense of smell protects us from eating foods that have gone bad. 


Maths


This week we have learnt "first, then and now" stories. First there was 9 cats, then 3 walked away, now we have 6 cats".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zxkbsk7


Can you have ago with things from home.
First I have 6 cars, then 3 drove away, how many do I have now?







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