Welcome to Willow Class

 

            Classteachers: Miss J. Dandy/Mrs. L. Dhanak

 

Welcome to Willow!

 

Week beginning 27.1.25

We have had an amazing week, in which we learned our final sounds in Phonics!  We are going to work on spotting these speedily and in longer words.  Some of the children have brought home the sounds they are working on to practise with you if you would like.  The sounds we are focusing on are the digraphs (two letters making one sound - like 'ch' as in 'chip') and trigraphs (three letters making one sound - like 'air' as in 'hair').

In Maths, we have been exploring capacity and measure.  The children are solving real life problems using vocabulary such as 'heavier', 'lighter' and 'mass'.  Their knowledge of numbers 0-5 has much improved and I am incredibly proud of the confidence they have developed!

We used the story 'Dragons Love Tacos' as a starting point for exploring healthy food, creating our own tacos and learning about the importance of dragons in the Lunar New Year celebration.

 

 

Phase 3 sounds taught in Reception Spring 1

• Phonics support for parents

Please find Tricky Words below to practise reading at home. Feel free to print them and cut out as flashcards, see if they can read them on screen, or work together to spot them in books. These words are called Tricky Words because (at the moment), we can't sound them out - we just have to learn to read them.

 

Subitising - Why It Is Important

A video which clearly explains the concept we are instilling in Maths at school.

Crocodile Snap - Pencil Grip

Games You Can Play At Home - to support your child in school