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Phonics We are sticking with the theme of traditional tales in our literacy but our phonics will take on more of a mini beast theme for the next coming weeks! Have a look at this insect themed alphabet video. Teach […]

Good morning everybody!  I hope that you’ve all had a lovely weekend and are ready for another week of learning either in family homes or, for some, back in school.  Following the wonderful growing transformations that you shared with me […]

Good afternoon everybody! Thank you for the wonderful insight into your growing projects this week. You have all clearly been nurturing your pots, gardens and allotments well throughout lockdown and are now starting to enjoy the fruits of your labours. […]

Phonics  Start with this Epic Phonics song Today for our phonics session take a look at the pictures below. Can you tell which traditional tale they are from?  (The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Hansel and Gretel and Goldilocks and The […]

Phonics Listen to one of our favourite phonics songs to get started Teach your child the tricky word were. Practise it by writing it down for them, letting them write it and then challenge them by covering it and asking […]

Phonics  Let’s start with an alphabet boogie song … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0z3uucsAF4 Today we are going to think about what helps to make a good sentence. You need a capital letter at the start, full stop at the end and some interesting […]

Phonics  Stand up and get ready to join in with this alphabet dance…  Have a go at playing the buried treasure game below on Phonics Play. Choose which digraphs or trigraphs you would like to focus on in the phase […]

Good morning everybody!  This week, as part of our focus on ‘Changing Me’, we will be looking at how we express how we feel when change happens. One of the best ways that we can do this is to immerse […]

Good afternoon everybody! Thank you for sharing all the wonderful learning that has been happening this week, both in classrooms and in your homes. It has been great to see that our love of learning still shines bright, wherever we […]

Phonics  Revise your sounds with this game. https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/flashcards-speed-trials Tricky words Have a go at phases 2, 3 and 4 tricky words with this game. https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources/phase/2/tricky-word-trucks Pictionary  Explain that you are going to draw something and your child is going to […]