We have been using our robot friend to help us to hear the different sounds when we are trying to read our words. We all loved hoe funny the robot sounded and we will keep getting him out to play to help us with our reading.
Well done everyone.
Thanks
Mrs Wallace x
This week we are focusing on words that end in the suffixes -able and -ible. Watch the video below to remind yourself the spelling pattern and rules.
Today we paid our first visit to the library and made a poster showing the protocols we need to follow while using our beautiful new reading space. We can’t wait for our next visit!
A super well done to Penny for her stunning Roald Dahl Day poster!
Well done to Arnie who has written, illustrated and self-published his very own book ‘Trillionaire Boy’. Such a super read and clearly lot of time and effort spent-super Craftsmanship & Quality!
It has been brilliant to listen to the children read this week. They have really settled into our routines and they are all trying so hard!
We have also had some great maths lessons where the children have shown me what they know about place value and numbers up to 100. Have a lovely weekend and see you all on Monday! X x
This week we have begun teaching phonics in Reception. The children have been really calm and engaged and produced some lovely letter formation of our first taught sounds. They are such grown up boys and girls now.
Well done everyone!
Grown ups…. Check out the EYFS Extended Study tab on the school website to learn more about phonics and our weekly phonics homework to support your child.
Thanks
Mrs Wallace x
Our fabulous new reading ambassadors met with me for the first time yesterday to work on creating some norms for our new library space!
This morning in our reading lesson we explored the new vocabulary that was used in the story. We looked at the context the words were used in to make sensible attempts at the meaning and then use the dictionaries to locate the correct definitions. Finally we reflected on the best word choice, justifying our answers with detailed reasons. Well done everyone for working hard.
This week has been all about getting ourselves hooked into the learning that we are about to embark on throughout Autumn term … in particular, our exciting new expedition all about the Romans – Coming to Doncaster; Why Then, Why Now?
Children have enjoyed getting to grips with geography to find out where Rome is in the world and they have got stuck in to all of our new expedition books! In reading, we have explored the historical story book, Vlad and the Roman Triumph and we have been learning all about the Roman armies and their armour. We made our own helmets and designed our own shields, as well as making dolly peg soldiers. In maths, we learned about timelines and calendars, and we even found out about Roman numerals before linking these to the clock and having a go at making our own! We were amazed by the history of the Roman colosseum and had a go at sketching this as carefully as possible. Then, we wrapped up all our learning with an amazing dress-up and workshop day where we were able to impress our expert visitors with the knowledge we already had about the Romans and their invasions.
At home, why not ask us about the different designs on a Roman shield and what they represent? And, why was red the colour of their military?
