Term 1 Learning

Learning in Weeks 1-5

First term is flying by!  It is hard to believe that we are almost half way through already. Your children have been busy revising learnt concepts and building knew understandings of new things. Below is a list of things we have covered so far...

English

Phonemic Awareness

• revision of syllables (the parts in a word)
• revision of rhyme (rhyming words sound the same)
• onset and rime (changing the first sound in a word to create a new word)

Phonics 

• A revision of initial and final consonant blends. (2 consonant letters coming together, you hear both sounds)
• Focus on digraphs sh, ch, th, wh. (2 letters coming together to make a new sound)

Speaking and Listening

• Mat manners
• Kagan cooperative learning - Rally Robin and Stand Up Hand Up Pair Up.
• All About Me speaking task 

Reading

• Blending and segmenting of words into sounds 
• High frequency words - get, through, back, much, go, good, write, new, our, man, too, any
• Fluency and expression

Writing

• Recounts - structure and topic vocabulary
• Capital letters and Full stops
• Spelling is differentiated depending on your child's understanding and knowledge about the application of sounds. Lists are included on their home practice sheets

Grammar

• Nouns
• Antonyms (opposite words)

Mathematics

Number and Algebra

• Numbers to 100 -counting and writing
• Number facts to 10 - breaking numbers into parts using number bonds, part-part-whole models and number sentences
• skip counting in 2 's, 5's, 10's

Measurement and Geometry

• 2D shapes and their properties (sides and corners)

Statistics and Probability

• Graphing 

Science

• Changes in our sky (day and night)

HASS

• Natural Features in our environment

Technology

• Parts of a computer
• How to turn a computer on and off
• How to log in