Weekly Update: 5th May

Information:
On Friday our school will be celebrating VE Day. All children are invited to come to school wearing Red, White and Blue. Over the week we will be celebrating by exploring different British Cultures, playing traditional games, singing traditional songs, making celebration bunting and if weather permits we will be enjoying a barbeque outside.

English:
This week we will be looking at how to improve our sentences. We will be using 2A sentences. (sentences using 2 adjectives) we will also be brushing up on our grammar and punctuation skills. A reminder that Literacy homework is sentences based on spellings of the week. These spellings are learnt as part of the homework and assessed not by a formal test, but by application of the words into written work over the course of the week.

Phonics websites
www.free-phonics-worksheets.com
worksheets for- 
- consonant and vowel recognition, 
- initial consonant sounds, 
- beginning and end blends, 
- consonant diagraphs, 
- silent letters,
- long vowel sounds,
- Phase 3 and 5 sounds.
www.firstschoolyears.com
a good selection of resources including worksheets and some interactive games. Covers-
- Phase 3 and 5 sounds
- Phase 6 work such as prefixes and suffixes, plurals and tense worksheets.
- extensive list of long vowel worksheets and games such as hangman.
www.sparklebox.co.uk
Has and Letters and Sounds section that covers all the phonic phases and the tricky words, 100/200 common words.
Lots of letter fans, mats, display ideas and games that follow ideas in  Letters and Sounds phases.

www.primaryresources.co.uk
Under word level section of literacy, a good selection of worksheets and powerpoints. Covers-
- Early phonics and alphabet work.
- Phase 6 work (plurals, tenses, prefixes/suffixes etc)
- some phase 3/4/5 sounds.

www.kidzone.ws/phonics
American site, simple worksheets mostly CVC and initial sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/phonics/
mix of very good interactive games and worksheets covering most phonic phases. Recommend Sandcastle quiz for phase 3 and 5.
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/
a very good selection of interactive games focussing on phonics and sentence construction. Each is split into medium/hard/really hard and are short and fun. 
www.ictgames.com/literacy.html
a great selection of games that link well with games in Letters and Sounds.
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
a selection of interactive games for all phonic phases. Mostly simple games.
www.northwood.org.uk/phonics
interactive games for a range of sounds. Each has a couple interactive games and a clever LCWC game. 

Maths:
This week we will be continuing our addition theme, looking at the addition of money in particular. See last week for relevant websites.

Come and See:
This week we are starting our new topic “Holidays and Holydays.” We will be exploring that holidays are days to be happy and that they are different from other days.

* Why are holidays different from ordinary days?
* What do you like to do in the holidays?
* Do you stay at home, visit relations or go away?
* Who is with you?
* What do you take?
* If you have to travel, what means of travel do you use?
* What do you like to do on holiday?
* What makes it a happy time?

The children will make a list of things that like to do in holiday time. (on a suitcase template)
Some children will write a postcard from their favourite holiday destination.
Some children will write a letter from their holiday destination saying what they are doing on their holiday.
We will talk about Ascension day and what Jesus promised to send.

Have a Great Week

Year 1/2 Team