This week our focus book has been How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers.
Our word of the week has been reflection and we looked closely at shiny and dull objects. The children where challenged to find objects they could see their reflection in.
‘I can see my reflection in the tv. Look at my angry face!’ Leo
‘I can see myself in these glasses, my mouth is moving.’ Noyan
‘I found a shiny bowl, I can see myself on the side.’ Billie
Phonics
This week, we focused on the new digraphs sh, th, ng and nk.
We’ve also learnt the tricky words; she, he, of, go, no
Tricky words are words that should be read by sight. We start by identifying which part of the word is ‘tricky’.
Please continue to revisit this week’s sounds, by using the learn at home sheets. Thank you.
Poetry Picnic
Each week we will be learning a new poem. We will recite this poem each day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line. We talk to the children about how this can help us become better readers. This week’s poem is called Mice by Rose Fyleman
I think mice are rather nice.
Their tails are long, their faces small,
They haven’t any chins at all.
Their ears are pink. Their teeth are white.
They run around the house at night.
They nibble things they shouldn’t touch.
And no-one seems to like them much.
But I think mice are nice.
Next week our focus story is Owl Babies by Martin Waddell.
