March & April
Literacy
We are learning to:
- Spell CVC words e.g., hat, box, sit etc.
- Spell VCC words e.g., ant, ask, and etc.
- Spell CVCC words e.g., hand, last, jump etc.
- Read and spell High Frequency words
- Read and spell multi-syllabic words
- Read and spell sounds represented by more than one letter for e.g. ck,sh,ch,th,ng and qu
- Identify and suggest rhyming words
- Write sentences with full stops, capital letters and question marks
- use explanations and instructions during talking / listening and shared writing tasks
Numeracy
We are learning to:
- Count forwards and backwards within 20/50/100
- Recognise, read and write numbers within 20/50/100
- Add and subtract 0,1,2,3 within 10/20/30
- Identify 2d and 3d shapes
- Identify coins
- Make amounts of money (coins)
- Give change
- Develop an understanding of 'light' and 'heavy’
- Develop an understanding of ‘short’ and ‘long’
- Help to create / complete a graph
- Read information from a graph
- Solve word problems based on what we learn
- Our problem solving focus is ‘Measures’- In particular, Money and Time.
World Around Us/Topic:
We are finishing off our topic ‘People Who Help Us'.
We will look at when we need help and how we can get it. We have very much enjoyed our visits from Police Officers and a Paramedic. We are looking forward to Firefighters coming into school to learn a little more about their role in the community.
Personal Development & Mutual Understanding
We are learning to:
Trust. We will look at how we build trust with others and how we can become trustworthy individuals.
Thinking skills and Personal Capabilities
This month we are working on our ability to ‘Self-Manage’.
We will aim to:
- Talk about what we are doing and what we have learned
- Focus and persist with tasks
- Develop awareness of emotions about learning, our likes and dislike
- Make choices and decisions
- Ask an adult or friend for help.