Year R - Weekly Updates

Highlights of the week:

Phonics:

● We have been learning about the letters c and k which are code for the sound /c/ and /k/ as in cat and kit. In your child’s phonics wallet you will find the sheets that they have completed in the lessons this week.
● We have then had a go at forming our letters correctly. We have been working on our pencil grip using our ‘froggy legs’ and trying to form the letters correctly using the word patters/rhymes to support us.
● We have been using our skills of blending to have a go at reading words. Your child will have a word list in their phonics folder.

Highlights of the week:

Phonics:

● We have been learning about the letters p and n, which are code for the sound /p/ as in pan and /n/ as in net. In your child’s phonics folder, you will find the sheets that they have completed in the lessons this week.
● We have then had a go at forming our letters correctly. We have been working on our pencil grip using our ‘pinchy fingers and trying to form the letters correctly using the word rhymes to support us.
● We have been using our skills of blending to have a go at reading words. Your child will have a ‘My words’ list in their phonics folder.
● We have been practising segmenting to have a go at hearing the sounds all through the spoken words to get us reading for writing.

Highlights of the week:

Phonics:

● We have been learning about the letters t and i which are code for /t/ as in teddy and /i/ as in insect. In your child’s phonics folder you will find the sheets that they have completed in the lessons this week.
● We have then had a go at forming our letters correctly. We have been working on our pencil grip using our ‘pinchy fingers’ and trying to form the letters correctly using the rhymes to support us.
● We have been using our skills of blending and segmenting to have a go at hearing the sounds all through the spoken words.

Highlights of the week:

This week the children have enjoyed their first Music and Jigsaw lessons.

Highlights of the week:

The children have had a great first full week at school. They have worked really hard to learn the new routines and expectations of school at Boorley Park. They have enjoyed lots of Independent Learning Time where they have had the opportunity to explore their new learning environment and to play and make friends.