Phonics information/trip

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Posted by mrscwiggs | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on April 29, 2021

Dear parents

Following on from parents evening some parents have asked for advice on how best to support their child, particularly in maintaining momentum with phonics.

As a school we ask you to please read with your child 4-5 times a week. This could be a school book or something you have at home. During this time you could share the reading with them if they are less confident, or listen to them and then talk about the text.

Please also use Spelling Shed. This will focus on sounds the children have been taught the previous week and so will be familiar. If you cannot remember how to access the site, there is a previous blog post on the subject which I will link to
Spelling Shed

If you are looking for additional websites and support, I have listed some below which might be of help. These are phonics based, however please do ask if you would like some maths websites. You should also have a Numbots login.

Phonics Games 1

Phonics games 2

Phonics Comics

Phonics Games 3

Please note that most children are working within Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds. Detail about this can be found below.

Letters and Sounds

If you are unsure how to pronounce some of the sounds (I was never taught phonics!) this video shows how….Pronunciation

If your child is keen on writing at home, please do encourage this! Encourage use of capital letters and full stops, finger spaces and lead ins or upstrokes on the letters. Make sure they have a go at spelling out words themselves and help them by saying the words clearly. For example if they want to spell “beach” they can break it down into a “b”, an “ee” sound which they might know is ea but may record as ee, and a “ch” sound.

I hope this is helpful. If you need more guidance, please let me know.

We had a wonderful trip on Tuesday and the children were brilliant on their first ever school trip. They were able to taste the Goodwood milk, make butter (which we ate in class on Wednesday) and spent time touring the site and viewing the cows, calves, pigs and sheep. They also learned about the difference between dairy and beef cows and how the land is used for agriculture. We were the first group to use the new facilities at the farm and it was really fantastic!

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