Starlings WB 20.09.21

Date: 15th Sep 2021 @ 9:14pm

STARLINGS CLASS

Hello Starling families and welcome to our weekly blog! We have had another super week of learning in Skylarks Class ?

We continue to be proud of all our Starlings as they continue to try their best and work hard in their lessons

English

In our English lessons next week, we will continue to explore our text ‘Lost and Found’ by Oliver Jeffers.  We have already used clues from the text to make predictions about what the story may be about. We have also helped out at the ‘Lost and Found'  office where we wrote labels for the missing animals!

Maths

In maths, we will be continuing to compare quantities and measures up to 10.  This week we have used our maths resources to support our learning of greater than, less than and equal to.  Next week we will be exploring ‘parts’ and ‘wholes.

RWI

The children are enjoying being in their phonics groups.  They will continue to bring home new books each Friday which they can keep at home to be returned the following Friday.  The children each have a sounds booklet in their book bag.  Please practice the sounds that your child has been taught that week to consolidate learning and boost confidence.

Read Write Inc

Please see below for details of our new sounds and the texts we have been reading in our Read Write Inc groups this week. To support your child’s progress, it would help if they read and spell the words containing each sound at home.

Blue Group - Miss Gillam 

The Poor Goose  

A horse on Dartmoor 

Running contests 

New sounds: 

• ea- cup of tea
• oi – spoil the boy
• a-e- Make a cake
• i-e nice smile

Reading focus: Using an exciting, expressive reading voice to bring the story to life while reading aloud.  

Please use your new sounds book to read new words containing each sound on the back of the speed sound card. 

Grey Group – Miss Gillam 

The lion’s paw 

King Midas 

The Romans 

New sounds: 

• ea- cup of tea
• oi – spoil the boy
• a-e- Make a cake
• i-e nice smile

Please use your new sounds book to read new words containing each sound on the back of the speed sound card. 

Reading focus: Using an exciting, expressive reading voice to bring the story to life while reading aloud.  

Yellow Group – Mrs Elson 

Off Sick 

Miss Smith is ill 

What happens to your sandwich 

New sounds: 

 u-e huge brute 

• ea- cup of tea and ee – what can you see 
• oi– spoil the boy 
• a-e- Make a cake

Please use your new sounds book to read new words containing each sound on the back of the speed sound card. 

Reading focus: Using our Fred talk when reading unfamiliar words and not just having a guess. Fred in our heads helps us to be more fluent readers.  

Orange Group – Mrs Southern 

I think I want to be a bee  

A vet’s week 

New sounds: 

• ea- cup of tea
• oi – spoil the boy
• a-e- Make a cake
• i-e nice smile

Please use your new sounds book to read new words containing each sound on the back of the speed sound card. 

Reading focus: Using an exciting, expressive reading voice to bring the story to life while reading aloud. 

Pink Group – Mrs Esling  

Tab the cat  

Pip the parrot 

New sounds: 

• ea- cup of tea
• oi – spoil the boy
• a-e- Make a cake
• i-e nice smile

Please use your new sounds book to read new words containing each sound on the back of the speed sound card. 

Reading focus: Using an exciting, expressive reading voice to bring the story to life while reading aloud. 

Green Group – Mrs Judge 

My Dog Ned 

Pat, the Vet 

New sounds: 

• ay – may I play
• ee– what can you see 
• igh– fly high 
• ow – blow the snow

Please use your new sounds book to read new words containing each sound on the back of the speed sound card.  

Reading focus: Using an exciting, expressive reading voice to bring the story to life while reading aloud. 

Spellings

The children will receive a list of spellings each week and we will quiz them on a Friday morning. The next quiz will be on 24^th September and the spellings are:

be he she me we

PE

Our PE days will be Wednesday and Friday so your child should come to school in their PE kit on these days. Please remember PE kits should either be school kits or plain black/blue. Can we also ask that your child has a drink bottle that is clearly named and contains only water.