Seals
Welcome to Seal Class
On this page you will find weekly updates about what the children are learning in literacy, maths and phonics so you can support at home. Our termly curriculum maps provide an outline of what the children will learn across all subjects. More detailed information for a particular subject can be found in the curriculum area of the website.
Our PE days this term will be Wednesdays and Fridays. Please make sure all your child’s clothes are clearly named.
If you need to catch up with us about anything we are available before or after school or you can email the office to arrange a time to meet.
We are now setting up our Spring "nature table" in the classroom, so any signs of spring etc would be gratefully received!
We are hoping Orlando the reading owl will be flying to Seal class on a regular basis - please help by hearing you child read 5 times a week.
Mrs Marriott ( Monday and Tuesday) and Mrs Macgregor (Wednesday to Friday)
Our lovely teaching assistant is Mrs Murray!
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In Year 1 this week:
Week beginning 5th June
Welcome back! We hope you have had a lovely half term!
Phonics
This week, we will be recapping some sounds from Phase 5. These include:
- tch (match, catch)
- ve (have)
- u-e/u-e (cube, mute, flute)
- ing/ed/er - (being, spotted, longer)
Maths
In Maths we are looking 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p coins. We will be working practically with money to 'pay' for different items.
Literacy
In Literacy this week, we will be starting to look at our new focus book 'The Last Wolf' by Mini Grey. This includes:
- Using drama to explore new vocabulary
- Understanding the difference between a question and a statement
- Using the plurals 's' and 'es'
Week beginning 22nd May
This is our last week of term! We hope you have a wonderful week's break
Don't forget that Monday 5th June is an INSET day so the children will be back on Tuesday 6th.
Phonics
This week, we will be recapping some sounds from Phase 5. These include:
- oe (toe, foes)
- au (haul, applaud)
- ey (alley, kidney)
- a-e (shake, amaze)
- e-e (swede, extreme)
- i-e (ignite, survive)
- o-e (awoke, backbone)
- u-e (flute, intrude)
- u-e (mute, mule)
Maths
In Maths we are looking at:
- Counting in 2's
- Counting in 10's
- Counting in 5's
Literacy
In Literacy this week, we will be finishing off planning and writing our own return story, based on the book 'The Secret of Black Rock'. The children will be making choices about their own new characters/settings and constructing really exciting sentences to make our stories sound fantastic.
Week beginning 15th May
Phonics
This week, we will be recapping some sounds from Phase 5. These include:
- oy
- ir
- ue (clue)
- ue (argue)
- aw
- ph
- ew (chew)
- ew (fewer)
Maths
In Maths we are looking at:
- Measuring an object using non-standard methods of measuring (fingertips, counters)
- Measuring objects using 1cm cubes
- Measuring lengths from 0cm using a ruler
- Estimating and measuring lengths and putting this data into a table
Literacy
In Literacy this week, we will be carrying on with planning and writing our own return story, based on the book 'The Secret of Black Rock'. The children will be making choices about their own new characters/settings and constructing really exciting sentences to make our stories sound fantastic.
In Year 2 this week
Week beginning 5th June
Monday 5th June is and Inset Day. The children will be back in school on Tuesday 6th June.
**Swimming continues on Wednesday!**
In Literacy we will be beginning to immerse ourselves in a new book - Rosie Revere's Big Project. We will also be writing a persuasive letter.
In Phonics we will be learning ways of spelling the /c/ sound - c as in cat and k as in king.
In Maths we will be learning about measures, measuring mass using scales with grams and kilograms and capacity with measuring jugs using millilitres and litres.
In our mental maths we will be practising a range of strategies to solve problems.
Week beginning 22nd May
**Swimming continues on Wednesday!**
In Literacy we will be writing our own story based on an important person banning something.
In Phonics we will be learning ways of spelling the /h/ sound - h as in hand and wh as in whole.
In Maths we will be learning about measures, measuring length using a cm ruler and mass using scales with grams and kilograms.
In our mental maths we will be practising a range of strategies to solve problems.
Week beginning 15th May
**Swimming continues on Wednesday!**
In Literacy we will be reading a story 'The Queen Who Banned Silence' and looking at the structure of the story with a view to writing our own story the following week.
In Phonics we will be learning ways of spelling the /or/ sound - oar as in board, ore as in shore, our as in four, augh as in naughty and ough as in bought.
In Maths we will be continuing to learn about time, focussing on quarter past and quarter to and then moving on to telling the time to five minutes.
In our mental maths we will be practising a range of strategies to solve problems.
Week beginning 8th May
**Swimming continues on Wednesday!**
In Literacy we will be focussing on writing descriptive phrases and adding suffixes to words.
In Phonics we will be learning some more ways of spelling the /m/ sound - mm as in hammer and mn as in autumn.
In Maths we will be beginning to learn about telling the time, starting with o'clock and half past, and then moving on to quarter past and quarter to.
In our mental maths we will be practising a range of strategies to solve problems.