Term 3
Week 10
Week 10
Sharing- Free choice
Literacy-
Sound of the week-Revision of Tricky Words
Grammar- adverbs. Adverbs describe verbs
Number- If 20 was the answer what is the question?
Week 9
Sharing- If you could give one gift to every child in the world what would it be?
Pastoral Care Focus- Getting along
Literacy-
Sound of the week-oi, coin
Grammar- adverbs. Adverbs describe verbs
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Decoding and comprehension strategies.
Maths
Number- Early division. Grouping objects
Week 8
Sharing- If you could decide on one rule everyone in the world had to follow what would it be?
Pastoral Care Focus- Getting along
Literacy-
Sound of the week-ow, snow
Grammar- verbs
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Decoding and comprehension strategies.
Maths
Number- Structuring numbers to 100. Counting in 10s off decade, 6,16,26,36. Hundred chart activities- covering a block of numbers and working out what is underneath.
Week 7
Sharing- If you could decide on one rule everyone in the world had to follow what would it be?
Pastoral Care Focus- Getting along
Literacy-
Sound of the week-ou. house
Grammar- Alphabetical order, arranging words with the same first letter.
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Decoding and comprehension strategies.
Maths
Time- Data- graphing
Number- Addition and subtraction
Week 5
Sharing- If you could invent something that would make life easier for people, what would you invent?
Pastoral Care Focus- You don't need to be friends to be friendly.
Literacy-
Sound of the week-ew sound; chew.
Grammar- Compound words- rain+bow=rainbow.
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Decoding strategies.
Maths
Time- Data- graphing
Number- Early Division, grouping objects.
Week 5
Sharing- Free choice
Pastoral Care Focus- Trying our best
Literacy-
Sound of the week-ow as a long o, for example snow
Grammar- Final blends
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Identifying story elements, characters, setting, problem and solution
Maths
Time- Money, money money! Adding amounts (coins only)
Number- Structuring numbers, combinations to 20 e.g. 8+8=10+6
Week 4
Sharing- Tell us about your favourite sporting star!
Pastoral Care Focus- Todd Parr books.
Literacy-
Sound of the week-y as a vowel (i), for example 'shy'
Grammar- Adjectives
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Asking questions before, during and after reading.
Maths
Time- Money, money money! Adding amounts (coins only)
Number- Structuring numbers, combinations to 20.
Week 3- Already!
Sharing- Tell us about your favourite sporting star!
Pastoral Care Focus- Todd Parr books.
Literacy-
Sound of the week-igh sound
Grammar- Adjectives
Reading/Daily 5 focus-Making personal connections to texts.
Maths
Time- Review o'clock and half past times on digital and analogue clocks. Introduction to quarter past times.
Number- Addition and subtraction from numbers to 100.
Week 2
Sharing Topic- What makes you a good friend?
Pastoral Care Focus- Confidence
Literacy
Sound of the Week- ea
Writing- We will be writing a narrative and a recount.
Grammar-Nouns
Reading- Daily 5 focusing on strategies for decoding unknown words.
Maths
Prisms vs pyramids. What is the difference?
100s chart activities- covering up blocks of numbers and working out what numbers are being hidden. Building confidence with using numbers 50-100.
Week 1
Sharing Topic- Holidays!
Pastoral Care Focus- Emotions
Literacy
Sound of the Week- ay
Writing- We will be writing a recount about the holidays and a procedure to make Cat in the Hat biscuits
Grammar-Alphabetical order
Reading- Daily 5 focusing on fluency
Maths
Introduction to new 2D shapes- heptagon and nonagon. 3D shape features revision (corners, edges, faces)
Early multiplication and divison- children will be grouping objects and recording ways to show how many altogether.
Week 9
Sharing Topic- Free choice
This week will be a revision week.
Spelling- Tricky Words 13-24
Grammar- Nouns, verbs, alphabetical order, tense
Writing- Term reflection
Maths Other Areas- money, shape, time, pattern
Maths Number- Place Value, early multiplication, addition and subtraction
Week 8
Pastoral Care Focus-Identifying our strengths
Literacy
Sound of the Week- wh. Tip- 'wh' is tricky as the 'h' is difficult to hear. We will be slowing down and emphasising the 'wh' in words. Click here to see the Starfall Website.
Writing- We will be writing acrostic poems this week.
Reading- We have recently started a new reading programme called 'The Daily 5.' This week the children will be introduced to the second phase, called 'Read to Someone'. They will be learning how to read to a partner.
Grammar- The future.
Maths- Making links between addition and subtraction.
Week 7
Pastoral Care Focus-Decision making
Sharing Topic-What job do you want to do when you grow up?
Literacy
Sound of the Week- Magic e jumps over a consonant and changes the short vowel to a long vowel, making it say its name. Then the 'e' has done its job and remains silent. This week we re focusing on u_e (cube). Watch the song to learn more Magic E.
Writing- We will be writing prayers and a recount.
Reading- Making predictions and asking questions about texts.
Grammar- Past tense and alphabetical order.
Maths
Symmetry and early multiplication. Grouping objects into groups.
Week 6
Pastoral Care Focus- Identifying our strengths.
Sharing Topic- What is your favourite board game to play and why?
Literacy
Grammar- Past tense
Writing- Prayer and procedure writing
Reading- Locating 'WOW Words' in books. This will help the children to broaden the range of vocabulary they use in their writing.
Maths- Other Areas- Revision
Maths Number- Structuring numbers- combinations to 20.
Week 5
Pastoral Care Focus- Appropriate conversations to have in the yard.
Sharing Topic- Draw something that makes you happy and explain it to the class.
Literacy
Sound of the Week- The Magic e! Magic e jumps over a consonant and changes the short vowel to a long vowel, making it say its name. Then the 'e' has done its job and remains silent. This week we re focusing on i_e (smile, fine ). Watch the song to learn more Magic E.
Grammar- Verbs continued. Verbs are action words.
Writing- We will be being completing two procedures- one will be an assessment piece.
Reading- Locating 'WOW Words' in books. This will help the children to broaden the range of vocabulary they use in their writing.
Maths- Other Areas- Measurement- mass.
Maths Number- Place value, an introduction into tens and ones. For example the number 36 is the same as 3 groups of tens and 6 units.
Week 4
Pastoral Care Focus- Making friends.
Literacy
Sound of the Week- The Magic e! Over the next few weeks we will be exploring the rule of the Magic e. Magic e jumps over a consonant and changes the short vowel to a long vowel, making it say its name. Then the 'e' has done its job and remains silent. This week we re focusing on a_e (cake, snake, name ). Watch the song to learn more Magic E.
Literacy
Sound of the Week- The Magic e! Over the next few weeks we will be exploring the rule of the Magic e. Magic e jumps over a consonant and changes the short vowel to a long vowel, making it say its name. Then the 'e' has done its job and remains silent. This week we re focusing on a_e (cake, snake, name ). Watch the song to learn more Magic E.
Grammar- Verbs. Verbs are action words.
Writing- We will be creating a class book based on our excursion and will be writing a procedure.
Reading- Looking at how rhyme is used in children's books.
Maths- Other Areas- Looking at reading and making o'clock and half past times on digital clocks.
Maths Number- Counting in 2s,5s,10s to 100 and subtraction.
Week 3
Sharing Topic-There will now be no show and tell this week. Please ask your child why this is the case. Next week your child can choose to present either topic from week 3 or 4.
Pastoral Care Focus- Manners
Literacy
Sound of the Week- Vowel digraphs. We will be reviewing oa,ue,ie,ee,ai. Tip- when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking as says his name. Watch the song Two Vowels.
Grammar- Alphabetical order.
Writing- Creative writing using a picture as a prompt and procedure writing.
Maths
Number- Counting in 2s and 5s. Structuring numbers- looking for different ways to make 10 and 20 using ten and double ten frames.
Sharing Topic- Tell us about the exciting things you did on your holidays!
Pastoral Care Focus-Getting along.
Literacy
Sound of the Week- ck- use 'ck' at the end of a word when it comes after a short vowel for example, black, truck
Grammar Focus- Initial blends
Writing- Our major writing focus this term is on procedural texts. Procedural texts tell the reader how to do or make something e.g. recipes.
Reading Focus-Making predictions about what is going to happen in a text. Comparing fiction and non-fiction texts.
Week 3
Sharing Topic-There will now be no show and tell this week. Please ask your child why this is the case. Next week your child can choose to present either topic from week 3 or 4.Pastoral Care Focus- Manners
Literacy
Sound of the Week- Vowel digraphs. We will be reviewing oa,ue,ie,ee,ai. Tip- when two vowels go walking the first one does the talking as says his name. Watch the song Two Vowels.
Grammar- Alphabetical order.
Writing- Creative writing using a picture as a prompt and procedure writing.
Reading- Looking at character development using character profiles.
Maths
Number- Counting in 2s and 5s. Structuring numbers- looking for different ways to make 10 and 20 using ten and double ten frames.
Other Areas- Pattern, time and shape revision.
Week 2
Sharing Topic- Bring in a non-fiction book and tell us two facts you learnt from reading it.
Pastoral Care Focus- Being a good sport (preparation for Sports Day).
Literacy
Sound of the Week- 'y' at the end of the word. When 'y' is at the of a word he thinks he is a vowel. Y can make a long E (baby) or a long I (cry). Watch this YouTube 3 Sounds of Y.
Grammar- Initial blends and using them to help break words into chunks while reading.
Writing- Procedure writing will be our main focus this term. Procedures tell the reader how to do/make something. This week we will be using a template to write a procedure for fruit kebabs.
Reading- Using a contents page to locate information in a non-fiction text.
Maths
Number- Counting in 2s and 5s. Addition- adding 1,2 or 3 (or 10,20, 30 for extension) to numbers to 100.
Other Areas- Money- sorting and ordering coins, looking for different ways to make amounts.
Term 2 Week 1
Sharing Topic- Tell us about the exciting things you did on your holidays!Pastoral Care Focus-Getting along.
Literacy
Sound of the Week- ck- use 'ck' at the end of a word when it comes after a short vowel for example, black, truck
Grammar Focus- Initial blends
Writing- Our major writing focus this term is on procedural texts. Procedural texts tell the reader how to do or make something e.g. recipes.
Reading Focus-Making predictions about what is going to happen in a text. Comparing fiction and non-fiction texts.
