WRITING

 

This week we have completed our writing journey, ending it with a recount of the story of Grandad's Island. The children had to pretend to be Syd and tell the story from his perspective. The children have been using I and me a lot in our writing as they have been writing in first person.

At home you could allow your child to listen to the story online and see if they can write some sentences about it.

READING

 

This week we have been listening to some stories online by the author Floella Benjamin. Below is a link to some information about her. 

At home you could allow your children to do some research around her and also read some of her books online.

SPELLINGS

 

The spelling patterns for this week are as follows

The /s/ sound spelt c before e, i and y.

race

ice

cell

city

fancy

lace

space

circle

circus

rice

 

Some children have the following spellings

Adding s and es to words (plurals). If the ending sounds like /s/ or /z/, it is spelled as –s. If it forms an extra syllable, then it is spelled as –es.​​​​​​​

flowers

boxes

lunches

apples

beaches

trees

dishes

dogs

peaches

clouds

PHONICS

 

We have covered these sounds this week

ar, air and ir

 

At home allow your child to sound out words they come across. Children could read any print they see, on the TV, on games, in books or in newspapers.