What a busy week we have had this week! The children have undergone their Phonics Screening Checks, and although we had a lot of rain which cancelled our Sports Day, we still did some fantastic learning throughout the week. Look below to find out what we have been up to.

Phonics Screening Checks

I am proud of all the Hedgehogs for their fantastic attitude towards the assessment, and for how they persevered with it. A big thank you to those that did any extra practice with the children to help them with the check, it is thoroughly appreciated.

The standard threshold pass mark for this year’s phonics screening check will be published on Monday 23rd June. Last year the pass mark was 32 out of 40, however this can change. I am unable to share results at this moment in time, but the results of the check will be issued in your child’s end of year report. In the report, your child’s score will be included alongside a comment on whether your child has passed, or whether your child will need to retake the check next summer.

Maths

In our Maths learning this week, we have had Mrs Ward teaching the class this week as I have been doing Phonics Screening Checks in the mornings. In our Maths, we have focused on the unit: Length and Height this week. We have been using the words longer, shorter, taller and smaller to compare objects. We have also been using units such as cubes and paper clips to measure objects around the classroom. On Wednesday, we learned the new skill of using a ruler to measure objects in centimetres (cm). The children also had a go at drawing straight lines using the ruler as well which was a difficult task! Can you have a go at drawing straight lines using a ruler and pencil at home? Can you draw a;

10cm line?

15cm line?

20cm line?

23cm line?

28cm line?

30cm line?

If you can, bring your piece of work in and you can earn some house points for your chosen house.

There are Maths shed quizzes online for this week's learning. There are also games below which you can access as well;

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/measuring-in-cm

https://www.iknowit.com/lessons/a-measurement-longer-taller-shorter.html

Here are some photos of the children measuring objects using cubes and paper-clips as well!

English

In our English learning this week, the children started a new type of genre called 'Instruction Writing'. To immerse the children in a text, the children have been learning the story of The Storm Whale to ultimately learn instructions on 'How to Save a Whale". The children learned the story through actions and role play first, which they absolutely loved! Here are some pictures below.

The children then learned what a set of instructions look like, and we looked at a set of instructions on how to save a whale. We identified the introduction, the materials, the steps from the text, and then we looked for features such as time conjunctions, 'bossy' verbs, and conjunctions that add extra information, Have a look at the set of instructions below and see if you can read it, and identify any features?

Science

In our Science learning this week, we have been continuing our work on Plants. We have looked at the conditions needed for a plant to grow. We then followed instructions to plant our own seed in a class box. We will be observing our seeds over the next few weeks to see if there is any growth. 

Phonics and Dictation

This week in our Phonics, we have been learning all about the /or/ phoneme. We have learned 4 different graphemes of or, or, ore, aw and au. Please use the Monster Phonics booklets to recap any digraphs that your child may struggle with. 

Dictation Sentences to Practise;

• Have you seen our plant?
• He was here a bit a go.
• I asked you to put your hat down.
• Where did they all visit?

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Mr Armishaw