Week Beginning 19th April 2021

April 18, 2021

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Our learning this week…

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English

At Howard Primary School we have adopted Read Write Inc Phonics.

RWI is a method of learning centred round letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Read Write Inc., developed by Ruth Miskin, provides a structured and systematic approach to teaching literacy. It is used by more than a quarter of the UK’s primary schools and is designed to create fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.

Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write.

When using RWI to read the children will:

Learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letter/letter groups using simple picture prompts
Learn to read words using Fred Talk
Read lively stories featuring words they have learnt to sound out
Show that they comprehend the stories by answering questions.

Read Write Inc. – A guide for parents

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Maths

Our learning in maths will focus on time.

To recap quarter to and quarter past
To tell time to the 5 minutes
To recap how many minutes are in an hour and how many hours in a day
To find durations of time
To compare durations of time

— To recap quarter to and quarter past

When the minute hand is pointing to 3, we say it is a quarter past the hour.

When the minute hand points to 9, we say it is a quarter to.

— To tell time to the 5 minutes
Children will use their knowledge of 5 times table to help them. When the minute hand on a clock moves from one number to the next, it has moved 5 minutes.There are 12 numbers around the clock face, and each interval is 5 minutes, so there are 12 x 5 = 60 minutes in a hour.

— To recap how many minutes are in an hour and how many hours in a day

— To find durations of time

— To compare durations of time

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Art

In art we will be focus on hot and cold colours. In colour theory we can divide the color wheel in half, splitting the colors into warm colors and cool colors. Blues, greens and some purples are considered cool colors. Reds, oranges and yellows are considered warm colors. Warm colours are said to bring energy, and cool colours are said to bring a feeling of calm.

color wheel posters - Bing Images | Color theory, Warm and cool colors, Color wheel

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PE

Our focus this term will be football and fitness.

Please remember to send your child to school in their PE kit on their PE days.

Westminster – Thursday & Friday
Hungerford – Thursday & Friday

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PSHE

Jigsaw has two aims for all children:

To build their capacity for learning
To equip them for life

Jigsaw brings together PSHE Education, emotional literacy, mindfulness, social skills and spiritual development.

This term in PHSE we are focusing on ‘Healthy Me’. The focus this week will be on medicines. We will think about healthy foods.

PSHE - Jigsaw - Southfields Primary School

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Reading

When reading with your child at home ask them questions related to their book.

Questions to ask before you read

Can you look at the pictures and predict what you think will happen in this book?
What makes you think that?
What characters do you think might be in our story?
Do you think there will be a problem in this story? Why or why not?
Does the topic/story relate to you or your family? How?

Questions to ask during the reading

What do you think will happen next?
What can you tell me about the story so far?
Can you predict how the story will end?
Why do you think the character did _______?
What would you have done if you were the character?
How would you have felt if you were the character? (use different characters)
As I read____________, it made me picture________ in my head. What pictures do you see in your head?
As you read, what are you wondering about?
Can you put what you’ve just read in your own words?

Questions to ask after reading