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Little Wandle Phonics
Why learning to read is so important
- Reading is essential for all subject areas and improves life chances.
- Positive attitudes to reading and choosing to read have academic, social and emotional benefits for children.
How children learn to read
- Phonics is the only route to decoding.
- Learning to say the phonic sounds.
- By blending phonic sounds to read words.
- Increasing the child’s fluency in reading sounds, words and books.
Reading fully decodable books
- Children must read books consistent with their phonic knowledge.
- It is essential not to use other strategies to work out words (including guessing words, deducing meaning from pictures, grammar, context clues or whole word recognition).
- Books must be fully decodable and follow the Little Wandle scheme
- Children need to read books in a progressive sequence until they can decode unfamiliar words confidently.
The role of Parents’ and Carers’
- Have a positive impact on their child’s reading.
- Should model the importance of reading practice to develop fluency.
- Children take home books they have read at school to re-read at home to build fluency.
- There are two different types of books that pupils bring home: reading practice and books to share for pleasure.
- Reading at home encourages a love of books, along with developing vocabulary and discussion.
- Parents should use voices, expression, discuss unfamiliar vocabulary, talk about the pictures, and predict what might happen next.
- Give positive yet informative feedback in the home reading diary at least 3 times a week
Supporting your child with reading
Although your child will be taught to read at school, you can have a huge impact on their reading journey by continuing their practice at home.
There are two types of reading book that your child may bring home:
A reading practice book.
This will be at the correct phonic stage for your child. They should be able to read this fluently and independently.
A sharing book. Your child will not be able to read this on their own. This book is for you both to read and enjoy together.
Reading practice book
This book has been carefully matched to your child’s current reading level. If your child is reading it with little help, please don’t worry that it’s too easy – your child needs to develop fluency and confidence in reading.
Listen to them read the book. Remember to give them lots of praise – celebrate their success! If they can’t read a word, read it to them. After they have finished, talk about the book together.
Sharing book
In order to encourage your child to become a lifelong reader, it is important that they learn to read for pleasure. The sharing book is a book they have chosen for you to enjoy together.
Please remember that you shouldn’t expect your child to read this alone. Read it to or with them. Discuss the pictures, enjoy the story, predict what might happen next, use different voices for the characters, explore the facts in a non-fiction book. The main thing is that you have fun!
Programme Overview
Resources for Home
Handwriting and Pronunciation
Year 1 2024-2025
Stations of the Cross
We shared our class reflections for station three and station eight. Then we went over to Church to look at the other classes reflections and think about the events of Good Friday.
Easter Disco
We had so much fun dancing at the Easter disco! We played lots of different games and showed off our dance moves. Some of us made Easter bonnets for a competition!
Outdoor Learning
So far during our outdoor learning work we have tidied up the prayer garden, created maps of the school, tried to create artwork of ourselves using materials from the outside and explored everything in our garden.
World Book Day
During World Book Day we used the masks to act ut some of our favourite fairy tales! We alll wanted a turn of being the Big Bad Wolf!
Book at Bedtime
Take a lookIt was so exciting coming back to school in our pyjamas to listen to stories and enjoy some hot chocolate and biscuits!
Imagine That
Take a look of our photos from our school trip...
Learning Journals
We have been so busy completing our Learning Journal work. Some of us complete some activities in our books and others on Google Classroom. We have been making dens to read in, following a recipe, discussing toys from the past with family members, adding and subtracting using objects in the house and even making a structure out of marshmallows and spaghetti that can hold an egg!
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Christmas Dinner
Take a look at our Christmas hats and placemats we made for our Christmas dinner. It was so delicious!
Elf Run
We all had so much fun raising money for Brian House during our Elf Run. We were super at hurdling and throwing beanbags into tubs!
Snowball Fight
Our class elf brought in some snowballs for us to enjoy a snowball fight after our last nativity performance. We absolutely loved it!
Christmas Nativity
Here are some photos of us in our outfits for our Nativity performance of 'Born in a Barn'.
Christmas Story
In RE we made the characters from the Christmas Story so we could retell it with our friends. We worked really hard thinking about how special Mary was to be chosen for such a special role by God.
Christmas Disco
We had the best time showing our dance moves at the Christmas Disco. We really know how to move!
Christmas Crafts
Take a look at the snowmen we have been making along with our Advent promises and decorations for the classroom.
Maths - Number bonds to 10
We have been playing a game to help us remember our number bonds up to 10. We had so much fun!
Sports Champion 2024
We loved our visit from James - what an inspiration! It was so inspiring listening to his story of making it to the Olympic Games. We all worked hard to get our bodies moving during our sponsored event.
Maths - Greater than and Less than
To help us compare different numbers, we made our own greater than and less than symbols.
Above and Beyond Time
We work hard everyday to make the right choices and when we get our names on 'Above and Beyond', we get to have an extra treat of 'Above and Beyond time'.
English - Story Sequencing
We used our knowledge of our class book 'Harry the Happy Mous' and sequenced the events. We drew a picture of each of the animals that were helped and made sure we put them in the correct order.
Maths - Ordering numbers to 10 in words
We have been ordering numbers to 10. First we ordered digits, then we used numicon to help and finally we ordered words.
RE - Creation
In RE we used material and animals to retell the story of Creation. We put actions to the story and then created our own collages of what God has created.
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English - Harry the Happy Mouse
We have been working on the book 'Harry the Happy Mouse' and recreated our own map of where he lives. We then wrote labels for the different places Harry may visit.
Continuous Provision
Take a look at all of our continuous provision. We have been focusing on our fine motor skills, finding diffferent digraphs, counting up to 10 and playing in our toy shop role play area.
Maths - Grouping Objects
In maths we have been grouping objects by size, colour and vehicle type.
Yoga
In PE we folllowed a yoga session practising our stretching and breathing. We all felt very calm after it!
