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Victoria Primary School, Ballyhalbert, Newtownards

Week beginning 16th November (P2)

12th Oct 2020

This week in P2 we will be learning:

 

Literacy

Grammar/Writing

  • Correct letter formation of capital letters
  • Using capital letters and full stops correctly in our own writing
  • Recognising question marks and using them correctly in our own writing
  • Choosing whether to use a full stop or question mark
  • Writing lists

 

Reading:     

  • 'Stretchy snake' reading strategy - stretch out the word slowly and put the sounds together
  • Looking for High Frequency Words in our own reading material

 

Handwriting:     I i

(Letter formation guide sheet sent home at the beginning of the year)

 

Phonics:.    f     b

  • Blend sounds together to read cvc words
  • Build cvc words using s, a, t, p, i, n, c, k, m, e, h, r, d, g, o, u, l  e.g. red, dog, lad etc.

(Jolly Phonics actions sent home at the beginning of the year)

 

High Frequency Words:     I        into       back

Read and write HFW, extend to spelling from memory

 

Numeracy

  • Number focus - 17 - recognising numeral, writing numeral, counting a set of 17, making a set of 17, matching numerals to sets (within 17)
  • Addition within 10/20
  • Recording addition calculations using + and = symbols
  • Recognising and using coins up to 5p
  • Using 1p, 2p and 5p coins to calculate amounts and pay for items

Mental Maths

  • Counting forwards to 20
  • Saying the number before/after/between given numbers within 10/15
  • Order a set of random numbers (within 10)
  • Days of the week (song)
  • Months of the year (song)