Penguins

Welcome to Penguins!

Class Teacher: Miss Mogg

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Irvine

SPELLINGS

We aim to practice a range of spellings from the year 1/2 common exception word list twice a week to support the children within their writing. Please see the weekly information letter at the top of the page to find out when our next spelling test is.

We frequently practice the year 1/ year 2 common exception words in class. If your child is able to spell these words, feel free to work through the list given out at parents evening to develop their confidence with other spellings.
 

PE

Penguins will still be doing PE on a Friday. Please send your child in weather appropriate PE kit on Fridays as we try to go outside where possible!

MATHS

TTRS (Times table rockstars) practice is a fun way that children can practice their times tables at home. Each child has a sticker inside their planner with their personal log in details. Please speak to Miss Mogg if you need a new copy of these details. Hit the button is also a great way to practice concepts like halving, doubling and number bonds. 

SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar)

We aim to have 2-3 30 minute SPAG lessons per week. This includes using the possessive apostrophe; using different tenses; recognising different sentence types including questions, commands, statements and exclamations and identifying correct/incorrect uses of punctuation.
 

Topic

Home Readers

When you read with your child at home, please write a comment to that effect (or just your initials) in the school planner. Please try and read with your child each day, even if it’s only a couple of pages or for a few minutes, every little helps. We will aim to read with your child at least once a week in school. If your child needs a new book during the week, they can pass their book and planner to Mrs Irvine who will change it for them. 
If you are able to spare any time to join us and listen to our class read, we would greatly appreciate it! Please speak to reception for details.

BIG RE DAY. 
We had a fabulous and very crafty day today as it was RE day! Penguins learnt all about Islam including religious practices such as the five pillars of Islam. We made some fantastic Mosques!  Then we went to teach Koalas and Giraffes about Islam and they taught us about Christianity and Sikhism.Take a look at our display! Thank you to Ameer's mum who supported us to learn about Islam with a super video. 

Computing 

Before the half term holiday we began our new unit of Computing : Digital photography.

We went into our beautiful wildlife garden and practised taking photos on an Ipad.

the children had to take a range of different photos including action shots; a person; a close up of an object; something in the distance and a selfie. Of course selfies were our favourite!

Exciting Learning Websites

Below are some exciting websites where you can practise your writing and maths skills.