This term our Integrated Theme is called

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Our subjects are: Home learning, Writing, Reading, Spelling, Handwriting, Mathematics, Poetry, Te Reo – This will be used over a 2 year period and Portfolio -60 page

Reading

• Read your reading book every night and fill in the reading log at the back of your book.

Spelling

• Say/Read/Write and spell 5 words off the list words.

• Recall these words instantly
• Find these words in other contexts
• Write sentences using these words
• Make flashcards of these words and continue to go over them.

 Poem

• Enjoy saying your poem together until words are familiar
• Try using a loud, clear voice and looking at the audience.

Writing

• Revise all letters of the alphabet and the sounds.
• Revise all blends and the sounds.
• Word family –try rhyming some words eg man, can, ran pan, plan...
  Handwriting           Letter Group: oacedgsq

Oo Aa Cc Ee Dd Gg Ss Qq

Write first and last names correctly

             Form upper and lower case letters correctly

• Use the correct pencil grip
• Practise writing all letters correctly.
• Always start at the top of a letter :  o

• Use the handwriting guide in Home Learning Books and Handwriting Books to write both names with correct letter formation.
• Practise numerals 0-9
• All Home Learning should be written neatly with letters formed correctly.

 Maths              Focus on 1-100

• Count forwards and backwards.
• Know the number before and the number after.
• Put numbers in order
• Read, write and say numbers and words for the numbers.
• Skip count in 2’s, 5’s and 10’s.
• Learn groups to 5, 10 and then 20 addition and subtraction basic facts