This week the children have learned 4 new digraphs (2 letters 1 sound) sh th ng nk. They have learned that th can make 2 different sounds: voiced as in this and unvoiced as in thin.

As with previous weeks, practise oral blending for the following words, then practise reading them as written words.

sh-e-ll
sh-o-p
f-i-sh

th-i-s
th-u-d
m-o-th

r-i-ng
th-i-ng
w-i-ng

p-i-nk
w-i-nk
s-i-nk

The children have been practising spelling and writing these words this week:

fix

fill

jam

leg

bell

dad

mess

bag

wet

duck

We have learned more tricky words this week too (tricky parts highlighted in red and explained):

she /e/ makes an /ee/ sound

he /e/ makes an /ee/ sound

of /f/ makes a /v/ sound

Home Challenge:

This week it would be great if you could spend some time focusing on revisiting all the tricky words we have covered so far. You could create flashcards with the words on and practise going through them to speed up recall. You could also choose some of the words that your child is less confident with and stick them on the doors of rooms in your home and encourage your child to say them as they enter or play a game where you say a word and your child has to run to find that door.

These are the tricky words we have covered so far:

I 

is

the

as

has

his

her

and

no

go

to

into

he

she

of

As always, please share your child's learning on Tapestry with any comments or photos. Gaining a secure knowledge of these tricky words now will really help your child with their fluency in reading later. Have fun!