Information for the Parents

 
Children are taught all the sounds that each letter of the alphabet makes. 
The letters are taught in particular sets within Phase 2. This is so that once they know just Set 1 they can begin to blend those sounds together to make words. Just by using the Set 1 sounds they can make the words at, pat, sat, tap
Set 1: s, a, t, p,
 Set 2: i, n, m, d
 Set 3: g, o, c, k
 Set 4: ck, e, u, r
 Set 5: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss
Tricky Words: I, to, no, go, the, into
Children will take part in games where they practice identifying these letters and sounds, and become skilled at blending and segmenting simple CVC words and captions.

Phase 3

Children are taught the sounds that digraphs (two letters that make one sound) and trigraphs (three letters that make one sound) make. Lots of practice again with blending and segmenting words with these graphemes in and reading and writing sentences.
Set 6: j, v, w, x
7: y, z, zz, qu
Consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, ng
Vowel digraphs: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
Tricky Words: he, she, we, me, be, you, are, all, her, was, they, my

Phase 4

No new graphemes are taught within this phase but it is just as important as all the rest. Children recap a lot of the graphemes taught in Phase 3 and really hone their blending and segmenting skills. During this phase children will practice reading words with adjacent consonants. These are two consonants that make two separate sounds. This is to avoid mistakes in writing. Often children will not ‘sound out’ words with adjacent consonants properly and will write ‘wet’ for ‘went’ or ‘fog’ for ‘frog as they haven’t segmented the words carefully enough. They will also continue to learn some tricky words during this phase.

Tricky Words: said, have, like, so, do, some, come, little, one, were, there, what, when, out

Phase 5

They will learn that different graphemes can be represented by the same sounds, for example ‘ai’ and ‘ay, and that different phonemes can be represented by the same grapheme, for example the ‘ea’ in ‘tea’ and the ‘ea’ in ‘bread. They will also learn 5 split digraphs. These are digraphs, for example ‘ie’ that have been split and a consonant has been placed in the middle (like, time, pine). The 5 split digraphs taught are:

 a_e like in cake
 i_e like in time
 o_e like in home
 e_e like in theme
 u_e like in tube

Tricky Words: oh, Mrs, people, their, called, Mr, looked, asked, could


Phase 6

Children become more fluent in their reading and more accurate in their spelling. They learn spelling rules for adding suffixes and add prefixes to words.
List of Attachments

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  • Curriculum overview by year group
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  • Unit
  • HFW
  • Time tables
  • SPAG expectations
  • Suggested books to read*done
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Children’s poetry for 7-11-year-olds

with collections and anthologies by Michael Rosen, Joseph Coelho, Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Moses, Benjamin Zephaniah, Zaro Weil, Kate Wakeling, Neal Zetter, John Agard, T.S Eliot, Maya Angelou, Kaye Webb

Graphic novels for children aged 7-11

Ben Clanton, Gary Northfield, Shannon Watters, Deborah Ellis, Jeanne DuPrau and Alastair Humphreys
Link: https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/reading-lists-for-ks2-school-pupils/
 

• Essential resources
  • Text books: All pearson books and practice books ( Primary English, Powermaths, Science Bug, Global Citizenship)  and MOE Books ( UAE SST A/E, Arabic Ab/B, Moral Education  A/E)
  • Copy books: All copy books for all subjects
  • Stationary : Pencils, pens, rulers, crayons, permanent marker,  rubber, sharpener, pencil case, whiteboard markers, whiteboards, glue etc.
• Links
  • School website: https://stmaryschoolrak.com/
  • Social media: https://www.facebook.com/stmaryschoolrak/
  • How I can help my child at home:
    • https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
    • https://www.verywellfamily.com/best-free-educational-websites-for-kids-3129084
    • https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/free-websites-and-apps-to-keep-kids-learning
    • https://www.khanacademy.org/
    • https://www.coolmathgames.com/
  • Active learn: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?e=-610&c=0