Welcome to Hazel & Hawthorn Class  2020/21

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Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Spring 1

Spring 2

Summer 1

Summer 2

Look what we are reading ...

Sofia Valdez Future Prez by Andrea Beaty

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Sofia Valdez, a community leader who stands up for what she believes in!

The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers

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There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his.

“You are mine,” Fausto said to the flower, the sheep and the mountain, and they bowed before him. But they were not enough for Fausto, so he conquered a boat and set out to sea…

My Friend Earth by Patricia MacLachlan

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Our friend Earth does so many wonderful things! She tends to animals large and small. She pours down summer rain and autumn leaves. She sprinkles whisper-white snow and protects the tiny seeds waiting for spring.

Pseudo or Alien Words

These are useful videos to help your child read the pseudo or alien words needed for the Phonics screening check. Alien words are designed to see if children can read any word using their phonic knowledge.

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https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-Op7m378EZ9LduvxEXMiwEoHhVN0mojp

How to use sound buttons

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/learn-to-read-phonics/ 

Guidance for parents on how to say sounds and ideas to practice phonics with child at home.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2yf4j

Learn sounds and play games at home  (early sounds)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvq9bdm

Learn sounds and play games at home  ( including special friends/ diagraphs and trigraphs)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zgnrf82

Small Town Superheroes – practice blending and sounding out.  (Click Yellow arrow to find the phonics games)

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Games to practice real and nonsense words.

Year 1 become artists!

We worked with our partner to create an abstract piece of art in the style of Picasso.