Welcome to Gemini Class

Welcome to Gemini class. Our class teacher is Miss McLoughlin.  

 

Autumn Term 2021

 

 In spring Term 2 we will be having an Explorers Day! This is where the children can dress up as an a Famous Explorer such as Neil Armstrong, Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Gertrude Bell, Amelia Earhart or Isabelle Eberhardt to name a few. They could bring in an object used by explorers too. This will be an adventurous day full of explorering and engaging with knowledge about explorers in from the past. The date of this fun day is TBC.

Espresso is a great online program for research, games and knowledge

for children.

http://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/login/autologin/?service=espresso&user=admin&token=MjU5NDEwO46xI9V4P84pD7qJMV8ZljY4bibL&err=na 

Maths websites

www.ictgames.com/resources.html

www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/

www.crickweb.co.uk › Key Stage 1

 

Phonics websites 

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/question/index/3

lots of information and guidance for parents/carers

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ParentsMenu.htm

a selection of interactive games for all phonic phases. Mostly simple games.

www.ictgames.com/literacy.html

a great selection of games that link well with games in Letters and Sounds.

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/

printable resources for each of the Letters and Sounds phonic phases, also links to games aligned with each phase.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml

Activities for all phases

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/phonics/index.shtml

Phonic game with choice of difficulty (some HFWs, some vowel blends, very varied)

http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/magneticletters/

Make any words with this useful game.

http://www.phonicsinternational.com/hear_the_sounds/hear_the_sounds_1.htm

Useful page which demonstrates pronunciation of all sounds