In Phonics this week, the groups have been focusing on the following sounds:
Mrs. Milner’s group – alternative pronunciation of ‘g’.
g – gorilla, goat, dagger, gate
g – gym, gymnastics, gently, dangerous
Tricky words: because, could, call
Miss. Ahmed’s group – ph, wh
ph – phonics, phone, dolphin, sphinx
wh – whale, what, when, wheel, which
Tricky words: oh, their, said, have
Mrs. Mac’s group – ea, oy, ir, aw
ea – meat, seat, bead, least
oy – boy, toy, royal, enjoy
ir – bird, skirt, girl, thirteen
aw – claw, paw, yawn, draw
Tricky words: little, when, what, children
Mrs.Smiths/Mrs.Cadwallader’s group – alternative pronunciation for ‘i’ ‘o’
i – pit, sit, pin, flip, stick, trick
i – find, behind, wilder, childish, grinding
0 – fog, shock, hot, spot
0 – old, cold, go, gold
Tricky words: old, by, time, little, one