This page has all the sounds practised so far this school year by  Reception and Year 1.

This is where you as parents can learn, see and hear more in the attached videos/PowerPoints, to help you support your children at home with their Phonics and early reading development.

• Sounding the Phase 2 and 3 phonic sounds correctly – a helpful video  – click here
  
• Sounding the Phase 5 phonic sounds correctly – a helpful video  – click here
  

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Previous sounds practised and support videos/PowerPoints, 2025-26

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 9th March…
Reception – New sound learned this week was: ‘ow ui‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ea saying e‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 2nd February…
Reception – New sound learned this week was: ‘ow ui‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘u-e e-e‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 26th January…
Reception – New sound learned this week was: ‘or ur‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘o-e i-e‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 12th January…
Reception – New sound learned this week was: ‘igh oa‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘wh‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 5th January…
Reception – New sound learned this week was: ‘ai ee‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘au aw‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 8th December…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were ‘sh-th-th-ng‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ew ue‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 1st December…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were ‘y zz z qu ch‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ue‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 24th November…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were ‘j,v,w, x‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ir‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 17th November…
Reception – No new sounds this week as it was a recap for all Level 2 sounds.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ou‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 10th November…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were: ‘ff, ll, ss, s‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ea‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 3rd November…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were: ‘h, b, f, l‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ie‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 27th October…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were: ‘ck, e, u,r‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘oy‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 20th October…
Reception – New sounds learned this week were: ‘g, o, c, k‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘ay‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.

Phonics skills learned during week beginning 20th September
Reception – No new sounds learned this week. Instead it is a ‘Level 4, Week 3‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint.
Year 1 – New sound learned this week was: ‘y saying ee‘. Click here for parent support PowerPoint