Ms Kay English Learning Sibu

08/06/2026

Digraphs or trigraphs, Ms Kay has got you covered! 🌟

As children become confident with digraphs, learning trigraphs becomes a natural next step. Today, we explored “ch” and “tch” — two letter combinations that make the same /ch/ sound.

✨ ch is commonly found at the beginning of words like chair, chick, and cheese.

✨ tch is usually found at the end of short vowel words like catch, match, and itch.

Instead of memorising endless spelling rules, children learn to spot patterns through engaging phonics activities. Once they understand these patterns, reading and spelling become much easier and more enjoyable!

Strong phonics foundations today lead to confident readers tomorrow. 📚❤️

07/06/2026

📚 Why does the letter Y sometimes sound like /ī/ and sometimes /ē/?

This simple phonics rule helps children decode and spell words more confidently:

✨ One syllable → Y says /ī/
(my, fly, cry, try)

✨ Two or more syllables → Y says /ē/
(happy, baby, candy, funny)

Understanding spelling patterns like these helps children become stronger readers and more independent learners.

Save this poster for a quick phonics reference and share it with other parents and teachers! 💙

07/06/2026

50 Kindergarten High Frequency Sight Words 🌟

Build a strong foundation in reading, spelling and writing with these essential sight words every child should know.

Save this poster for daily practice and watch your child’s confidence grow one word at a time! 📚✨

04/06/2026

Letter T and S are often considered versatile because they occur frequently in English, combine easily with many other letters and allow children to build many words quickly.

After learning S, A and T, children can already read:
- sat
- at
- as

04/06/2026

The letter A is introduced early in phonics because it appears in many simple everyday words and helps children quickly learn to blend sounds into words such as cat, hat, bat and sat. This builds confidence and early reading success.

04/06/2026

Letter C can sometimes be called soft C when it comes just right before the letter E, I and Y.

04/06/2026

Do you know S is always taught early in phonics? The sound /s/ is easy to pronounce and hear. Children can stretch the sound “sssss”. This makes it easier to blend words later. It combines well with other early letters:
- sat
- sit
- sip
- Sam

03/06/2026

03/06/2026

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/02/13/go-beyond-the-classroom-in-cultivating-love-for-english-language

PETALING JAYA: Mandatory daily English immersion activities in schools are among immediate solutions the Education Ministry can implement to enhance students’ English proficiency.