This week the story is 'Nat Fantastic' which is about a superhero solving problems and helping people. We are encouraging the children to try to sort their own problems out first by talking to each other instead of coming straight to an adult, this is to work on developing independence.
After the story we write a shared sentence with the children to revise all the things that the children need to think about when writing e.g. capital letters, finger spaces, using phonics and forming letters correctly. We will be doing lots of practice of independent sentence writing so the children can embed these skills.
In maths we are working on adding and subtraction. We will be using objects to add and take away. With adding we are encouraging the children to put the biggest number in their head and then count on to add the other number.
The children will be doing PE outside this week - please remember to send in trainers/plimsoles.
Have a good week!
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
Monday, 24 April 2017
Week Beginning 24.04.17
This week the story of the week is 'Burglar Bill' - we are having a break from traditional tales as the children seem to have grasped the language and the structure of these types of stories. We are asking the children what they would like to find out about and then we will look at non fiction books over the next few weeks so the children know what these books are used for and also so they can recognise the features of these books.
In maths we are revising one more and one less than numbers up to 20 - some of the children are still struggling with this concept. We will also be revising teen numbers. Over the next few weeks we will be working on areas that we picked up through the assessments last week to make sure that the children understand these concepts fully and can use them practically in their play.
The children will be doing PE outside this term so please make sure that they have a pair of plimsolls or trainers in their PE kit at school.
In phonics we will be revising what we have learnt so far so that the children are more secure in their phonics so that they are able to use these skills in their reading and writing.
Thank you to those parents who have sent back the questionnaire about transition - it is really helpful to know your thoughts.
Have a good week!
In maths we are revising one more and one less than numbers up to 20 - some of the children are still struggling with this concept. We will also be revising teen numbers. Over the next few weeks we will be working on areas that we picked up through the assessments last week to make sure that the children understand these concepts fully and can use them practically in their play.
The children will be doing PE outside this term so please make sure that they have a pair of plimsolls or trainers in their PE kit at school.
In phonics we will be revising what we have learnt so far so that the children are more secure in their phonics so that they are able to use these skills in their reading and writing.
Thank you to those parents who have sent back the questionnaire about transition - it is really helpful to know your thoughts.
Have a good week!
Tuesday, 18 April 2017
Week Beginning 17.04.17
The week we are carrying out maths assessments with the children to see what they have learnt over the year so far and what areas we need to work on for the last part of the year.
The children will be doing some sentence writing so that we can assess what they can do independently.
We will be learning some new tricky words and practising writing them so the children get used to spelling these words correctly when they are writing independently.
We will be practising writing numbers 1 - 20.
The children will be having a talk from a Road Safety person as a reminder about how to keep safe near roads.
The children will be doing some sentence writing so that we can assess what they can do independently.
We will be learning some new tricky words and practising writing them so the children get used to spelling these words correctly when they are writing independently.
We will be practising writing numbers 1 - 20.
The children will be having a talk from a Road Safety person as a reminder about how to keep safe near roads.
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
week beginning 27.03.17
This week it is book week so the children are having a different story every day. The stories are 'Everyone Loves Underpants', 'What the Ladybird Heard', 'Supertato' and 'Where's Wally'. The children will also have a story every afternoon read by different teachers. They chose which story they would like to listen to and go to the classroom where that story is being read.
In maths we are working on addition and subtraction and solving real life problems involving addition and subtraction.
We have got our story cafe on Wednesday and it is a phonics based treasure hunt. We hope lots of you will be able to attend and the weather forecast is looking good!
We will be hearing readers throughout the week and showing them the different books that they can choose within the new banding system.
We are assessing phonics this week individually with every child to see what stage they are at.
In maths we are working on addition and subtraction and solving real life problems involving addition and subtraction.
We have got our story cafe on Wednesday and it is a phonics based treasure hunt. We hope lots of you will be able to attend and the weather forecast is looking good!
We will be hearing readers throughout the week and showing them the different books that they can choose within the new banding system.
We are assessing phonics this week individually with every child to see what stage they are at.
Monday, 20 March 2017
Week beginning 20.3.17
This week the story is 'Hansel and Gretal'. This is to continue with our theme of traditional tales. At the end of the story we do shared writing all together to encourage the children to remember the writing skills we have taught them such as beginning a sentence with a capital letter, forming letters correctly, using finger spaces and applying our phonic skills to spell the words accurately.
In maths we are focussing on money, the children will learn to recognise coins and we will discuss their value and learn how to add up prices, knowing which coins to use to pay for something.
This week as well as story scribing we will be doing an independent writing activity where the children write a sentence on their own. This is so we can assess how the children's writing skills have developed over the half term.
On a Friday afternoon the children have free flow library access, they can visit the library to sit and read, look at books or change their sharing books ready for the weekend.
We will be doing readers and phonics throughout the week too.
In maths we are focussing on money, the children will learn to recognise coins and we will discuss their value and learn how to add up prices, knowing which coins to use to pay for something.
This week as well as story scribing we will be doing an independent writing activity where the children write a sentence on their own. This is so we can assess how the children's writing skills have developed over the half term.
On a Friday afternoon the children have free flow library access, they can visit the library to sit and read, look at books or change their sharing books ready for the weekend.
We will be doing readers and phonics throughout the week too.
Monday, 13 March 2017
Week beginning 13.3.17
This week the story that we are staring with is 'Beauty and the Beast'. This is to continue with our theme of traditional tales which the children seem to enjoying.
In maths we are learning how to double and also how to tell the time to half past and o' clock. You may notice the children starting to show an interest in clocks at home.
The library van will be visiting on Wednesday - please make sure the children have their library card in their book bag and any books they need to return.
On a Friday afternoon the children have free flow library access, they can visit the library to sit and read, look at books or change their sharing books ready for the weekend.
We will be doing story scribing, readers and phonics throughout the week too.
In maths we are learning how to double and also how to tell the time to half past and o' clock. You may notice the children starting to show an interest in clocks at home.
The library van will be visiting on Wednesday - please make sure the children have their library card in their book bag and any books they need to return.
On a Friday afternoon the children have free flow library access, they can visit the library to sit and read, look at books or change their sharing books ready for the weekend.
We will be doing story scribing, readers and phonics throughout the week too.
Monday, 6 March 2017
Week Beginning 6.3.17
The story of the week is 'Goldilocks', this is to carry on our theme of traditional tales. It also links with mathematical language small, medium and large when comparing size. The children are beginning to use the language of traditional tales when they are role playing and also in their writing, which is fantastic to see. We have also put porridge oats outside for the children to explore in their play.
In maths we are focusing on recognising 19 and 20. Then we will start work on ordering numbers to 20 and investigating missing numbers in a numberline to 20. We want the children be confident with numbers 1-20 and be able to know one more, one less than any of those numbers, be able to order them and be able to spot a missing number in a number line. This is what the children need to be able to do by the end of Reception.
The children will continue to learn through play, read and learn phonics throughout the week.
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