The final week of the first term at school is here - we think it's flown by! The children are doing really well but we think lots of them will be glad it's the Christmas holidays!
We are really pleased with how the children have settled into school life and it has been great to see how much they have developed over their first term.
This week we are assessing the children's phonics to see which sounds they have remembered. This will inform us about which phonic group they will need to be in January. It will also help us to sort out sound games and blend games to send home to play. If you're coming to the story cafe on Friday you will hear a bit more about this then.
We will be watching The Snowman ⛄ on DVD and retelling this verbally as a class to practise story telling.
There will also be lots of play this week - the children are enjoying following their own interests. They are brilliant at choosing where they want to play and which resources to use in their play.
We wish everyone a very merry Christmas 🎅 and a happy New Year and hope you all have a lovely holiday!🎄
Monday, 12 December 2016
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Monday, 5 December 2016
Week beginning 05.12.16
The week of the nativity performances is here! We hope you'll be wowed by the children, they have worked really hard.
We will be filming the performance on Tuesday for the DVD which you should have had a letter about in book bags. The press have asked us to send them a photo to go in the paper and we'll try to inform you of when this will be in.
By the end of this week we will have taught all the single sounds in phonics. Please continue to practise these at home using the stories and actions that we've put in book bags.
We will be having time in the library to swap sharing books on Friday - we hope you're enjoying the new books.
Please look out for the story cafe letter about the event next Friday in book bags too.
Have a good week!
We will be filming the performance on Tuesday for the DVD which you should have had a letter about in book bags. The press have asked us to send them a photo to go in the paper and we'll try to inform you of when this will be in.
By the end of this week we will have taught all the single sounds in phonics. Please continue to practise these at home using the stories and actions that we've put in book bags.
We will be having time in the library to swap sharing books on Friday - we hope you're enjoying the new books.
Please look out for the story cafe letter about the event next Friday in book bags too.
Have a good week!
Friday, 25 November 2016
week beginning 28.11.16
This week it is the final week of our nativity rehearsals, the songs are coming together and the children are getting more confident saying their words in a loud voice.The costumes are looking very sparkly!
We will be continuing with phonics, the sounds this week are u, y,e and k and we will be revising all the ones we have covered so far.
We are looking forward to our theatre trip on Tuesday to see 'We're going on a bear hunt."
We will be making Christmas biscuits for a decorate a biscuit stall at the Christmas fair.
We'd like to say a huge thank you for all your cake donations for our cake sale. We were amazed at how many people contributed. We raised £160 which is fantastic. Thank you!
We will be continuing with phonics, the sounds this week are u, y,e and k and we will be revising all the ones we have covered so far.
We are looking forward to our theatre trip on Tuesday to see 'We're going on a bear hunt."
We will be making Christmas biscuits for a decorate a biscuit stall at the Christmas fair.
We'd like to say a huge thank you for all your cake donations for our cake sale. We were amazed at how many people contributed. We raised £160 which is fantastic. Thank you!
Friday, 18 November 2016
week beginning 21.11.16
This week the main focus is on the nativity play - we will be rehearsing and practising singing every day so that the children will be confident when they have an audience!
We will be doing some writing - the children will choose what they want to write about and we will do a lots of speaking alongside this.
We are continuing with phonics this week with the sounds r, h, n, j and m.
Don't forget there is a school dinner taster event on Wednesday where you can sample the dinners. You are welcome to collect your children from class to sample the food with you.
We will be doing some writing - the children will choose what they want to write about and we will do a lots of speaking alongside this.
We are continuing with phonics this week with the sounds r, h, n, j and m.
Don't forget there is a school dinner taster event on Wednesday where you can sample the dinners. You are welcome to collect your children from class to sample the food with you.
Friday, 11 November 2016
Week beginning 14.11.16
This week the children will be starting to learn songs for the nativity play. We will tell the children which part they will be in the play and if there are any words that they need to learn, we will send these home to practise. We provide all costumes - your tea towels are safe! The dates for the nativity are on the calendar on the Garrick Green website.
We will also be baking in class so we have lots to sell at the bake sale. We would really appreciate it if you could bake cakes for us to sell on Wednesday too. We are raising money for a stage area to be built outside which the children will really enjoy using.
We will be continuing our phonics by learning new sounds. The children are very good at the sounds and actions and are spotting the letters when we read books. Ask them which sounds they can remember!
We will be starting story scribing where the child tells the adult a story and we write it for them, modelling good writing. This will build up over the year from the children taking the pencil and writing the sounds they are able to until the child is writing the full piece. Some of the children will act out their story at the end of the day.
The children are going to go into whole school assembly this week. They will go in to a story assembly on Wednesday and celebration assembly on Friday.
Don't forget that on Friday it's Children in Need day so if the children want to wear spots they can and they pay £1.50 which will go towards the charity.
We will also be baking in class so we have lots to sell at the bake sale. We would really appreciate it if you could bake cakes for us to sell on Wednesday too. We are raising money for a stage area to be built outside which the children will really enjoy using.
We will be continuing our phonics by learning new sounds. The children are very good at the sounds and actions and are spotting the letters when we read books. Ask them which sounds they can remember!
We will be starting story scribing where the child tells the adult a story and we write it for them, modelling good writing. This will build up over the year from the children taking the pencil and writing the sounds they are able to until the child is writing the full piece. Some of the children will act out their story at the end of the day.
The children are going to go into whole school assembly this week. They will go in to a story assembly on Wednesday and celebration assembly on Friday.
Don't forget that on Friday it's Children in Need day so if the children want to wear spots they can and they pay £1.50 which will go towards the charity.
Monday, 7 November 2016
Week Beginning 7.11.16
This week the story is 'A Little bit of Winter' by Paul Stewart. The children will discuss hibernation and they will continue to talk about the change in the seasons.
The children will be learning about Internet safety through a discussion and they will sign the classroom rules to say they know how to stay safe online.
We are starting phonics this week where the children will learn the sounds the letters make. They will hear a little story to go with the sounds, learn an action to help them remember it and they will have a go at writing the letter too. You will get a list of the stories and the actions on Friday.
In maths the children will learn about 2D shapes and we are doing a shape walk to see if we can see shapes in the environment. The children will use iPads to take photos of the shapes they see and we will display them in the classroom. The children will be focusing on the names and the properties of the shapes.
A little reminder - there will individual school photos on Wednesday and don't forget to sign up for parent teacher interviews.
Have a good week!
The children will be learning about Internet safety through a discussion and they will sign the classroom rules to say they know how to stay safe online.
We are starting phonics this week where the children will learn the sounds the letters make. They will hear a little story to go with the sounds, learn an action to help them remember it and they will have a go at writing the letter too. You will get a list of the stories and the actions on Friday.
In maths the children will learn about 2D shapes and we are doing a shape walk to see if we can see shapes in the environment. The children will use iPads to take photos of the shapes they see and we will display them in the classroom. The children will be focusing on the names and the properties of the shapes.
A little reminder - there will individual school photos on Wednesday and don't forget to sign up for parent teacher interviews.
Have a good week!
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