Last week the story was Little Red Riding Hood and the children are becoming very good at acting out the story. We started doing focused observations last week with 3 focus children. The focus children change every week and we observe in each of the EYFS areas.
This week the story of the week is The Elves and the Shoemaker. At the beginning of Reception we concentrate on traditional stories so that the children see how these stories are structured and the language that is used. This will then hopefully come out in the children's play and independent story scribing.
In maths we do a number of the week. This week the number is 3. We have a story, rhyme and action to go with each number which will help the children to remember how to recognise that number. Mental maths this week will be activities that focus on the number 3.
We are starting phonics this week too - this week the phonics are l, t, i, o and c. You will get the stories and the action for these sounds on Friday in your child's book bag so you can practise at home. The sound mat will also help the children to remember these sounds as there is a picture with the sound that relates to the story.
We are painting self portraits this week to go on display in the classroom. We will be looking closely at the features on our face and recreating this with paint. I'll let you know when the display is up so you can come and have a look.
We will do a big talk every day where we have a different talk topic and the children say a sentence about this topic. This is to get the children more confident at talking in front of a group and also to encourage talking in a sentence and extending vocabulary. Topics this week are: Pets, At the park and what did you see on the way to school.
Have a good week!
Monday, 8 October 2018
Friday, 28 September 2018
Week Beginning 24.09.18
This week we had the story 'A Squash and a Squeeze'. When we read our weekly story the children act the story out and they had great fun this week with this story!
We have been continuing with baseline assessments and observations both inside and outside the classroom, recording what the children can do.
They have all settled in well at school now and are getting on with each other nicely.
We have continued to do dough disco to help strengthen our muscles and develop more control with our fingers.
This week we have been focussing on the number 1 and the rhyme 1, 1, wiggle your thumb. We will build this up every week.
The children all painted a poppy to go up in the castle mall display.
Have a good weekend!
We have been continuing with baseline assessments and observations both inside and outside the classroom, recording what the children can do.
They have all settled in well at school now and are getting on with each other nicely.
We have continued to do dough disco to help strengthen our muscles and develop more control with our fingers.
This week we have been focussing on the number 1 and the rhyme 1, 1, wiggle your thumb. We will build this up every week.
The children all painted a poppy to go up in the castle mall display.
Have a good weekend!
Monday, 9 July 2018
Week beginning 09.07.18
This week the story is 'Alice in Wonderland' we thought the children would enjoy the nonsense element of the story! It will also help them to see how they can let their imaginations go wild when they are creating their own stories or doing role play.
We said good bye to the ducklings last week - the children really enjoyed looking after the ducklings and teaching them to swim.
In maths this week we are looking at numbers over 20 and revising one more and one less.
We will be having a daily rehearsal of our surprise dance for sports day.
We will be continuing with phonics, sentence writing and readers as well as having normal inside and outside play.
The children will visit their new class again on Thursday where they will see their new teacher and teaching assistants.
For this children who are in Rock Steady there is the band concert this Friday which you should have had details about if your child is performing.
If you are in the city on Saturday the Garrick Green Singers will be performing a John Lewis at 10.30.
Have a good week!
We said good bye to the ducklings last week - the children really enjoyed looking after the ducklings and teaching them to swim.
We will be having a daily rehearsal of our surprise dance for sports day.
We will be continuing with phonics, sentence writing and readers as well as having normal inside and outside play.
The children will visit their new class again on Thursday where they will see their new teacher and teaching assistants.
For this children who are in Rock Steady there is the band concert this Friday which you should have had details about if your child is performing.
If you are in the city on Saturday the Garrick Green Singers will be performing a John Lewis at 10.30.
Have a good week!
Monday, 2 July 2018
Week beginning 2.7.18
This week we are very excited about the ducklings - we have 3 that have hatched already and the children watched a video of an egg hatching. The ducklings have to have a swim every day and the children are fascinated when they are watching them! The children have also been able to hold the ducklings and they were all very careful and knew to be gentle.
In maths this week we are revising addition and using the mini whiteboards to record our number sentences. We are drawing circles to represent the units and then counting how many we have altogether. The children will also have access to a numberline so that they can use that method if they prefer.
We will be continuing to do phonics every day and we are really impressed with how all the children are doing. They will all write a sentences this week as well as doing their story scribing. We are continuing to hear readers and revise tricky words.
On Friday we are going to watch the Y1 and 2 summer concert and in the afternoon the children will visit their new class and meet their Y1 teacher and teaching assistants.
On Friday from 5pm it is the school summer fair so please come into the classrooms and see your child's learning journey and also visit your child's new class and teacher and, of course, enjoy all the fun of the fair! It's going to be a scorcher!
In maths this week we are revising addition and using the mini whiteboards to record our number sentences. We are drawing circles to represent the units and then counting how many we have altogether. The children will also have access to a numberline so that they can use that method if they prefer.
We will be continuing to do phonics every day and we are really impressed with how all the children are doing. They will all write a sentences this week as well as doing their story scribing. We are continuing to hear readers and revise tricky words.
On Friday we are going to watch the Y1 and 2 summer concert and in the afternoon the children will visit their new class and meet their Y1 teacher and teaching assistants.
On Friday from 5pm it is the school summer fair so please come into the classrooms and see your child's learning journey and also visit your child's new class and teacher and, of course, enjoy all the fun of the fair! It's going to be a scorcher!
Monday, 25 June 2018
Week beginning 25.06.18
This week the children have listened to the story 'Why elephant has a trunk' which is a traditional African tale and the children really enjoy listening to these fables and understanding the message they are trying to give. Unfortunately there were no Elephants at Africa Alive but other animals that they saw on Friday featured in the story.
In Maths we are recapping doubling and halving, and also solving addition and subtraction word problems. We are also practising counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
We will be revising the tricky words so that the children become confident with these as well as continuing to do story scribing, reading and inside and outside play.
Have a good week!
In Maths we are recapping doubling and halving, and also solving addition and subtraction word problems. We are also practising counting in 2s, 5s and 10s.
We will be revising the tricky words so that the children become confident with these as well as continuing to do story scribing, reading and inside and outside play.
Have a good week!
Week Beginning 18.06.18
This week we had the story of the of Snow White and the Seven dwarfs as we were revisiting fairy tales. The children wrote some interesting retells of the story following this.
In Maths we were revising teen numbers by looking at how to recognise them, order them, write them and finding the missing number in a sequence.
We learnt the tricky words said and like as the children are coming across these words a lot in their reading and they are also wanting to write these words in their independent writing.
On Friday we had a brilliant day out at Africa Alive, the children really enjoyed meeting all the animals and actually getting to handle a snake, an African land snail and a lion skull in the education session.
In Maths we were revising teen numbers by looking at how to recognise them, order them, write them and finding the missing number in a sequence.
We learnt the tricky words said and like as the children are coming across these words a lot in their reading and they are also wanting to write these words in their independent writing.
On Friday we had a brilliant day out at Africa Alive, the children really enjoyed meeting all the animals and actually getting to handle a snake, an African land snail and a lion skull in the education session.
Monday, 11 June 2018
week beginning 11.06.18
The story of the week is 'The Reluctant Dragon'. This is another classic story which the children seem to prefer to the stories with a moral. This tale covers the themes of bravery and friendship which the children will discuss.
In maths we are having a shape space and measure week where we will revisit 2D and 3D shape names and properties and also learn about capacity and the language that goes alongside e.g. full, empty, half full. We will also compare containers and estimate if the containers hold the same as each other.
We are having a dance teacher in this week to teach the children a surprise dance for sports day which we will carry on practising until the big day.
We are continuing with our weekly writing, readers, phonics and play inside and out. We will be going over all the tricky words we have learnt so far.
In maths we are having a shape space and measure week where we will revisit 2D and 3D shape names and properties and also learn about capacity and the language that goes alongside e.g. full, empty, half full. We will also compare containers and estimate if the containers hold the same as each other.
We are having a dance teacher in this week to teach the children a surprise dance for sports day which we will carry on practising until the big day.
We are continuing with our weekly writing, readers, phonics and play inside and out. We will be going over all the tricky words we have learnt so far.
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