- Requests and reminders:
- Thank you for coming to our Assembly. The children really enjoyed showing you their work back in the classroom.
- If you have any children's magazines your child has finished with, we would be grateful if you could donate them for our guided reading carousel.
- Fair trade cafe- you are invited to come to our Reception Fair trade cafe on Monday 2nd March at 9.15 am-10am. The children will be able to sit with you and have a snack and drink at the cafe and will then sing a song before you head home. If you are unable to attend your child may bring in some money to buy something from the cafe. If you can arrange for another parent to sit with them that would be super.
- Things to do...
- This week the children have been taught the phoneme 'j' and 'v'.
- Please remember to help your child learn their key words. It helps to stick them on post-its around the house to be read each time they walk past. You could also focus on a few and play snap or pairs with them. The children's reading improves very quickly once they are able to recognise these words. In order for children to read Yellow books they need to be reading read with fluency which means recognising the key words.
- In maths this week the children have been learning to subtract. A great way to practise subtraction is to use chocolate buttons or maltesers and ask your child to count out a number then subtract (by eating) and count how many are left over. If your child is finding the concept tricky it would really help if you had a go at home.
Thank you so much for coming to watch our assembly. The children did really well and all remembered their lines (even if they were a little quiet). We are really proud of them. They loved sharing their learning journals and folders with you.
In maths this week the children have been learning to subtract. They had to read the subtraction number sentences and they could then use the multilink cubes, a number line or their fingers to complete the calculation. They worked through a range of calculations which increased with difficulty.
On Thursday afternoon the children were lucky enough to have a visit from the Oral hygienist. The children learnt all about the importance of cleaning their teeth morning and night for 2 minutes (1 minute for top teeth and 1 minute for bottom teeth). We talked about healthy and unhealthy food. We talked about things that we might think are healthy but actually have lots of hidden sugar and shouldn't be eaten regularly (e.g.raisins, petits filous, juice).
Following on from our story 'Ridiculous' the children met a tortoise this week It was called Tootsie. Mrs Mitchell told us all about her tortoise and the children were fascinated.
ChIL. The children have really extended their learning about Chinese New Year. They have been writing in Chinese, painting the animals from the Chinese story, making Chinese lanterns, writing about the Chinese story. Playing in the Chinese restaurant. The children enjoyed playing friendship games on Wednesday afternoon.
The Year R Team
