Useful information and requests:
- The Christmas Fayre is on Saturday 1st December, 11-2pm. Raffle tickets were sent home this week- please check your child's book bag.
- Reception Christmas play dates: Wednesday 19th December at 9.15 or Thursday 20th December at 10.15.
- There will be a celebration Assembly for Mrs Pattrick on Friday 21st December at 9.15am.
- Things to do...
- Listen to your child read everyday. Morning time is best! Don't forget to read to your child.
- This week the children have continued phonics focusing on individual letter sounds. They have learnt the sound 'n' . See if your child can sound out and blend back the CVC words below.
Each day has started with finger strong activities. The children have rotated around the 5 activities. These have included writing their name, practising letter formation in the glitter sand, cutting and colouring a snake, putting elastic bands on a clave, and observational drawing. The children are very good at coming in and getting on quietly with their finger strong activities.
The Jigsaw topic this half term is 'Celebrating Differences'.
We've been celebrating our differences, we talked about what we are good at and how we are all good at different things. We Watched the story Barry the fish with fingers on You tube.
We talked about the story and decided that even though they are good at different
things they can still be friends.
We thought about famililies and how we are all different but also have similarities. We finished by explaining that although we are all similar we all have things that make us
different, unique and special.
We talked about standing up for ourselves and resolving conflict and how to use kind words.
We set the scene – two teddies are playing together. One starts
to say unkind things to the other e.g. I don’t like your fur, it’s horrible,
you’re not doing it right, it’s not yours its mine, I don’t like you, you’re
not coming to my party. We asked questions:
How does it make you feel when you see unkind behaviour?
How do you think the teddy felt?
Why is it not OK to say e.g. you’re not doing it right?
What could be done instead?
We then explained that if we don’t like what someone says or does what can we do to
fix it? Say - stop it I don’t like it.
We discussed not having to tell a teacher every time something
happens especially if you have said stop it….. and they have stopped.
We have been doing a lot of work on counting accurately. There are some children who would benefit from practising counting objects accurately at home. Ask them to lay the table, telling them to get 4 forks, 4 knives (or however many you need) and ask them questions such as how many knives and forks do we have altogether.
This week we have focused on the number 8.
Maths Activity 1:
The children used 'Part part whole' They had to carefully count out 8 unifix into the ‘whole’. They were then asked to split
them into the two parts and asked how many they had in each part. The children found different ways to make 8.
Some children went on to split the parts into further parts.
Some children went on to split the parts into further parts.
Activity 2: Tens frame - The children carefully counted out 8 counters and
put them on the tens frame. We modelled turning one counter over at a time (systematically) how
many yellow counters do we have? How many red counters? How many altogether? Do
we have to count them every time?
Some children then recorded this.
Activity 3: The children used compare bears to solve word problems - For example: there was a delivery in a toy shop and 4 compare bears were delivered. 4 more have been delivered, how many do we have
now? How can I work out the answer?
We worked together to solve some of the problems, taking the correct
amount of compare bears to work out the answer.
Activity 4: Each child was given 8 double sided
counters The children were asked to make 8 in different ways on the octopus tentacles.
The children made a monocular in woodland learning. They decorated them with woodland animals, bugs and leaves.They then went outside into the Robin Hood trail and looked at nature in detail through their monocular!
The children have painted their Diva lamps this week. They are looking fab!
It's been cold this week, but the children have still been out for ChIL.
In PE the children were throwing and catching with the scarves. They were making gymnastic positions.
Enjoy your weekend.
The Year R Team
The Year R Team
