The Talk Through Stories book that we are doing all week is The Lion Inside. They very much enjoyed the first read today and we will talk about the characters, the problem in the story and how it is solved. The children will also learn set phrases in the book and learn the meaning of some new words.

 

In Phonics Reception are learning more about short vowels and ck. The Year 1s are learning about long vowels and magic e.

We have started doing set sentence which is when the adults dictate a sentence and the children use all of their phonic and grammar knowledge to write it independently. This is something we do twice a week at the moment to enable the children to become more independent with applying their skills.

We will be continuing to hear the children read and some children who are finding blending a bit more tricky will be given a blend games. We cannot emphasise how much reading a little every day at home can benefit the children so thank you for your help with this. 

We will also be continuing to do story scribes one to one with each child over two weeks and acting these out at the end of the day.

We have brought back dough disco as we have finished the squiggle programme. This is to help develop the children's fine motor skills. we are also continuing to practise letter formation as a lot of children are not forming the letters correctly.

In maths we are looking at the parts a whole number can be split into. We are using our fingers to demonstrate this to give the children a concrete way of working this out. We will also be doing some subitising - recognising an amount without counting. We are using the story Kipper's Toybox to demonstrate to the children the importance of counting accurately. We will also show the children that lining up objects can help with this and also by touching or moving each object can make sure that we are more accurate. 

In project the children are reading the story One Year With Kipper and they will learn about the seasons and what changes might happen. They will learn the language before, now and then. 

In RE the children are continuing to learn about New Year celebrations and this week they will be looking at how Chinese New Year is celebrated. In RSHE we are learning about being safe online and we will read the story Chicken Clicking to help with this.

Don't forget that on Wednesday at 2,45 you can come into class to share a book with your child as part of the family bookshare - if you cannot make it then please explain to your child and if they want to join a friend that is fine or the staff with share a book with them. 

Have a good week!