This week, we are playing lots of Christmas- themed games. Today in RJ, we had to give directions for George to reach the decorations. We used the words forwards, backwards and turn. He was doing a lot of turning!

 We had a special visitor today!

Thank you for practising your child's Phonics skills with them at home - they are all doing so well! We just wanted to clarify a few things. As you may have noticed from the yellow books, we read and reread Rhino Reader texts with the children to develop  fluency.   Initially, children will be decoding words but then with more practise they should be remembering the words.   As well as learning sounds, we also learn tricky words. These are words that cannot be sounded out and need to be learned by sight. As the children progress and learn more, these words might become decodable.  These words will not have sound buttons under them and need to be remembered.  

  Story focus : Whatever Next by Jill Murphy.  Literacy focus : we have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  subitising and composition (parts and whole). We looked at the composition of 3 and 4.  PSED focus: caring and being kind or unkind .  We looked at pictures as a stimulus.  PE Focus:  games on the scooter boards.  RW's PE session was thwarted by the Life Tent and a meeting so will be doing this next week! We always enjoy COOL Time (Choosing Our Own Learning) and we practise lots of skills during this time.

  Story focus : Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins. We loved seeing what happened to the sneaky fox! Literacy focus : we have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  composition, parts and whole. We looked at parts of toys, animals and our own bodies and how they make up a whole.  We looked at 2 being made up of 1+1 and 3 being made up of 1+1+1 and 2+1.   PSED focus:  homes - we looked at the different types of homes that people live in.  PE Focus:  games  We always enjoy COOL Time (Choosing Our Own Learning) and we practise lots of skills during this time.

  We have started daily handwriting sessions. We are working on using a three finger pincer grip. We follow letter families, for example this week we have been writing r and h as they follow similar movements.         We have also had lots of poorly children, so we hope those who have been off feel better  soon! Story focus : we have been making up our own stories this week, thinking about who, where and what happens. Our stories have been about wizards, unicorns and giants.  Maths focus:  comparison, using the words 'equal' and 'not equal'.   PSED focus:  families and homes. We used pictures and had discussions to talk about our families and how they might be different from another family. PE Focus:  games  We always enjoy COOL Time (Choosing Our Own Learning) and we practise lots of skills during this time.