Noticeboard

• You may see some new faces at the classroom door – Miss Barrowcliffe (Daisy) and Miss Brunt (Buttercup). They are student teachers and will be welcoming the class and letting them out at the end of the day sometimes. Please be welcoming to them. 
• It is really important that you continue to read with your child every day. We are noticing that some parents have stopped reading regularly with their children. The children need daily practice to retain their learning. 
• Please alert your child’s class teacher when your child has filled up one side of their bookmark. 
• Please find the lunch menu by clicking here. 
• Please use the school calendar to find up-coming dates. 
• Please make sure your child has a coat in school every day. We will go outside even when it is cold and raining.
• Please do not allow your child to play with the resources that are on the Reception patio in the morning. These have been carefully positioned and are there to support your child’s learning during the school day.

Celebrations

It has been wonderful this week to see the children dressed up for World Book Day. They loved buddying up with the Year 5s and going on a poetry trail in the playground and  having different teachers come into the classroom to read their favorite poem. They have been learning about the artist Mario Merz and have worked in teams to use model magic to build igloo sculptures.

Tapestry observation request 

The focus this week is Maths. We have been learning about number bonds to 10 (see image below). This week, we would like you to talk to your child about the two numbers that can make 10 and represent it in some way. For example, they could use 10 grapes and split them into different groups (5+5, 4+6 0+10 etc), they could write the two numerals next to each other that make 10 or draw representations of the quantities that make 10. Please photograph these and send them into us via Tapestry. The children love standing up in front of the class explaining the learning they have been continuing at home!

You can also send us any moments that you feel are significant in your child’s learning or want to share with your child’s class teachers. Click the links below to find out how to add observations from different devices. 

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Star of the Week 

Daisy Class – Rosa 

Buttercup Class – Elijah 

This week’s learning

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

This week we will be continuing to focus on their listening and attention skills. They will be playing the game Pass the Whisper to encourage paying attention and listening well. 

Communication and Language

Book of the week: The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins and Jane Chapman

We always encourage the children to engage in story times and non-fiction books in these ways:

Listen to and talk about stories to build familiarity and understanding. 

Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what is being said. 

Articulate their ideas and thoughts in well-formed sentences. 

Connect one idea or action to another using a range of connectives. 

Describe some events in detail.

Word of the Week: fiction

Physical development

In PE this week the dance theme is fireworks. They will be taught to use big, confident actions and movements. 

Literacy

This week in Phonics, we will be revisiting the graphemes/ phonemes: ow, oi, ear, air

And the common exception words: my, are

We will practise blending phonemes to read, and segmenting words to spell them using the phonemes and graphemes we have learned so far.

Writing:  We will be using our phonics learning to write about which character we dressed up as for World Book Day.

Maths

This week, we will continue to learn about number bonds to 10 and the children will be exploring, using physical resources, doubling numbers up to 5 (e.g. double 5 is 10). 

Understanding the World

The children will be learning about explorers this week. Looking at how exploring has changed over time. And comparing similarities and differences between exploring in the past to exploring now. 

Religion and Worldviews

Continuing to investigate our Big Question: ‘Why are some times special?’ We will learn about the important Jewish and Christian story of Passover, and how Jewish people might celebrate Pesach.

Expressive arts and Design

Our fifth music lesson this week will focus on using instruments to tap out the pulse. We will also be practising our Handa’s Surprise song.