Diary dates

Wednesday 4th December – Henleaze Highstreet Festival – choir performance 4pm

Thursday 11th December – Carol Service at St Peter’s Church 2pm – parents invited. More details to follow

Friday 12th December: teaching students last day! Thank you to Miss Argyrou (Willow) and Miss Fielding (Cherry) for all their help and kindness.

Wednesday 17th December – Xmas lunch and Xmas parties. More details to follow

English

Phonics:

This week we will be starting our phase 5 learning teaching our new phase 5 sounds known as ‘split digraphs’

U-e (clue), 

Spelling Common Exception Words: when, out, what, of, the

Writing
This week we will be writing sentences on a Christmas theme!

Reading
We will continue reading one to one with children throughout the week and changing books. Please ensure books are brought in daily. Our class reading lessons will be based on the story The boy who cried wolf. 

Maths   

Maths fluency skills:
Ordering numbers to 20 

Recall of number bonds to 10 

No. recognition to 20

Number formation within 20

Recall of 1 more/less within 20

Addition and subtraction facts within 10

Main learning is about 3D and 2D shape:

-To recognise and name 3D shapes

-To describe 3D shapes using mathematical vocabulary, such as edges, vertices/vertex (corners), faces, flat, curved

-To recognise and name 2D shapes

-To describe 2D shapes using mathematical vocabulary.

-To sort 2D and 3D shapes in different ways using 1 criterion

Wider Curriculum

Shine PE – We will be continuing with fundamental skills practising skipping with a rope.

Class PE- We will be learning about mindfulness and doing yoga

Art-using mixed media collage to make a Christmas card

History-exploring how shops today are different from a long time ago

Geography-learning about what seas surround the countries in the UK