Happy Christmas everyone! We hope you enjoy the break and we look forward to seeing everyone well rested in the new year!

A little message from Mrs Hibbard: 

It’s been a pleasure to teach Willow class this year. I will miss them all very much but know they are in good hands with lovely Miss Eskell, and lovely Miss Evans when she returns from maternity leave. Thank you for your continued support throughout the year and for your kind words, cards and gifts at the end of term. 

Have a very Merry Christmas 

Diary dates

Wednesday 17th December – Christmas Lunch and Parties – Sign up sheets will be available this week on patios to sign up for food and drink contributions.

Friday 19th December – Last Day of Term 

Term 3:

Monday 5th January – INSET day – school closed to children.

Tuesday 6th January – Children start back to school

English

Phonics:

This week we will be revising phase 5 phonemes taught so far and completing individual assessments. 

Spelling Common Exception Words: revising of all this term in daily spelling recap sessions

Writing
This week we will be using our very best handwriting to write the insides of our special Christmas cards. 

Reading
We will continue reading one to one with children throughout the week and changing books. Please ensure books are brought in daily. Children will have the usual books sent home over the Xmas break. Please keep up with daily reading. Remember-you could be earning your silver reading award by now.

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

We will be making Peppermint creams and 3D boxes for them to go in to celebrate all our learning about shape!

Wider Curriculum

Shine PE and Class PE- We will be continuing with fundamental skills and having a go at some Christmas themed yoga.

Computing: We will begin to look at algorithms through pictures

Music– We are watching the Rocksteady concert

Art: Birds’ eye view snowman pictures, and magic keys for your Christmas trees!

R+WV – We have a very exciting whole school event: Christmas in a box! We will also be exploring Jewish and Christian beliefs about caring for our world.