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Please note that the Christmas performance for Reception will be in the morning of the 12th December and not in the afternoon as previously stated in the newsletter. Times will be confirmed in due course.

Please remember to send in your donations of baked treats by Thursday afternoon for our 2nd bake sale on Friday 1st December 2017.

Also, raffle ticket sales to win a Christmas Cake start on Monday, Pay a pound to guess the weight. A huge thank you to Amelia-Rose’s grandmother for donating the cake.

Kind regards

Miss Pillay [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#0917ca” ]This week’s learning

AUTUMN TERM TOPIC: Light and Dark

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Aliens love underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort

This week we will explore the characters in the story, writing descriptive captions about each of the aliens and other characters.

Phonics: The children have now learnt all the sounds in Phase 2 of their Phonics learning. Over the next few weeks we will teach assisted blending to support their ability to read short decodable cvc words. The children have also learnt the first 5 high frequency/tricky words (I, the, to, go, no). We will continue with teaching the Phase 3 sounds later this term.

Next week we will send home a copy of all the sounds they have learnt thus far. Please keep these at home and practise saying and writing the sounds regularly with your child.

We will now send home daily decoding homework to support your child with learning to blend sounds to read short cvc words. Please help your child by listening to them as they practise reading the sounds and words using their phonic knowledge. Help them to point under each sound as they say each sound, then sweep their finger across the word as they blend to decode the word. Please keep these sheets at home

MATHS: Well done to all the children who have received certificates for achieving Number Stars 1 and 2. This week the children will learn a few number formation rhymes to help recall correct number formation and orientation.

EAD/UW: The children will learn about the significance of Christmas through stories and songs. The class will be practising a few songs over the next few weeks and will perform these to you at their Christmas performance on the 12th December 2017. [/dropshadowbox]

 

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#0ab0a9″ ]HOMEWORK: Please return homework by Wednesday

Number recognition challenge Teddy has numbers on his spots. Look at the picture of Teddy. Can you find the numbers and say each one out loud to your adult? Can you colour in the spots as you say each number correctly. How many numbers will you find and colour? and Roll, Add and Colour challenge

Books for home reading

Please note which day your child will be expected to return their books:

Mondays- Red group

Tuesdays- Blue group

Wednesdays- Green group

Thursdays- Orange Group

Fridays – Yellow group

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Friday, 1st December 2017: Fun Friday Bake Sale

1^st, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th December Book fair. 3.30 to 3.50 in the school hall.

9^th December FOH Christmas Fair 11am to 3pm.

12^th December: Reception Christmas Performance to parents – in the morning, time to be confirmed

15^th December: Christmas lunch and Christmas jumper day

20^th December: Last day of term

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#34ecf8″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents

Thank you very much for your overwhelming response to our request for baked treats. Thanks to your generosity we were able to raise £165.40 at our first Reception Fun Friday event. Huge thanks to our parent volunteers for organising and manning the stall on Friday. We could not have done it without your enthusiasm and hard work.

Much appreciated

Miss Pillay [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#f00707″ ]This week’s learning

AUTUMN TERM TOPIC: Light and Dark

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Aliens love underpants by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort

The children will love this charming and funny story about alien creatures from another planet who are fascinated by human underpants! This delightful story will stimulate their imagination and create a stimulus for our learning this week.

Phonics: Our sounds for this week are: /h/, /b/, /f/ff/, /l/ll/ and /s/ss/

This week the children will learn 3 more digraphs (2 letters which combine to represent one sound) Please keep the daily practice sheet at home and practise saying and writing the sounds until your child can confidently recognise and write each of them

MATHS:

• This week we will continue to revise all numbers within the range 0-20, counting reliably using concrete objects and pictorials. This week our revision will focus on numeral recognition and correct formation and orientation of numerals to 20.

• We will also focus on recognising and creating patterns that are the same and different (using arrangements of objects)

Counting and number recognition game: Try this fun counting and number recognition game

Click here for Teddy Bear counting game

Number recognition song to 20:

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#070df0″ ]HOMEWORK: Please return homework by Wednesday

Letters and words in the environment

Can you see any letters or words in your home or on your way to school? Take a photo or find examples to stick in your book or copy the letters and words you see. Ask your adult to read the words to you (eg. on billboards, street names and signs, newspaper, etc)

Books for home reading: The children now bring home 2 books each week. Please check your child’s yellow diary for a note about how to support your child with each of these books.

Please note which day your child will be expected to return their books:

• Monday- Red group
• Tuesday- Blue group
• Wednesday- Green group
• Thursday- Orange Group
• Friday – Yellow group [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#f007eb” ]IMPORTANT DATES

• Tuesday 21st November -: ‘Science Opens Doors’ – An event for children, parents/carers. 3.30pm to 5.00pm in school hall
• 12th December: Reception Christmas Performance to parents
• 15th December: Christmas lunch and Christmas jumper day [/dropshadowbox]