Week beginning 8^th May 2017

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• We have arranged for the class to visit Croydon Central library in early July. Please check book bags next week for letters. Please indicate on the reply slip if you will be available to help.
• We kindly ask if you could ensure that any children in your care do not play with the equipment left out in the Reception playground and garden area while waiting at the beginning and end of the school day. [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#1ff4f8″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]IMPORTANT DATES

Thursday, 18th May – Individual and Class Photographs

Friday, 19th May – Bring a bottle and wear your own clothes Day (organised by Friends of Howard)

Friday, 26th May 2017 – Last day of Summer 1. Children return to school for Summer 2 on Tuesday 6th June 2017

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#b8f695″ ]HOMEWORK (sent out on Fridays and due back on Mondays)

Sent out Friday 5th May 2017

Doubling Challenge

• If you double the spots on each ladybird, how many spots will each ladybird have?

• Can you write a number sentence for each ladybird? [/dropshadowbox]

THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

This term’s topic: Caring for animals

Theme: Minibeasts

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Non Fiction text: The Life cycle of a butterfly

The children will learn about the development and growth of a caterpillar from egg to butterfly. They will also learn about the main differences between a fiction and non-fiction text.

READING AT HOME

Please continue to write a comment in your child’s yellow reading diary and let us know how they are getting on with their reading at home.

Please note that we now change reading books and check word lists on specific days for each group. If your child is not in school on the day specified, we will change their books and check their word list on the day they return. Please ensure that your child’s reading books, yellow diary and word lists are in their book bags on these days:

Monday – Red group

Tuesday – Orange group

Wednesday – Yellow group

Thursday – Green group

Friday – Blue group

 

PHONICS:

Please continue to practise sound recognition with your child using the video links provided in previous blogs. Encourage them to apply their phonic knowledge every time you read or write with them.

MATHS:

We will continue to review counting forward and back to 20 and beyond. This week the concepts of addition and subtraction will be presented through practical challenges in the continuous provision environment. The children will be encouraged to use a range of resources to solve problems related to addition and subtraction.

Week beginning 2^nd May 2017

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• Thank you for popping in to see our ducklings last week. The children really enjoyed watching the transformation from egg to duckling and we were all sad to see them leave on Friday.

• Apologies for the late cancellation of the whole school photograph which was due to take place on Friday. We will let you know when another date has been booked. [/dropshadowbox]

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Friday, 26th May 2017 – Last day of Summer 1. Children return to school for Summer 2 on Tuesday 6th June 2017 [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#603bef” ]HOMEWORK (sent out on Fridays and due back on Mondays)

Sent out Friday 28th April 2017

What does a half look like?

We have been learning about halving this week.

• Can you take photos or draw pictures of something that shows a half

• This could be half of a fruit or vegetable, pizza, slice of bread or any object in your home that shows a half of an object [/dropshadowbox]

THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

This term’s topic: Caring for animals

Theme: Minibeasts

LITERACY:

Book Focus: The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The children will read this charming book about an adorable caterpillar which changes as it grows. They will learn to recall and sequence the main events in the story, creating a story map and making predictions about how the story might end.

UW – Knowledge and understanding the World/ PD- Health and Self Care

As the children immerse themselves in the adventures of the main character from the story of The Hungry Caterpillar, we will discuss aspects of growing and changing as well as the importance of making healthy food choices.

PHONICS:

Please continue to practise sound recognition with your child using the video links provided in previous blogs. Encourage them to apply their phonic knowledge every time you read or write with them.

READING AT HOME

Please continue to write a comment in your child’s yellow reading diary and let us know how they are getting on with their reading at home.

WORD LISTS

Please be reminded that we now only check key word lists on a weekly basis (on the same day that they change their reading books)

MATHS:

This week we will focus on counting in steps of 2, 5 and 10. We will review what the children have learnt about the concepts of doubling and halving through practical challenges in the continuous provision environment.