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SPRING TERM 1 TOPIC: Transport

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Busy People: Firefighters

This beautifully illustrated book about the life of Frank the Firefighter and his crew and the important jobs they do will prepare the children for what they will see on the visit this week to the Croydon Fire station.

GROUP PHONICS: Group Phonics will continue this week with each group focusing on reviewing the sounds learnt and decoding new words as well learning how to spell and write these words.

MATHS:

This week’s focus is:

• to learn to recognise 2D and 3D shapes in the environment by learning about their properties

• to use mathematical language to name and describe 2D and 3D shape

Knowledge and Understanding of the world

To find out about what happens at a fire station and about the jobs of people who help us [/dropshadowbox]

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Weight

Find and draw pictures of objects in your home that may be heavy or light

Please note: Please return all homework books by Wednesday. There will not be any homework sent out on Friday due to next week being half term. Homework will continue  again after half term.

READING BOOKS: Please continue to send in reading books and diaries on group days

KEY WORD LISTS: Please only send in word lists if your child is ready to be tested. Please note that there isn’t any rush for your child to race through the lists. It is more important that they have secure recognition of these words before moving onto the next list. [/dropshadowbox]

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• Tuesday 12th February 1.00pm – 3.00pm – Chelsea Class visit to Croydon Fire Station

• Wednesday 13th February 1.00pm – 3.00pm– Grosvenor Class visit to Croydon Fire Station

• Half term week: Monday 18th February – Sunday 24th February . Children return to school on Monday 25th February

• Wednesday 20th and Wednesday 27th March 2019 – Reception Parent evening . appointment letters will be sent out after half term.[/dropshadowbox]

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I would like to thank one of our former Reception parents, Mr Milan Madac for volunteering his time and hard work to build a stage for our Reception playground.  Mr Madac has been a great help to us in  Reception, having  built a role play car and a bike shed for us in the last 2 years. I would like to thank the Madac family for their continued support and help.

Please note that the stage is still under construction and requires painting and decorating, so please ensure that children keep away from this area  during morning and afternoon drop off and pick up times. We are hoping to have the stage ready for use by the beginning of the new term, just in time for our Traditional Tales topic next term.

We would also like to wish all our Chinese parents well for the Chinese New Year celebrations which begin this Tuesday. Happy New Year! 新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè)

Kind regards,

Miss Pillay and the Reception Team

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#0710b9″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SPRING TERM 1 TOPIC: Transport

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Mrs Armitage on Wheels by Quentin Blake

This wonderfully imaginative book is about a character called Mrs Armitage who is very creative with redesigning her bicycle. The children will enjoy reading about her plans which will inspire their own creativity as they explore new ideas for improving and adapting Mrs Armitage’s bicycle.

GROUP PHONICS: Group Phonics will continue this week with each group focusing on reviewing the sounds learnt and decoding new words as well learning how to spell and write these words.

MATHS: Over the next three weeks we will focus on developing children’s understanding of shape, space and measure. This week’s focus is:

• to develop an understanding of the concepts related to weight such as heavy, heavier, heaviest light, lighter, lightest, balance, weighing scales

• The children will explore though a range of practical activities weighing, comparing and measuring the weight of different materials.

Knowledge and Understanding of the world

We will be discussing the celebrations of the Chinese New Year

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#82fe82″ ]HOMEWORK

Capacity Challenge

We have been learning about capacity and the meaning of concepts full, half full and empty. Can you draw a picture or take a photograph of a container that is full, half full and empty in your home. Ask your adult to help you write a label for each picture.

READING BOOKS Please continue to send in reading books and diaries on group days

KEY WORD LISTS: Please only send in word lists if your child is ready to be tested. Please note that there isn’t any rush for your child to race through the lists. It is more important that they have secure recognition of these words before moving onto the next list. [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#1391e1″ ]IMPORTANT DATES

• Tuesday 12th February 1.00pm – 3.00pm – Chelsea Class visit to Croydon Fire Station
• Wednesday 13th February 1.00pm – 3.00pm– Grosvenor Class visit to Croydon Fire Station
• Half term week: Monday 18th February – Sunday 24th February . Children return to school on Monday 25th February
• Wednesday 20th and Wednesday 27th March 2019 – Reception Parent evenings

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