Week beginning 11th March 2019
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Thank you for helping your children to create their shoebox stories. We have been very impressed by your collaborative creations. It looks like you had as much fun making them as the children did. Also thank you for getting the children enthused about World Book Day by getting them dressed up as their favourite book character. They looked amazing!
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Kind Regards
Reception Team [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#fbaff1″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:
SPRING TERM 2 TOPIC: Traditional Tales
LITERACY:
Book Focus: Three Billy Goats Gruff
The children will read and recall the main events of this entertaining traditional tale. We will explore descriptive language to write descriptions of the characters.
MATHS: This week we will focus on the language of subtraction eg less, fewer, take away, minus, subtract
PSED/HSC: We will discuss stranger danger and the importance of not sharing personal information with people we do not know (using our focus story as stimulus for discussion) [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#6be4f9″ ]LEARNING VIDEOS
Last week the children were introduced to the part whole model method of representing addition so here’s a useful video to explain what it is all about. Please note that there are a range of diagrams used to explain this model. The one used in this video may be different to the one your child has learnt to use. Please ask your child to show you which they have used.
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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#5df24d” ]HOMEWORK
My own Gingerbread story
We have been using our imagination to create a new adventure for the Gingerbread man. What adventure do you think he could have next if he escaped from the fox? Where would he go? What would he do? Who would he meet? Draw a picture and write a few sentences about Gingerbread man’s next adventure.
READING BOOKS: Please send in reading books and reading diaries on group days. Please note that if a book is lost, we kindly ask that you please replace the book with a similar book as our stock of books are dwindling
WORD LISTS: Please note that due to our busy schedule in Reception word lists will now only be checked on Group reading days along with reading book changes.
MATHLETICS: Sorry for the delay in sending out passwords. We are awaiting passwords for the classes and will send this out as soon as they become available. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#e7fb3a” ]IMPORTANT DATES
- Wednesday 20th, Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th March – Reception Parent evening
- Tuesday, 26th March – Height and weight checks for Reception children
- Friday 29th March 2019 – Wear a Hat Day Children may wear a hat of their choice to school for a £1 donation in aid of the Brain Tumour Research charity
- Friday, 5th April – last day of term
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