Week beginning 27th November 2017

November 26, 2017

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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

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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]

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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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