Week beginning 5th November 2018
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fafd98″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents, carers
We look forward to seeing you at parents evening this week. If you have not yet booked a 10 minute slot, please speak to your child’s class teacher to arrange a time to meet. If you have booked a slot, a reminder slip of your appointment time has been sent in your child’s book bag. The times will also be displayed on the class noticeboard, in the hallway outside each classroom.
Also, please return the reply slip for our trip to the cinema on Tuesday 13th November as soon as possible.
Kind Regards,
Miss Pillay, Mrs Crooks, Miss Thompson and Mrs Carden [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#8726a6″ ]AUTUMN 2 TOPIC: Light and Dark
This week’s learning
LITERACY
Book Focus: Whatever Next by Jill Murphy
The children will enjoy this wonderful story about a little bear’s adventure to the moon, developing their understanding of the story through role play activities. We will read and discuss the key events using sequencing vocabulary such as ‘First, Then, Next, Last’ or ‘At the end’.
Phonics: /i/, /n/, /m/ /d/ and /g/
Please keep each sound sheet at home and continue to practise saying and writing these sounds every day. As your child continues to learn more letter sounds they may forget the earlier sounds taught so it is important to practise daily recognition and writing (using each of the sound cues eg /a/ – round the apple , down the leaf)
MATHS: In continuation from last week
• To explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
• To recognise, create and describe patterns
• To use mathematical names for ‘flat’ 2D shapes, and mathematical terms to describe shapes
• To select a particular named shape
Knowledge and Understanding of the World: The children will begin to learn about aspects of space exploration as they become more familiar with the focus book Whatever Next . Later this week we will also discuss the significance of Remembrance Day .
Communication and Language: To listen to others one to one with increasing attention and recall [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#ed15f1″ ]HOMEWORK
Take some time this weekend to look up at the sky when it becomes dark outside. What do you see? Can you draw a picture about what you see? Ask an adult to help you write labels for your picture (eg. fireworks/ the moon/stars/aeroplane lights flickering)
READING BOOKS
Please read with your child and write a comment in the yellow reading diary. Please keep both reading books and yellow diary in your child’s book bag after each reading.
Please note that if a reading book is lost, you will need to replace it by purchasing the same title that was lost [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#f15d15″ ]IMPORTANT DATES
Monday, 5th; Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th November 2018 – Parent meetings for Reception children
Tuesday, 13th November – Reception trip to cinema
Further dates to follow [/dropshadowbox]