Welcome back everyone! It was so nice to see the children again and see so many smiling faces upon their return to school on Monday. A great start to the new term!
Phonics
This week in Phonics we have learnt some more digraphs. Digraphs are two letters that make one sound. They were:
We also learnt the phoneme and grapheme /j/ along with the new tricky word ‘as’.
Maths
This week, we’ve been engaging in activities that highlight the purpose of counting – finding out how many objects there are altogether. We’ve reinforced our understanding of cardinality, recognising that the last number we say when counting represents the total number of objects in the set.
A key focus has been deepening our understanding of the number 5 as a quantity. We’ve been linking the number to familiar representations, such as the five fingers on one hand. The children are also beginning to explore different ways to represent numbers up to 5, using both their fingers and the Hungarian number pattern (die frame).
Poem Of The week
This week’s poem is called Cup Of Tea.
Celebrations
Over the last couple of teaching weeks we have been learning about some of the different celebrations that people celebrate in our country. We have thought about and discussed Diwali and Bonfire night. We have also been paying close attention to the season of Autumn and thinking about some of the things that happen during this beautiful season.
My Money Week
Throughout school the children have been learning about money this week. We joined in with Key Stage One and created the school logo from the pennies that pupils had brought in to school. Thank you to everyone that donated money!
Next week:
- Anti-bullying Week and Odd Socks Day. Next week we will be partaking in Odd Socks Day on Monday the 10th November. All children are welcome to come to school in odd socks. This is to raise awareness for Anti-bullying week. The odd socks will help us to discuss all of our wonderful similarities and differences.
- Remembrance Day. In school we will observe a minute silence at 11am on the 11th November. This is to commemorate Armistice, to honour the service and sacrifice of the armed forces and to show respect for all the lives lost. This will be done and explained in a child friendly and age appropriate manor.
- Nursery Rhyme Week. This week in reception class we will also be celebrating Nursery Rhyme week. Look out for next week’s web post to see some of the wonderful learning that will have taken place.