Friday 21st September 2017 Dear Parents, It has been great to have all the children in together and watching them make new friends. The children have been busy learning classroom routines and getting familiar with all the new resources and activities. Area What we have learnt Ideas to support at home We have been getting to know each other Encourage children to talk through the names of learning our names. We have also been looking other children in their class. Have they made any Topic carefully at our faces and creating self-portraits. new friends? We have been learning to listen carefully to the Listen to sounds indoors and outdoors and talk sounds around us, identifying what they might be about what they are. Encourage children to listen Phonics and whether they are loud or quiet. very carefully for the less obvious, quiet sounds – for example birds singing. We have been looking at our names and using Enjoy stories with you child and encourage them them to register ourselves every morning (we find to join in with telling them using words and our name and put it in a pot) We have enjoyed actions. Literacy retelling Going on a Bear Hunt’ in PE we ‘We’re went on an actual bear hunt splash sploshing – through water and squelch squelching through mud! We have been learning to read and order Encourage your child to recognise numbers numbers 1-10. We have had fun putting numbers around the home, e.g. numbers on clocks, shoes, Mathematics back into order after they had been muddled up. books, signs. We have been singing Count to 20’ to help ‘Let’s us learn to count beyond 10. Here are some key messages for you; PE will be on Wednesdays, please ensure named PE kits are on children’s pegs. They should include a warm – top and trousers, sock and PE shoes. Children must have their own named cup (not bottle) in school to be kept by the sink and all children need a waterproof coat in school each day. If children bring a packed lunch to school they also need to bring a drink, ideally water. Please ensure that they have sufficient healthy food to keep them going through the busy afternoons! PTO
Friday 21st September 2017 Dear Parents, It has been great to have all the children in together and watching them make new friends. The children have been busy learning classroom routines and getting familiar with all the new resources and activities. Area What we have learnt Ideas to support at home Topic We have been getting to know each other learning our names. We have also been looking carefully at our faces and creating self-portraits. Encourage children to talk through the names of other children in their class. Have they made any new friends? Phonics We have been learning to listen carefully to the sounds around us, identifying what they might be and whether they are loud or quiet. Listen to sounds indoors and outdoors and talk about what they are. Encourage children to listen very carefully for the less obvious, quiet sounds – for example birds singing. Literacy We have been looking at our names and using them to register ourselves every morning (we find our name and put it in a pot) We have enjoyed retelling ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ in PE we went on an actual bear hunt – splash sploshing through water and squelch squelching through mud! Enjoy stories with you child and encourage them to join in with telling them using words and actions. Mathematics We have been learning to read and order numbers 1-10. We have had fun putting numbers back into order after they had been muddled up. We have been singing ‘Let’s Count to 20’ to help us learn to count beyond 10. Encourage your child to recognise numbers around the home, e.g. numbers on clocks, shoes, books, signs. Here are some key messages for you; PE will be on Wednesdays, please ensure named PE kits are on children’s pegs. They should include – a warm top and trousers, sock and PE shoes. Children must have their own named cup (not bottle) in school to be kept by the sink and all children need a waterproof coat in school each day. If children bring a packed lunch to school they also need to bring a drink, ideally water. Please ensure that they have sufficient healthy food to keep them going through the busy afternoons! PTO
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