Reception focus 27.6.16

Over the next two weeks we will be focussing on Pirates. The children will be making pirate accessories including eye patches and telescopes, be designing their own treasure maps and drawing their own pirate with an imaginary name.

We will be reading pirate themed stories and encouraging the children to make up their one treasure hunts with clues.

In phonics, we are revising the trigraphs taught in Phase 4 and applying them in our writing.

In maths, we are learning to count in 5s, and we are learning about capacity and the vocabulary involved with this concept. The children will also be looking at a hundred square and reading and writing some bigger numbers. 

 

Nursery Focus W/C 27/06

This week in Nursery, we will be exploring holidays and the seaside. The children will be discussing the different types of holidays and will be able to share their own holiday experiences. In addition, we will be talking about the different types of transport needed to get to our holiday destinations.

In the writing area, the children will be making passports and postcards.

In art, the children will be making seaside pictures using sand and shells.

This week our role play area will be a travel agents.

In addition, we will be continuing with our phonics sessions. This week we will be introducing the letter P.

Reception focus 20/06/16

In Reception this week, we are focussing on the Queen's birthday. We will be making bunting, learning about the Royal Family and making cards and invitations for a royal tea party which will take place on Friday. 

 

We will be taking part in our Sports Day on Tuesday (weather permitting).

 

In phonics we will be recapping all digraphs taught and placing these into words and sentences.

 

In maths we are focussing in addition and subtraction using apparatus and different methods.

 

Nursery Focus W/C 20/06

This week in Nursery, we starting our under the sea theme. We will be reading 'The Rainbow Fish'  and many other under the sea stories. We will be discussing what animals live under the sea and what we things we would find in the ocean. The children will be making their own coral using play dough and pasta.


In art, the children will be making their own Rainbow fish and will be exploring the different patterns.


The children will also enjoy role playing in our aquarium.

Nursery Focus W/C 13/06

This week in Nursery, we are continuing with our space theme. We will be reading 'Aliens Love Underpants' by Claire Freedman and Ben Cort. The children will be painting their own aliens and will be discussing the different types of patterns on the underpants. They will then be designing their own underpants using different patterns.


In addition, we will be cooking rock cakes. The children will be following their own recipes.

Reception focus 13.6.16

This week in Reception we are continuing our theme of dinosaurs. The children are enjoying making small models of pteradactyl and large models of their own 'pull along' dinosaurs. 

This week we will be concentrating our efforts on a special occasion coming up this Sunday!

In maths, we are focussing on 2D and 3D shapes as well as missing numbers within a hundred square and within a sequence.

In phonics we are continuing to consolidate the children's knowledge and application of all digraphs and trigraphs taught.

 

Nursery Focus W/C 6/06

This week in Nursery, the children will be learning about space. We will be focusing on the story  'Whatever Next' by Jill Murphy.


The children will be making their own rockets and will enjoy playing in our space role play area.


In maths, we will be making shape rockets and ordering numbers.

Reception focus 6.6.16

For the next two weeks in Reception, the children will be learning about dinosaurs. They will think about the different types of dinosaurs, what they ate, how big they were and where they lived. The children will be joining in with lots of different activities in which they will be able to create their own dinosaurs, hunt for dinosaurs and write their own dinosaur books.

In Maths we will be focussing on halving and recapping our doubles.

In phonics we will be focussing on our Phase 4 digraphs and trigraphs and using these within recounts we write.


 

MFL Week - Brazilian Carnival

Early Years children enjoyed celebrating MFL week focussing on the country of Brazil and its infamous carnival. The children took part in six different adult led activities which included learning to play football, making sweet chocolate brigadeiros, playing Brazilian Tag, making rainbow fruit skewers, making rainmakers and creating some beautiful mural art work. 

 

On Friday, we held our Carnival Day in which all children followed a carnival procession to Samba music and then enjoyed joining in the French Cafe with Year Six children and learning some dances from around the world with Mrs. Neville. Lots of fun was had by all, and we thank the children for joining in so readily with new activities.