What have we been learning this week?

Week Commencing Monday 9th March 2026 

Another favourite tale for the children this week  -  they were quickly able to guess The Three Little Pigs from our clues - straw, sticks, a brick and pigs!

We have learnt about different types of pigs and have enjoyed drawing, painting and making computer images of them. Using our phonic knowledge we have labelled parts of a pig such as ear, tail, hoof, udder and snout and it is lovely to see the children becoming confident with some of the trickier Phase 3 sounds, either by recalling the grapheme or using the sound mat to copy the letters. The children have been retelling the story using masks, puppets and by sequencing pictures and we practised some of the phrases of the story during our music session this week.

In Maths we have been learning all about the number 14 and have been practising counting accurately forwards and backwards from this number. We are focusing on understanding that numbers over ten can be partitioned into ten and something more e.g. 10 and 2 more for 12, 10 and 4 more for 14 etc and the children enjoy using the Numicon to visualise this.

In outdoor learning time the children learnt the word 'foraging' and practised this to find natural items to make a portrait of a face. We have had lovely weather for our sessions this week - Spring has sprung!

How you can help:

PLEASE - several children were not able to use the climbing apparatus in gymnastics this week as they didn't have their shorts on.  For health and safety reasons the children are not allowed to wear joggers on the equipment. Your child MUST wear shorts on a Tuesday in order to participate in anything other than floor work.

We still have a few clay tiles remaining in each class - a minimum donation of £4 for each tile please, thank you.

Thank you to the children that have returned their completed Maths Toolkits - well done! We will be assessing these shortly and you will either receive the first toolkit back with parts to practise further or the second toolkit will be emailed via Google Classroom.

Number Formation Guide 

Practise numerals at home with this printable number formation guide.  All numbers are formed by starting at the top.

Curriculum Presentations

Letter formation and handwriting

Please find images of how to support your child in achieving the correct letter formation.

• lower-case letters start at the top
• dots and horizontal cross lines are added after the main part of the letter has been formed
• capital letters start at the top and go down first, the pencil is then taken off the paper to add the horizontal lines

It is extremely important that your child uses a comfortable and efficient pencil grip, even though this may not be the same as your own. This should be the pincer grip.

Climbing the tree to a better me

Our special tree focuses on the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Social aspect of our learning. In Year R we are practising using our manners, being a good friend and being respectful and responsible.

We can earn three stars for each rung of the ladder and at the end of the year we can earn a special sticker at the top of the tree for our effort in trying to show these things.

When we have collected three stars of the same colour we can show our certificate in assembly and our name is moved up the ladder in class to show our progress.