Week beginning Monday 9th November

It was lovely to see so many parents last week at our parent consultations. Remember to keep reading and if you have any further questions, our doors are always open at the end of the day.

This week we have been looking at the two nursery rhymes: The Grand Old Duke of York and Humpty Dumpty. Both involve soldiers and link to our special day of remembrance. We have marched in time to the rhymes, practised our commando crawling and thought about what a soldier might pack in their backpack if they have to go away for a long trip. A favourite activity of the children was to make a poppy out of art materials.

In phonics we have been learning our double letters e.g. ll, ss, ff and also j. The children have been working hard to blend their sounds to read and they are trying hard to write some CVC 3 letter words. 

In Whizzy Maths this week we have learnt our number bonds for 1,2,3,4 and 5. The children have sung songs and looked at how we can write these down.

On Wednesday all the children took part in a remembrance assembly. They listened beautifully and were very respectful. In the lead up to this we spoke to the children about the meaning behind poppy day. The children asked wonderful questions and were very thoughful.

In the coming weeks we will be looking at using our old reading scheme books to add to your child's weekly reading. Look out for these in the next few weeks. Your child will choose from a small selection of books appropriate to their phonics knowledge to bring home and then they will change them when instructed to do so. 

How you can help 

Please remember that your child needs to wear a pair of shorts under their jogging bottoms each Wednesday for our gymnastics lessons. They will remove their jogging bottoms and participate in their gymnastics lessons in their shorts then put their jogging bottoms back on afterwards. Please also ensure that long hair is tied back and earrings are either removed on Wednesdays or covered with surgical tape.

As the weather has now changed, please make sure your child comes to school each day with a warm, waterproof coat. Please continue to help your child learn to do put their coat on and do it up independently. Many thanks for your ongoing support.

Year R Phonics and Reading presentation

Thank you to the parents who took time out of their evening to attend the presentation.

Please find the presentation slides below. The videos shown during the evening can be found under the 'For Parents' tab on the Little Wandle website. Please remind yourself of the key points that Mrs Chapman shared a few weeks ago. These can also be found below in the Home Reading handout.

If you have any questions, please pop in and see the class teacher. 

Thank you for your support.

Year R Curriculum Presentation

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.