stickman

This past week we have enjoyed hearing all about the children's Christmas holidays, the lovely gifts they received and if Father Christmas visited them! (CL good recall)
Lots of the children enjoyed the finger gym (finger frenzy) challenges and they were all determined to complete the activities we set them, and in some cases challenges they set themselves.

Every day we had a story that rhymed, and the children chose the book they enjoyed the best. The book your child chose will be coming home for you to enjoy. Please pass on as soon as you have finished enjoying the book so the next family can share the book.

SO...
This week we will be reading the story 'Stickman' by Julia Donaldson and Stanley's Stick' by John Higley.
There is so much exploring and learning we can do with these stories. There is lots of imaginary thinking and imaginary play in the stories as well as our first job which will be collecting lots of sticks.
  Mathematics, ordering sticks into size, and counting.
Expressive art and design, making stickmen and stick pictures.
making a small world scene from the story and much more.
As a group our next steps this coming week will be MD continuing ordering by size.
PD, using one handed tools.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS, continuing rhymes and listening.
LITERACY, letters and recognising letters and their sounds.
JIGSAW, we will be providing children with problems to overcome, in construction and maths.
At home talk about trying hard and explain as grown ups how we have to try hard at what we do. Don't forget a brilliant book is 'the hare and the tortoise'.

Our WOW board is empty so don't forget to bring one in, about anything you like your child has done.
Also, If you find a stick on the way to school bring it in with you!

AG