This past week we have continued to enjoy reading and exploring more of the books the children borrowed from the library.one of the favourites was 'football frenzy', and after reading it more than once we enjoyed a morning with the sports leaders from the middle school.
On Tuesday all the children enjoyed the morning or afternoon in reception class exploring and enjoying activities for Chinese New Year.
Many of the children have been doing some amazing writing, and lots are having a go at writing their name. If your child does some writing at home why not complete a WOW or bring in a copy for their learning journey.
This coming week the children are going to use more of the library books, to do some cooking, explore with paint to make patterns, and make their own jigsaw puzzles of their names. The children will also be dressing up and role playing different occupations.
NEXT STEPS for the whole group this week will be using one handed tools with increasing control (PD),
and shapes (MD). We will be looking at shapes in our environment, and using the correct mathematical terms for flat 2D shapes.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS, will continue to be listening carefully to words and asking do they rhyme? for example do cat and mat rhyme? do fox and house rhyme? We use small short words such as house /mouse, cat/mat/hat, fox/box/socks, hen/pen, car/jar .
JIGSAW this coming week we will be encouraging the children to help each other to learn and practice skills, through cooking, playing board games, and outside games (weather permitting) using obstacle courses. At home talk about what everyone is good at and can you help each other to learn something new. Also look at books at home about different occupations, and ask what the characters in the stories are good at.
The next stay and play is Wednesday 4th February, 8.30 am until 9.10 am.
AG.
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Sunday, 25 January 2015
The books the children have chosen.
The past week saw nearly all the children enjoying a trip to the library. Each child chose a book they thought the rest of the group would enjoy reading.
From many of the stories chosen we have planned activities for the coming week. For example, a number of pirate stories were chosen, so we have put the pirate ships with the wooden construction. We have put a water activity with 'How to wash a wooly mammoth', and a pet shop with 'Dogs go shopping'.
MATHEMATICS,our next steps. For the bear stories we have put the sorting bears in the number area, with lots of different containers, boxes and small trays so the children can group, sort, count and make patterns with the different size and coloured bears.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS. another book that was chosen was 'never shake a rattlesnake' which we will read as we continue to enjoy rhymes.
On Tuesday we will join Reception to take part in their topic about Chinese new year. We will be dividing into 2 groups and the children will spend either the morning or afternoon.
STAY AND PLAY. If you would like to stay and play with your child, read them a story, or even paint a picture! we are having a stay and play on Thursday 29th January and Wednesday 4th February.
Door opens at 8.30 am and the session finishes at approx 9.10am
7th February is National Library day. Do go along, and look out for many exciting activities for children of all ages. AG
From many of the stories chosen we have planned activities for the coming week. For example, a number of pirate stories were chosen, so we have put the pirate ships with the wooden construction. We have put a water activity with 'How to wash a wooly mammoth', and a pet shop with 'Dogs go shopping'.
MATHEMATICS,our next steps. For the bear stories we have put the sorting bears in the number area, with lots of different containers, boxes and small trays so the children can group, sort, count and make patterns with the different size and coloured bears.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS. another book that was chosen was 'never shake a rattlesnake' which we will read as we continue to enjoy rhymes.
On Tuesday we will join Reception to take part in their topic about Chinese new year. We will be dividing into 2 groups and the children will spend either the morning or afternoon.
STAY AND PLAY. If you would like to stay and play with your child, read them a story, or even paint a picture! we are having a stay and play on Thursday 29th January and Wednesday 4th February.
Door opens at 8.30 am and the session finishes at approx 9.10am
7th February is National Library day. Do go along, and look out for many exciting activities for children of all ages. AG
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Our trip t0 the library
This past week the children really enjoyed the stickman and Stanley's stick stories. Many of them being able to recall the story in the correct order. The children have been making some lovely pictures from sticks, which we will continue with this coming week. The children have also been enjoying finding words with S in. We will be continuing this task this week, can you think of any at home, to add to our list?
The finger frenzy jobs have also been going well, thank you for all the positive feedback, telling us how much the children have been enjoying the challenges.
This week we are off to the library. We will be having a look around, and choosing books to bring back to share with the group. Which will give us some ideas for future themes and topics. We will also be looking for books in preparation for chinese new year, which will be a topic in the coming weeks.
Our next steps for the whole group will be communication and literacy, concentrating on the children's interest in books, story setting, illustrations and structure.
JIGSAW we continue with challenges and never giving up. The children will be bringing home a challenge this week. To ask an adult or brother or sister to write down some favourite books you enjoy at home and bring the list back to pre school. We will be sending home a decorated paper to write on. AG
The finger frenzy jobs have also been going well, thank you for all the positive feedback, telling us how much the children have been enjoying the challenges.
This week we are off to the library. We will be having a look around, and choosing books to bring back to share with the group. Which will give us some ideas for future themes and topics. We will also be looking for books in preparation for chinese new year, which will be a topic in the coming weeks.
Our next steps for the whole group will be communication and literacy, concentrating on the children's interest in books, story setting, illustrations and structure.
JIGSAW we continue with challenges and never giving up. The children will be bringing home a challenge this week. To ask an adult or brother or sister to write down some favourite books you enjoy at home and bring the list back to pre school. We will be sending home a decorated paper to write on. AG
Sunday, 11 January 2015
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
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
Sunday, 4 January 2015
Happy New Year!
Welcome back to the spring term. We have lots of fun and exciting exploring and learning planned for the coming term.
The beginning of the week we will be reflecting with the children about what they did in the holidays and new year celebrations. This helps children to recall events in the correct order. (CL)
Our next steps for the whole group this week will be LETTERS and SOUNDS, rhythm and rhyme, we have lots of songs and games to enjoy within this aspect (4). We will also be continuing on with listening activities. Our books this week will rhyme, we will be encouraging the children to join in the rhymes at the end of sentences. This is fun to do when reading stories at home.
our next steps for the whole group in MATHEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT will be positional language and ordering by height and size. At home good questions to ask are 'whats behind?' or 'whats in front?' .
JIGSAW this half term is Dreams and Goals. We will be setting the children little challenges and helping them to stay motivated to finish their challenge.
AG
The beginning of the week we will be reflecting with the children about what they did in the holidays and new year celebrations. This helps children to recall events in the correct order. (CL)
Our next steps for the whole group this week will be LETTERS and SOUNDS, rhythm and rhyme, we have lots of songs and games to enjoy within this aspect (4). We will also be continuing on with listening activities. Our books this week will rhyme, we will be encouraging the children to join in the rhymes at the end of sentences. This is fun to do when reading stories at home.
our next steps for the whole group in MATHEMATICAL DEVELOPMENT will be positional language and ordering by height and size. At home good questions to ask are 'whats behind?' or 'whats in front?' .
JIGSAW this half term is Dreams and Goals. We will be setting the children little challenges and helping them to stay motivated to finish their challenge.
AG
Sunday, 14 December 2014
christmas week
a very busy week that usually flies by!
Last week we were very busy baking christmas cakes, making decorations and exploring new activities on the finger gym table.
The finger gym table combines Physical development, mathematics and motivation from the characteristics of effective learning. We encourage the children to finish one of the tasks, and they have all done very well.
This week many of the children will be enjoying a trip to the garden centre to look at the decorations.
We will be using the trip to observe the children's next steps in physical development 'adapting to changes in routine'. Also Understanding the world,( technology, ) which will be using the camera to take a picture of their favourite decoration or display.
Letters and sound this week will be using musical instruments to accompany singing (christmas songs), and listening games.
The children will continue to decorate their cakes, finish off their decorations and explore and enjoy some new finger gym activities.
DON'T FORGET, christmas party on Friday.
From us all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Last week we were very busy baking christmas cakes, making decorations and exploring new activities on the finger gym table.
The finger gym table combines Physical development, mathematics and motivation from the characteristics of effective learning. We encourage the children to finish one of the tasks, and they have all done very well.
This week many of the children will be enjoying a trip to the garden centre to look at the decorations.
We will be using the trip to observe the children's next steps in physical development 'adapting to changes in routine'. Also Understanding the world,( technology, ) which will be using the camera to take a picture of their favourite decoration or display.
Letters and sound this week will be using musical instruments to accompany singing (christmas songs), and listening games.
The children will continue to decorate their cakes, finish off their decorations and explore and enjoy some new finger gym activities.
DON'T FORGET, christmas party on Friday.
From us all a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Sunday, 7 December 2014
we continue our preparations for christmas
Last week the children made some beautiful crowns to decorate a Christmas tree, which is on display at the Christmas tree festival at St George's church Fordington. If you didn't manage to go to the festival, we took some pictures, which we will put up soon. The children were also busy making christmas cards and bird food to decorate a tree outside for the birds.
We were also learning about the nativity and the story of Christmas, do fill in a WOW if your child tells you about the Christmas story at home.
This coming week we continue to learn about shapes and our next steps will be in ICT making Christmas trees and photographing them, then then using the computer to turn the photo's into labels for our Christmas cakes which ALL the children will have the opportunity to make.
Our Letters and sounds will be Aspect 2 Instrumental sounds. We will be listening to Christmas songs and music and talking about the instruments we can hear. We will also be continuing on with listening games, using the poem 'what's inside?' by Celia Warren to play a sounds game.
At home if you listen to music why not try and recognise the instruments!
AG
We were also learning about the nativity and the story of Christmas, do fill in a WOW if your child tells you about the Christmas story at home.
This coming week we continue to learn about shapes and our next steps will be in ICT making Christmas trees and photographing them, then then using the computer to turn the photo's into labels for our Christmas cakes which ALL the children will have the opportunity to make.
Our Letters and sounds will be Aspect 2 Instrumental sounds. We will be listening to Christmas songs and music and talking about the instruments we can hear. We will also be continuing on with listening games, using the poem 'what's inside?' by Celia Warren to play a sounds game.
At home if you listen to music why not try and recognise the instruments!
AG
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