Last week we talked about flowers and plants, and began our summer planting which we will be continuing this coming week.
The children made the most of the weather and we spent a couple of lovely sessions on the school field playing games and enjoying the space.
This coming week we are going to enjoy lots of number games and activities, puzzles and cooking.
We will be counting, looking at numerals and patterns.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS lots of number songs, rhymes and stories and listening to different styles of music.
JIGSAW we continue to try to be the best friends we can be.
AG
Sunday, 26 April 2015
Sunday, 19 April 2015
flowers and gardening
The past week we have been gardening and getting ready for planting.
Some of the children enjoyed the visit to the life education van where we talked about and learnt about energy and our bodies.
On Thursday morning Julia brought in her baby chicks for us to see. She has promised to bring them back another day for those who missed them.
This week we will continue to learn about seeds, how they grow, what they need to grow and the names of the different parts of a plant, eg root, petal etc.
The children will have the opportunity to look at all the different parts through the microscope and magnifying glasses.
MD. We will be playing number games and also learning with activities using numicon. We will also be making our breakfast graph, so if you haven't done a WOW telling us what is your favourite healthy breakfast its not too late!
SOUNDS AND LETTERS. Last week we learnt a new song called rat a tat tat. This coming week we are going to learn to play an instrument whilst singing the song.
JIGSAW we are all trying to be the best friends we can be.
Hope you have all had your letter about the bake off and can find time next weekend to bake with your child. It will be lots of fun, and its for such a good cause, SENSE, which is a great charity for blind and deaf children and adults.
AG
Some of the children enjoyed the visit to the life education van where we talked about and learnt about energy and our bodies.
On Thursday morning Julia brought in her baby chicks for us to see. She has promised to bring them back another day for those who missed them.
This week we will continue to learn about seeds, how they grow, what they need to grow and the names of the different parts of a plant, eg root, petal etc.
The children will have the opportunity to look at all the different parts through the microscope and magnifying glasses.
MD. We will be playing number games and also learning with activities using numicon. We will also be making our breakfast graph, so if you haven't done a WOW telling us what is your favourite healthy breakfast its not too late!
SOUNDS AND LETTERS. Last week we learnt a new song called rat a tat tat. This coming week we are going to learn to play an instrument whilst singing the song.
JIGSAW we are all trying to be the best friends we can be.
Hope you have all had your letter about the bake off and can find time next weekend to bake with your child. It will be lots of fun, and its for such a good cause, SENSE, which is a great charity for blind and deaf children and adults.
AG
Sunday, 12 April 2015
starting the summer term
Welcome back to the summer term. Lets hope it lives up to its name and we have some lovely weather to be able to take our learning outside as much as possible.
This coming week some of the children will be able to visit the life education van when it visits school. To extend the children's learning within the topic of the visit we will be talking about looking after ourselves, healthy breakfasts and energy for our bodies. (PD health and self care)
WOW. why not bring in a wow telling us about your favourite healthy breakfasts at home. If we get enough WOW'S we plan to make a graph. (MD and PD)
This week we also plan to prepare our outside space ready to plant lots of lovely vegetables and herbs.
We will be starting to plant a pizza garden (tomatoes, herbs etc) ready for making pizzas later on in the term.
JIGSAW This half term we will be concentrating on frienships and getting on together and being the best friend we can be.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS. We will be listening ! that is listening whilst someone is talking, listening to hear different sounds in words, listening for rhymes in songs and stories, and listening to music.
Do not forget if you have been given a sun cream letter to return it signed asap. it is very important we have permission to sun cream your child. Also as the sun shines do not forget a sun hat.
AG
This coming week some of the children will be able to visit the life education van when it visits school. To extend the children's learning within the topic of the visit we will be talking about looking after ourselves, healthy breakfasts and energy for our bodies. (PD health and self care)
WOW. why not bring in a wow telling us about your favourite healthy breakfasts at home. If we get enough WOW'S we plan to make a graph. (MD and PD)
This week we also plan to prepare our outside space ready to plant lots of lovely vegetables and herbs.
We will be starting to plant a pizza garden (tomatoes, herbs etc) ready for making pizzas later on in the term.
JIGSAW This half term we will be concentrating on frienships and getting on together and being the best friend we can be.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS. We will be listening ! that is listening whilst someone is talking, listening to hear different sounds in words, listening for rhymes in songs and stories, and listening to music.
Do not forget if you have been given a sun cream letter to return it signed asap. it is very important we have permission to sun cream your child. Also as the sun shines do not forget a sun hat.
AG
Sunday, 22 March 2015
Easter
We had a busy week this past week. Some of us went to the Farm and saw the lambs and chickens. Many of the children have been painting pictures of blossom and we have all been talking about tadpoles and frogs and reading tadpole and frog stories.
Have you got any tadpoles in your garden? If you have why not write a WOW after talking about them with your child, or draw a picture.
This week is the last week of the spring term, so we will be talking about and celebrating Easter.
We will be having a craft week with lots sticking, paints and printing. with easter eggs, bunny ears and lots more.
We will also be having easter egg hunts, so hope for some fine weather.
NEXT STEPS, for the whole group this week will be expressive arts and design (EAD).
Physical Development (PD) moving and handling, running and moving. Also handling one handed tools.
JIGSAW continues to be healthy choices both in the food we eat and the exercise we enjoy.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS will be playing musical instruments, using shakers, claves and bells to listen to a beat.
Does your child have a favourite musical instrument, do you enjoy music at home? fill in a WOW !
We wish you all a very Happy Easter, and a lovely spring holiday. AG
Have you got any tadpoles in your garden? If you have why not write a WOW after talking about them with your child, or draw a picture.
This week is the last week of the spring term, so we will be talking about and celebrating Easter.
We will be having a craft week with lots sticking, paints and printing. with easter eggs, bunny ears and lots more.
We will also be having easter egg hunts, so hope for some fine weather.
NEXT STEPS, for the whole group this week will be expressive arts and design (EAD).
Physical Development (PD) moving and handling, running and moving. Also handling one handed tools.
JIGSAW continues to be healthy choices both in the food we eat and the exercise we enjoy.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS will be playing musical instruments, using shakers, claves and bells to listen to a beat.
Does your child have a favourite musical instrument, do you enjoy music at home? fill in a WOW !
We wish you all a very Happy Easter, and a lovely spring holiday. AG
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Spring
This past week we concentrated on making our cards for mothers day and having a go at writing our names. We hope you all had a lovely mothers day.
Our favourite book last week was called 'Fox in the dark' it was a new book but the children were able to join in with the repeated refrain very quickly, and we had a great time with the story.
The next two weeks we are going to discover and explore the start of Spring growing, blossom and buds, lambs and Easter. We also have tadpoles to look at and watch grow.
On Wednesday we are going to the farm, where we will be looking out for signs of spring.
FROM HOME. can you find anything for our nature table to do with spring, or draw a picture of something you have seen that is a sign of spring coming.
Our Jigsaw for the next two weeks is how sleep is an important part of looking after ourselves, as is keeping clean. So our talking topic at snack time will be washing hands for eating, washing hands when preparing food, and at other time such as when we go to the farm.
We will be having dolls and bears bed, cot and blankets in the home corner to encourage role play about bed time and sleeping.
Our next steps for the whole group this week will be understanding the world,- (the world) and understanding the world ,-( technology) Thinking about spring, and recording our trip in different ways such as cameras and recording pegs!
Please do not worry if your child does not come to pre school Wednesday, we have two more trips planned before the end of the school year. AG
Our favourite book last week was called 'Fox in the dark' it was a new book but the children were able to join in with the repeated refrain very quickly, and we had a great time with the story.
The next two weeks we are going to discover and explore the start of Spring growing, blossom and buds, lambs and Easter. We also have tadpoles to look at and watch grow.
On Wednesday we are going to the farm, where we will be looking out for signs of spring.
FROM HOME. can you find anything for our nature table to do with spring, or draw a picture of something you have seen that is a sign of spring coming.
Our Jigsaw for the next two weeks is how sleep is an important part of looking after ourselves, as is keeping clean. So our talking topic at snack time will be washing hands for eating, washing hands when preparing food, and at other time such as when we go to the farm.
We will be having dolls and bears bed, cot and blankets in the home corner to encourage role play about bed time and sleeping.
Our next steps for the whole group this week will be understanding the world,- (the world) and understanding the world ,-( technology) Thinking about spring, and recording our trip in different ways such as cameras and recording pegs!
Please do not worry if your child does not come to pre school Wednesday, we have two more trips planned before the end of the school year. AG
Sunday, 8 March 2015
a special topic !
We completed the 'Big Book Challenge' this past week, enjoying stories outside, poems and a story without pictures. We read the stories of the Large Family, by Jill Murphy. Lots of the children looked at pictures and found 10 things in an illustration. Some children acted out the Dear Zoo story with puppets. Look out for a display later in the week which will show you what we did.
This week we will be looking at books and stories about Mummy's, and thinking about how important our Mummy or special carer is to us.
On Friday it is comic relief day and we will be painting funny faces and making funny faces, using cameras to record the day as part of our IT stage of development.
Our NEXT STEPS as a whole group will be Physical development, (PD) moving and handling and Literacy (L) writing, holding pencils and scissors, and mark making and writing.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS, will be playing musical instruments, listening to instructions and stopping playing when instructed.
JIGSAW is about being physically active, we will be thinking about the importance of physical activity, and what is our favourite. Why not write a WOW to tell us what is your families favourite activity, swimming, ?bike rides? etc.
Look out for the adverts for the schools Spring Fest on Friday 20th March, it promises to be a great evening and lots of fun for all the family !
This week we will be looking at books and stories about Mummy's, and thinking about how important our Mummy or special carer is to us.
On Friday it is comic relief day and we will be painting funny faces and making funny faces, using cameras to record the day as part of our IT stage of development.
Our NEXT STEPS as a whole group will be Physical development, (PD) moving and handling and Literacy (L) writing, holding pencils and scissors, and mark making and writing.
SOUNDS AND LETTERS, will be playing musical instruments, listening to instructions and stopping playing when instructed.
JIGSAW is about being physically active, we will be thinking about the importance of physical activity, and what is our favourite. Why not write a WOW to tell us what is your families favourite activity, swimming, ?bike rides? etc.
Look out for the adverts for the schools Spring Fest on Friday 20th March, it promises to be a great evening and lots of fun for all the family !
Sunday, 1 March 2015
world book day
This past week we enjoyed the book 'Dear Zoo' by Rod Campbell. The children loved retelling the story, and we had a go at rewriting the book with different animals, thinking of words to describe them.
On Wednesday we had a super morning with year 2, making masks and acting out the story, and writing.
Then on Thursday we really enjoyed a drama session with Victoria from debutots.
All the children who took part in these activities did really well and joined in with great enthusiasm.
This week we are celebrating world book day, and are going to take part in the 'Big book off challenge' we plan to complete at least one challenge from each category of the challenge. The categories are,
create
imagine
explore
discover
experience
and the activities include stories with puppets, poems, 10 things i can see in an illustration, talking about the library and many more.
So, as a group the children's next steps will be thinking about stories, how they end, suggesting different endings and discovering information through print.
Next steps for number will be more activities using numicon.
JIGSAW, in our busy week last week we still found time at snack to talk about healthy options. We will continue that this week and we will also think about how moving in play, dance, exercise etc are healthy choices.
AG
On Wednesday we had a super morning with year 2, making masks and acting out the story, and writing.
Then on Thursday we really enjoyed a drama session with Victoria from debutots.
All the children who took part in these activities did really well and joined in with great enthusiasm.
This week we are celebrating world book day, and are going to take part in the 'Big book off challenge' we plan to complete at least one challenge from each category of the challenge. The categories are,
create
imagine
explore
discover
experience
and the activities include stories with puppets, poems, 10 things i can see in an illustration, talking about the library and many more.
So, as a group the children's next steps will be thinking about stories, how they end, suggesting different endings and discovering information through print.
Next steps for number will be more activities using numicon.
JIGSAW, in our busy week last week we still found time at snack to talk about healthy options. We will continue that this week and we will also think about how moving in play, dance, exercise etc are healthy choices.
AG
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