A huge well done to RY Class for a brilliant first half term. The boys have all made new friends and they have worked very hard with their school work. They have made progress in many areas and it has been wonderful to see their development so far.

The boys enjoyed dressing up in their Halloween costumes:

Well done to Aleksei and Edward for winning the Pumpkin Competition.

Reception learnt about Diwali this week. Parents from RG talked about the Festival of Lights. The boys liked colouring their Rangoli patterns, dressing up in traditional clothes and making their diva lamps.

In Maths, the boys have been comparing numbers and finding more and fewer using counters, cubes and a five frame.

For the Maths challenge please can you:

Make three groups of counters/objects (up to five). Can you see how many there are without counting? Can you count them? Now cover the counters with three cups and move them around to mix up the order. Guess the number of counters under each cup. Lift up the cup and check if you was correct.

Now you could try with 10 counters/objects.

The theme for Show and Tell after half term is ‘Houses and Homes’. Please bring in a picture of your favourite space in your home. The ‘Show and Tell’ boys after half term are:

Monday: Half Term

Tuesday: William (Bring in your favourite toy)

Wednesday: Xander (Bring in your favourite toy)

Thursday: Aleksei (a picture of your favourite space in your home)

Friday: Aryan (a picture of your favourite space in your home)

Weekly challenge after half term: Put your coat on independently. The boys can work on this over the half term.

Have a lovely half term break!

Miss Yiacoulas and Mrs Aldridge

This week during ‘Understanding the World’, the boys have been exploring their sense of taste. They enjoyed learning all about their taste buds! We had a popcorn tasting experiment to test our sense of taste. The boys tasted and guessed whether the popcorn was sweet or salt flavoured. They then learnt how to circle their choice using a chart. We had a vote of which flavour was our favourite and most boys preferred sweet flavoured popcorn!

During Literacy, the boys enjoyed listening to the story, ‘Pumpkin Soup’ by Helen Cooper. They wrote about the vegetables they would like in their soup and enjoyed activities based on the story involving cutting and sticking.

RY Class enjoyed listening to a biblical story during assembly from a company called, Pathway.

This week in Maths, we have been using a five frame to count forwards and backwards. In our journals, we matched numbers to the correct amount and filled in the missing numbers.

Please try one of these Math activities:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting

Miss Yiacoulas and Mrs Aldridge

 

During Understanding the World, we have continued to investigate our senses. This week we looked at hearing. We listened to the story ‘Polar bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?” The boys then listened for sounds in our classroom and they wrote the initial letter sound for what they could hear and any remaining letter sounds. Furthermore, we looked at a model of an ear and we played a sound game.

During Phonics, the boys have learnt the sounds ‘n’, ‘c’ and ‘k’. We practised writing the letters in cursive and thought of words beginning with these sounds. Please continue to practise writing sounds learnt so far in cursive and writing your name.

In Maths this week, we have been exploring AB patterns. The boys have tried their best to recognise and continue AB patterns. They were challenged to create their own AB patterns using unifix cubes, compare bears and counters.

Have a go at completing these patterns:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns 

Can you please practise writing numbers 0-5? You are welcome to bring in your number writing on paper so we can display it on our Independence wall. We look forward to seeing your lovely number work!

During Welly Time and Art, the boys have enjoyed collecting leaves and using paint to print their leaves on paper.

During PSED, we talked about how we can be a good friend and show acts of Kindness. The boys drew pictures for one another and shared the toys to demonstrate acts of Kindness.

What acts of Kindness can you demonstrate at home?

The Show and Tell boys are as follows:

Monday: Joshan

Tuesday: Kaan

Wednesday: Kerem

Thursday: Lysander

Friday: Niall

The weekly challenge next week is: ‘Put your hand up on the carpet.’

Have a fabulous weekend!

Miss Yiacoulas and Mrs Aldridge