This week in literacy,  we will continuing to focus on Dear Santa by Rod Campbell and will review the ambitious vocabulary minute, terrifying and gigantic.  We will be discussing what we can remember about the story and will identify the title, author and illustrator.  During the week, the children will be unwrapping a present and writing in a sentence what they received, labelling gifts and writing a Christmas list, applying GPC knowledge.  They will also have the opportunity to enjoy Christmas themed books with a friend, create objects from play dough and use Purple Mash to access digital art.

In maths, the focus will be on comparison.  The children will be looking at different dot patterns and will be discussing what they can see.  They will also be looking at who has more and who has fewer when comparing a number of items.  The children will be encouraged to explain how they know and will use the stem sentence: ____ has more/____ has fewer.  The children will also be looking at the vocabulary equal and will be watching Numberblocks episode 1,2,3 noticing that there are an equal number of objects to Numberblock characters.  
 

In phonics, we will be reviewing digraphs  the children have been  taught so far focusing on th (thumb), sh (shells), ch (cherries), ng (ring) and nk (pink). Please keep practising all tricky words with the children this week. 

Reading will be on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and children need their reading folders each day.  They will choose a new book for the reading challenge on a Friday.
 

Rhyme of the week: Little Miss Muffet

Please complete the new permission form sent out via email for your child’s face to be shown on our new Class Dojo system - we are loving sharing some of the things we are doing.  Thank you to those parents who have already done so.
 

PE: Please send children to school in their PE kit on a Thursday and Friday. 

Please send your child with a coat every day as we use the outside classroom every day and will be outside for playtimes and lunchtimes. 
 

Thursday 11th December: Christmas Performance 9am

Friday 12th December: Trip to Conkers all day. School uniform please with a warm coat - no PE kit or wellies please.  They will not need a school bag - please remember lunch if you are bringing your own. 

Tuesday 16th December: Disco 4pm - 5pm