This week in literacy,  we will be focusing on phonics and letter formation.  All children will be writing their names correctly with correct pencil grip and formation of all letters.  They will also be reading a sentence and drawing a picture to match, labelling images using phase 2 cvc words and magnetic letters.  Children will also be matching pictures to graphemes focusing on digraphs ch, sh, ng and nk and will spend time exploring the hot chocolate cafe. 

In maths, the focus will be on comparison. The children will be showing a number up to 4 on their fingers and then comparing with their friend to see if they have the same fingers up or some different fingers.  We will be comparing amounts to discover who has more using the stem sentence: _____ has more _____ than _______.  The children will begin to use numerosity as opposed to differences discussing who has more based on quantity.  We will also be watching Numberblocks episode ‘Let’s all draw numbers’ and the children will begin practising the formation of numbers 0,1,2,3 and 4.  
 

In phonics, we will be learning the digraphs  plurals (adding s) to words making s sound and z sound e.g. cups, ducks, rings, dogs. We will be learning the new tricky words we, me, and be.

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 Boy Blue

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.