This week in literacy,  we will be focusing on the story of The Enormous Turnip.  We will be making predictions about the story based on images from the front cover.    During the week, the children will be writing dictated speech bubbles linked to the text, sequencing the story and will be labelling illustrations.  They will also have the opportunity to retell the story using farm toys and puppets, create their own farm in the construction area and will be using compost to plant their own turnips into small pots. 

In maths, the focus will be on composition.  The children will be playing flashy fingers identifying a number being shown and representing it on their fingers.  We will be watching Numberblocks episode ‘holes’ and the children will be discussing what they noticed  and liked before showing 4 fingers  then 5 by adding their thumb. Stem sentence: 5 is made from 4 and 1.  We will also be singing 5 little speckled frogs and will be writing the corresponding number sentences e.g 4 (on the log) + 1 (in the water) = 5 (little frogs in total) so 4+1=5.  The children will also be singing a variety of other counting songs, making a tower of 5 using 2 different colours of blocks and will be  playing a game with skittles - how many knocked over and how many still standing?
 

In phonics, we will be learning longer words and the children will chunk it up. There will be no new tricky words this week but  please keep practising all previous tricky words with the children.

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: The North wind doth blow

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

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. 
 

Tuesday 3rd February: Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 11th February: Trip to Sudbury Hall

Thursday 12th February: Parents’ Evening