This week in literacy,  we will be focusing on Shu Lin’s Grandpa by Matt Goodfellow and Yu Rong. We will be discussing the story, making predictions,  identifying the author and illustrator and will introduce the ambitious vocabulary snarling, magnificent  and isolated. During the week, the children will be writing dictated sentences to match the story, using chalks and a smudging technique to create their own mountain landscape picture, unscramble sentences and use the computers and Tuff trays to create their own dragon art.  They will also have the opportunity to make a fortune cookie and create a large scale landscape with paints.

In maths, the children will be continuing to use rekenreks.  They will be using their subitising skills to use one finger to move any number of beads along the rekenreks, matching a number of dots seen.  The children will also become collectors and counters completing an activity in pairs to collect a given number of items and then check how many thinking about the way items are displayed to help with counting e.g. 3 and 3 to show 6.  They will also be completing a variety of maths based activities including track games and puzzles.

In phonics, we will be reviewing words ending with er and est e.g.  buzzer and  brightest.  There will be no new tricky words but please practise all those in their boxes. 

Reading will be on 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: Pease Porridge

PE: Please send children to school in their PE kit on a Friday only.  We will be using some of our PE time as physical development, exploring and working in the wooded area. 

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. If sunny, where possible, please apply an 8 hour or long lasting sun cream in the morning to avoid the children needing to reapply themselves. 

Friday 3rd July - Sports Day starting at 9am