This week in literacy,  we will be focusing on The very hungry caterpillar by Eric Carole. We will be discussing the story identifying the author and illustrator and will discuss the ambitious vocabulary ravenous, devour  and metamorphosis.  During the week, the children will be writing a dictated sentence to match the story, completing a butterfly symmetry painting, writing a given sentence to match the illustration and will be unscrambling a sentence.  They will also have the opportunity to use the computers and peg boards to create a butterfly, explore life cycle puzzles, use transient natural materials to decorate a butterfly and perform the emergence of a butterfly from its cocoon using rainbow wands and musical instruments.

In maths, the children will be introduced to rekenreks.  They will be looking at the different colours and number of rows, identifying 20 beads in total.  The children will be taught the ‘ready’ position and will be using one finger to move any number of beads along the rekenreks.  They will be asked to move a given number at a time, subitising to identify how many beads.  

In phonics, we will be reviewing words ending with s, es and longer words e.g.  paints, storms, splashes, appears. There will be no new tricky words but please practise all those in their boxes, especially more recent ones.

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: Father’s Day rhyme

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. 

Monday 22nd June 2.30pm - 3.30pm: Fathers’ Day celebration - one special guest per child please.