This week in literacy,  we will be focusing our work on a variety of rhyming books in the Oi series by Kes Gray and Jim Field.  The children will be understanding that rhyming words are those which have the same sound at the end.  They will be writing their own rhyming strings, matching rhyming pairs, creating their own Oi frog using collage materials and will be building rhyming towers with mega blocks.  Outside, the children will have the opportunity to play rhyming games, paint a rhyming picture from the book and will be making their own rhyming ‘silly soup.’

In maths, the focus will be on composition.   During the week, the children will be meeting Numberblocks 2, 3 and 4 by watching relevant episodes.  They will begin by understanding that 2 is made of one and another 1 (Stem sentence: 1 and 1 makes 2) and will be identifying what they have 2 of. After that, they will begin to understand the composition of 3 (Stem sentence: 1 and 1 and 1 makes 3) by collecting objects inside and outside the classroom, having a teddy bears picnic and through subitising.  We will then be playing a game of 3 or not 3 identifying and explaining what we can see. 
 

In phonics, we will be learning z (zebra),  qu (queen), plurals (words ending with s) and ch (cherries). We will be learning the new tricky words go, no, to and into.

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: Hickory, Dickory, Dock

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.