This week, in literacy, we will be continuing to focus on The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. We will be rereading the story and reviewing the ambitious vocabulary ravenous, devour and  metamorphosis.  The children will be writing dictated sentences to describe the story, completing butterfly symmetry painting, unscrambling given sentences and using the Tuff Tray to retell the story.  They will also have the opportunity to paint scenes from the story, create a dance and music, order a variety of lifecycles and use a variety of props to reenact the story.  

During maths, the children will be focusing on 3D shapes and their properties.  We will be making comparisons about the shapes thinking about any similarities or differences they can see. The children will be naming 3D shapes, learning about their properties and making comparisons to real life shapes e.g. cereal boxes, crisp tubes.  They will also be using the outside area in a shape hunt looking for real shapes around them and will be using different shapes to print.

In phonics, we will be continuing to focus on  phase 4 words.    There will be no new tricky words but please continue to practise all those learnt so far, especially those recently added.
Reading groups will continue Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and the children will need reading folders in their bags every day please. 
 

Rhyme of the week:  Jack and Jill

The children will be having PE on a WEDNESDAY and Friday and will need to come into school in PE kit on these days.  Please ensure long hair is tied up for PE.