Autumn 1 2023
The children have just completed their first half-term at school and I am so incredibly proud of them.
Phonics: h,b,f,l,ll,ss and tricky word ‘go’
The children have been on an Autumnal walk this week and had to search for signs. They found some different coloured leaves on the ground and some conkers too! We have even been using the conkers to help us with our maths.
The children were very sensible this week and did their first cooking session. They looked at a recipe and what it is for. They followed the instructions and made some biscuits – I hope they were as yummy as they smelt!
In maths the children have been focusing on capacity and how larger jugs will hold more water and fill a bucket faster than a smaller jug. It got a little messy but it was good fun! They then started to look at numbers 1,2 and 3 and how they look in different ways. Eg, on a dice, on a ten frame, a five frame, on a bead string, the numeral and the word. They enjoyed exploring the different ways a number can be represented.
The children have been introduced to the Christmas play that we will be performing with class Cremyll and we have listened to some of the songs.
Have a spooktacular half-term and we look forward to welcoming you back on October 31st!
Miss G x
This week in PSHE the children talked about the rights of the child. We talked about how we all have the right to have a roof over our heads, fresh water, enough food, the right to play and the right to feel safe. We also discussed how we all have the right to come to school to learn.
In RE we talked about how Christians welcome a new baby – some people decide to give their children a christening. The children talked about ways we can celebrate other things such as a party or Christmas. We may decide to clean the house, cook some yummy food and decorate the house.
In Music the children enjoyed learning how the drums can make louder and quitter sounds, depending how hard we hit them.
The children have enjoyed playing outside a lot this week and especially exploring the water tray. The children have been washing the dinosaurs and sea creatures. The children have also had the bikes and scooters out and they are getting faster and faster!
In PE we recapped our ways to travel from last week and then we learnt some new rolls. We learned a rock roll, a pencil roll and a dish roll. We then had to perform a roll, travel to the next mat and then perform another roll. The children held a finishing pose for 3 seconds and then we gave them a very big clap for using their confidence.
The children have enjoyed using a ten frame to show how many children we have in class and rubbing the spots off to take away if someone goes home.
In Maths the children looked at the book Dear Zoo and we hadto think about what different animals could be in the boxes based on their size. We then had to build houses for different toys. A sea creature toy needed a smaller house but the Mickey Mouse teddy needed a much larger house!
The children completed their first written piece for English this week. They had to say and write the initial sound for some pictures from the Rainbow Fish story – I was absolutely overjoyed by how well they managed this!
It is nearly the end of their first, wonderful half term at school.
Please read 5 times during the week.
Happy weekend,
Miss G x
Phonics: g, o, c, k and tricky word to.
This week the children have been thinking about why it is good to use kind hands. Jigsaw Jenie had hit someone and was feeling very sad. We looked at the book ‘Hands Are Not For Hitting’ and talked about all of the good things that hands can be used for such as shaking hands, waving, cuddling, drawing or even brushing our teeth.
In Maths we have been looking at repeating patterns and using objects such as cubes to make our own. We then had a scarf colouring sheet where we had to continue a repeating pattern. We also introduced the children to 5 frames and the words ‘more’, ‘less’ and ‘equal’. They were very good at comparing amounts up to 5 using this vocabulary.
In English the children thought about what a setting is and where the Rainbow Fish book is set – in the ocean. We then thought about our previous text Owl Babies and decided the setting for that book was in a forest.
The children have been enjoying using empty cardboard boxes to enhance their role play. We have had motorbikes and cars with lots of extra details such as steering wheels and brake lights. The children are so creative.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Phonics workshop and I hope you found it helpful.
Please remember to read and record at least 5 reads per week.
Have a super weekend,
Miss G x
Phonics: I, n, m, d and tricky word I.
This week we have been looking at our new English text, ‘The Rainbow Fish’. We looked at a picture of the rainbow fish and thought of some amazing adjectives to describe his scales. The children have heard a few of the pages and were so shocked to hear that the rainbow fish told the other fish to go away. He wasn’t using his kindness value. We had also learnt about using kind words in PSHE and the rainbow fish wasn’t doing this!
In RE the children thought about belonging to a group. We belong to this school and we know that because we all wear the school logo on our jumpers. In PE we have been developing our gymnastic skills by trying out and learning some new balances. We did a pike, straddle, tuck sit, squat and an arch. We also tried being on all fours and taking off an arm or a leg and trying to not topple over/ We talked about why we need the gym mats – to protect us if we lose our balance.
The children have enjoyed using tissue paper and glue to create some rainbow fish collages.
In Maths the children have begun looking at pairs. They have looked at pairs of socks, pairs of shoes, pairs of compare bears and going on a pair hunt around the school.
Just a little reminder that our phonics information session on Thursday at 2:30pm.
Please keep looking at the children’s books with them and signing to say you have done so.
Have a great weekend,
Miss G x
This week in class Plym we have started our Phase 2 Phonics learning. We have learnt the sounds: s, a, t and p. We have been thinking of words that begin with these sounds and listening in other words to see if they contain these sounds.
In PSHE we have been thinking about how we felt on our first day of school. We looked at some pictures of children and decided if they were happy or sad. We talked about things that could have happened on their first day to make them sad such as missing their mummy or falling over. Our ideas for why they may be happy on their first day included things such as people sharing with them, their favourite food being for lunch or playing fun games.
In RE we talked about what a Christian is and we met a little girl called Grace. She wears a cross to remember God and she goes to church to read a special book called a Bible. We talked about how Christians believe that God made the entire world and everything in it.
In PE we thought about how we can move and travel in different ways. Ww pretended to be different animals such as a slot, a lion, a gorilla and a snake. They all moved in different ways; some slow and some fast.
In English we have been wrapping up our Owl Babies learning and have been thinking about things that we would wish for because the baby owls all sat on a branch and wished that their mother would return. We also looked at some non-fiction information about owls. They can turn their head all the way around!
Please enjoy looking at your reading books together and reminding the children of the new sounds that they have been taught this week.
Miss G x