Hello,
This week we will be learning about time. We will be thinking about the question 'What if there was no time?' and talking about how and why we measure time. I am looking forward to hearing their ideas and suggestions! We will be sequencing events, ordering the days of the week, measuring short periods of time in simple ways and looking at clocks to begin to recognise o'clock times.
I am looking forward to looking at all your time photographs.
We are also continuing to blend and segment simple words to read and spell and will be learning the tricky words - 'said' and 'you'.
See you all tomorrow :-)
Sunday 24 November 2013
Sunday 17 November 2013
Reception w.c. 18.11.13
Phonics
This week we are revising all sounds learnt so far. We will particularly be focusing on the diagraphs: ch, sh, th, qu, ng & nk. We will be blending cvc words and learning the tricky words: was & my. We will be segmenting using our Fred Fingers to spell words.
Please continue your great support at home by reading the sets of words and books. Also try writing simple cvc words, e.g. 'red' by saying the word a few times, then saying the individual sounds while pointing to fingers r-e-d (one for each sound from left to right) & finishing by writing down each of the letters.
Here is a link to a you tube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSSU1O3KU8
Maths
In maths we are learning about shape. We will be naming and describing 2D & 3D shapes, e.g. circle, triangle, rectangle, square, cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder, pyramid & cone. We will be exploring a range of everyday objects. Talk with your children about shapes they see at home
:-)
We hope that you enjoyed the stay and play sessions last week. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
This week we are revising all sounds learnt so far. We will particularly be focusing on the diagraphs: ch, sh, th, qu, ng & nk. We will be blending cvc words and learning the tricky words: was & my. We will be segmenting using our Fred Fingers to spell words.
Please continue your great support at home by reading the sets of words and books. Also try writing simple cvc words, e.g. 'red' by saying the word a few times, then saying the individual sounds while pointing to fingers r-e-d (one for each sound from left to right) & finishing by writing down each of the letters.
Here is a link to a you tube clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNSSU1O3KU8
Maths
In maths we are learning about shape. We will be naming and describing 2D & 3D shapes, e.g. circle, triangle, rectangle, square, cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder, pyramid & cone. We will be exploring a range of everyday objects. Talk with your children about shapes they see at home
:-)
We hope that you enjoyed the stay and play sessions last week. As always, if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Sunday 10 November 2013
Reception w.c. 11.11.13
Hi everyone, we are really looking forward to seeing you at stay and play this week. We hope that you will enjoy joining in with the teaching sessions and playing with your children :-)
Phonics
In phonics we will be revising all the letter sounds learnt so far but our main focus will be on blending for reading and segmenting for spelling. We will be learning how to write CVC words using our 'Fred fingers'! So far we have learnt the tricky words - I, go, to, the, no. This week we will be learning - we, me, be, he, she.
Maths
In maths we will be learning to solve problems involving one less. Please continue to count backwards with you child at home from 20 to 0 and play games involving saying the number that is one less than a given number.
A letter about the Christmas production will be coming your way this week - rehearsals have already begun!
Nursery - week beginning 11th November 2013
We hope you have all had a lovely weekend and are ready for our first stay and play week of the year. Here is and overview of what we are doing this week.
Letters and Sounds
We will be focusing on general sounds discrimination and playing lots of sound games. This will involve children listening carefully to sounds and guessing what they think they might be. We also have a group of children who will be practicing oral blending and segmenting. They will be playing games that involve sound talking words and finding the correct picture or object.
We also be continuing with squiggle whilst you wiggle and having fun exploring different ways to mark make.
Number
This week in number we will be focusing on representing numbers using our fingers and representing qualities with the right number. We will also be singing Dr Knickerbocker, which you will be able to join in with during stay and play.
Our story focus this week is Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?
Please feel free and ask any questions you may have.
Thank you
The nursery team
Letters and Sounds
We will be focusing on general sounds discrimination and playing lots of sound games. This will involve children listening carefully to sounds and guessing what they think they might be. We also have a group of children who will be practicing oral blending and segmenting. They will be playing games that involve sound talking words and finding the correct picture or object.
We also be continuing with squiggle whilst you wiggle and having fun exploring different ways to mark make.
Number
This week in number we will be focusing on representing numbers using our fingers and representing qualities with the right number. We will also be singing Dr Knickerbocker, which you will be able to join in with during stay and play.
Our story focus this week is Brown Bear, Brown Bear what do you see?
Please feel free and ask any questions you may have.
Thank you
The nursery team
Saturday 2 November 2013
Reception w.c. 4.11.13
Hello everyone! We hope that you've had a lovely half term and we are looking forward to lots of exciting learning coming up over the next few weeks!
Phonics
We have two more letter sounds to learn then we will have completed set 1. Everyone is doing amazingly well! We will doing some individual assessments to check any sounds we need to revisit and we will be focusing on Word Time! in our phonics teaching sessions. This is where the children practice their blending to read skills and we will also be pushing on with segmenting for spelling. Ask your children to show you Fred Fingers!
Maths
We will be learning to compare numbers, saying which number is more, e.g. 13 is more than 6, and which number is less, e.g. 8 is less than 19. Here are a few interactive games for you to try (the last one gets quite challenging!)
http://www.ictgames.com/moreless.htm
http://www.toytheater.com/more-less.php
http://www.primarygames.com/math/moreorless/
Keep practicing recognising numbers 11-20 and also ordering numbers to 20. The children need to be secure with this in order to recognise more and less. If you child struggles with remembering bigger numbers, focus on numbers to 10 to begin with.
Following on from our learning about Harvest and where our food comes from, we are going to continue by learning about healthy food and healthy living.
Oh, and if you went 'trick or treating' please send us a postcard via Orbit. We would love to see!
Phonics
We have two more letter sounds to learn then we will have completed set 1. Everyone is doing amazingly well! We will doing some individual assessments to check any sounds we need to revisit and we will be focusing on Word Time! in our phonics teaching sessions. This is where the children practice their blending to read skills and we will also be pushing on with segmenting for spelling. Ask your children to show you Fred Fingers!
Maths
We will be learning to compare numbers, saying which number is more, e.g. 13 is more than 6, and which number is less, e.g. 8 is less than 19. Here are a few interactive games for you to try (the last one gets quite challenging!)
http://www.ictgames.com/moreless.htm
http://www.toytheater.com/more-less.php
http://www.primarygames.com/math/moreorless/
Keep practicing recognising numbers 11-20 and also ordering numbers to 20. The children need to be secure with this in order to recognise more and less. If you child struggles with remembering bigger numbers, focus on numbers to 10 to begin with.
Following on from our learning about Harvest and where our food comes from, we are going to continue by learning about healthy food and healthy living.
Oh, and if you went 'trick or treating' please send us a postcard via Orbit. We would love to see!
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