This week we have followed on from last weeks work on growing and changing and where in the world we come from. We have looked at some of the different countries where our families came from and this week we are looking at different types of houses around the world. We are looking to see how they are different and similar to our homes, as well as the different climates. Talk about the type of house you live in and why we need homes to help support the work in class. If you have family members that live in different parts of the world then you could show this on a map. The children have loved looking at google earth and looking at the different places around the world https://earth.google.com/web/
In Phonics this week the children are continuing in their new groups. The children are being introduced to new phonemes and are working at reading and writing these phonemes in words using ‘special friends, Fred talk, read the word’. Continue to encourage this process when your child is reading to you. Remember to read every night and throughout the week – read their bookbag book and the online book and quiz. Those children making the most progress with their phonics are the ones reading regularly at home. Please also log in to Reading wise for the children to practise their phonic skills. They should aim to do this for 5 minutes each day ( log ins are your child’s reading diary) https://app.readingwise.com/
This week in Maths we have started to look at simple division and multiplication. The children will be sharing amounts equally between different numbers of groups as well as sorting amounts into equal groups. This could be reinforced at home by getting your child to sort items between 2 plates and asking them to get groups of – e.g. 3 groups of 3 sweets.
As the weather is warming up, can we remind all parents that children should have sun cream applied before your child comes into school in the morning. They can bring in cream to put on later in the day, but must be able to apply this themselves as staff are not permitted to apply sun cream. Children should also have a hat and a refillable bottle of water (no juice please as this is unhealthy for young children’s teeth)
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