This week we will be following the children’s interests in story telling, following on from our Frozen week last week. We will be looking at the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. The children will be learning all about the story, will retell and act out the story and will even help to plan our own story based on the text. We will be making bridges and taking on the roles of the different characters in the story. Maybe you could read a version of the story to your child at bed time and encourage them to act out the different parts by using different voices for the different characters.
In Phonics the children are working hard on blending words and are now beginning to read and write simple sentences. Make sure you log on to Oxford owl each week and do the reading activities set (log in details are on the front of your child’s diary). Don’t forget to sign your child’s diary each time you do some reading work. Continue to go through the sound flash cards to ensure your child is confident with all of the sounds. If reading C-V-C words confidently then move on to C-C-V-C or C-V-C-C (4 sound) words such as stop, clap, flash. Can your child segment and blend these words confidently.
This week in Maths we will be looking at the numbers 6, 7 and 8 in greater detail. We will be using the strategies used with numbers to 5 to gain a deep understanding of how 6, 7 and 8 is made up and what it looks like in its different forms. Can your child tell you or show you with visual aids such as pasta, building blocks, cars etc how to make 6, 7 and 8 in different ways?
The children had a wonderful Frozen day on Friday. They looked fantastic in their costumes and had lots of fun during the day, finished off with a frozen treat. We would like to say a big thank you to all of the parents for making the effort to dress your children in Frozen colours. We hope they enjoyed the day.
Have a lovely week
The Reception Team