Friday 26th September

Friday 26th September


This week we have been singing the nursery rhyme 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'. We are encouraging the children to join in with actions.

We have been working on the children's use of scissors.  Lots of children have found this very challenging.  Please see the correct way to hold scissors below.

Right handed scissor hold


Left handed scissor hold

You might like to give your child opportunities to use scissors at home.  Perhaps they could help you by snipping the tops of green beans when you are cooking.  They could practise snipping the tops of paper tubes to make models.

At school we use scissors like the ones below.  If you don't have any scissors please let us know.

Maths

In maths this week the children have been encouraged to quantify sets of objects by subitising rather than counting. When subitising, children can say how many there are in a small group of objects by 'just seeing' and knowing straightaway without needing to count.

The children have been learning
  •  to represent the number in a given set by showing the same number on their fingers. 
  • to name quantities with number words (eg. " I can see three")
  • To match sets to numerals
  • To make their own arrangements that can be subitised. 
Phonics

This week we have been concentrating on awareness of sounds that we can hear around us in the environment. We have also thought about the sounds we can hear in words eg, pot  p-o-t.

Bug club
The school code to access Bug Club is krm6. Your child's log in details are in their reading log.

This week we have allocated a range of wordless books. As you will see,  there is some great guidance about how to use these picture books in the front of these books and in your child's reading logs.

Lola


This week at school we have introduced the children to our listening programme "Helping Young Children to Listen".  The programme uses Lola the leopard to introduce the following listening rules through games and activities.  We will be revisiting these rules during circle time and our learning partner work each day.

1. A good listener tries to keep still.

2. A good listener tries to stay quiet.

3. A good listener looks at the speaker.

4. A good listener tries to remember what the speaker has said.


Nursery rhyme dress up  day


On Tuesday 21st October we will having a sponsored nursery rhyme sing along to raise money to provide new creative opportunities in the outdoor classroom for the reception children to use.  On this day each class will be singing as many nursery rhymes as they can within 10 minutes.
We will also be asking the children to come to school dressed as a nursery rhyme character.  This could be as simple as a dress for Little Miss Muffet or shorts and t-shirt for Jack (Jack and Jill).  It would be great if your child could say which character they are dressed as. 

Many thanks for your support.











 

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