Grand Old Duke of York


This week at school, we have been expanding our repertoire of nursery rhymes by learning and singing 'The Grand Old Duke of York'.

We have spent time talking about our favorite books this week and sharing books with your children. We have introduced them to book language such as front cover, back cover, author, illustrator and blurb. It is really important to explore the whole book when sharing a book with your child.

Start of the day
Its been great to see so many children coming into class independently. We would like to take this opportunity to let you know that the gate will be locked in the morning at 8:55. If you arrive after this time, please go to the office.

Phonics
This week we have been looking at the book "The missing Button". We have been practicing saying in sentences what is happening in the pictures and making up our own story.

Bug Club
The school code to access Bug Club is krm6. Your child's log in details are in their reading logs.
We have allocated all the lilac books for you to read and talk about together.

Maths

This week in Maths, we have been exploring how numbers can be composed of 1s and began to investigate the composition of 3 and 4. Composing and de-composing numbers involves children investigating part–whole relations, e.g. seeing that 3 can be composed of 1 and 2. The children have had practical experience that a ‘whole’ is made up of smaller parts.



Wednesday 21st October 
Nursery Rhyme Dress Up day/singalong

Please remember that Wednesday 21st October is our Nursery Rhyme dress up day.
We would like to encourage every child to come to school dressed as a nursery rhyme character. Our singalong will take place during the school day where we will see how many nursery rhymes we can sing in 10 minutes.
We will let you know how many songs each class has sung by sending home a certificate for each child in their book bag. After that please return any sponsorship forms and donations to your class teacher.

Thank you very much for your support.




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