Another week has flown past and we have, as always, been very busy! We have enjoyed exploring the Ladybird Garden whilst on our minibeast hunts. We were able to find lots of different minibeasts, including ladybirds, ants, spiders, worms, slugs and woodlice. We collected some twigs and leaves for our minibeast display too.
On to our learning for the coming week, we will be:
- Watching and talking about the Aesop Fable "The Grasshopper and the Ants".
- Writing about either the Grasshopper or the Ants, using our sounds to help us spell the words.
- Learning about addition in our Mathematics sessions as we move onto the next Phase "First Then Now"
- Discussing the characters from this week's story in our Circle Time session and thinking about how kind the ants were to the grasshopper.
- Continuing our minibeast hunts, this time seeing what we can find on the field.
- Learning how to use some new equipment in our learning garden, remembering what we have been doing in PE with our partners.
We have almost reached the end of Phase 3 for Phonics now and the children continue to grow in confidence with their blending and segmenting. It would be really helpful if you could spend a little time each and every day supporting the children with their sounds - perhaps by playing with their sound cards, or by visiting the Phonics Play website. The children enjoy the games on this site and any reinforcement of their sounds also really supports their Reading and Writing skills. The Phonics Play website can be found here.
Reading on a daily basis is also extremely important, if you have misplaced your child's Big Cat login or have any questions or concerns regarding your child's reading or phonics then please do email me using earlyyears@downhallprimary.com.
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Wakefield
