Thank you all for your efforts with our HOOK day, the children’s costumes were fantastic and it was clear a lot of thought had gone in to them. The children spoke confidently and clearly about their characters and their special powers.

Phonics

This week we have continued our Read, Write, Inc lessons in small groups. Some children have continued to learn set 2 sounds, these are all special friends and have a special rhyme. For example ay- may I play? ee what can you see? Part of learning our sounds is learning the letters making up the sounds, practising writing and then reading these in words. Most children are also recapping set 1 sounds to consolidate their learning.

Please continue to read with your child at home. When you have completed a book, sign and date their reading record. It is also beneficial for your child to re-read books to help build their confidence and fluency, which is why we change books twice a week. Thank you for your continued support with this.

Maths

This week we explored the composition of numbers 1-3. We discussed how smaller numbers put together can make larger numbers eg 1 and 2 together make 3. To break numbers up into smaller parts, we used Hulk smash to break cube towers. We also used resources such as numicon, tens frames and part whole models to explore the composition.

Next week we will continue to explore the composition of numbers 4 and 5.  

Thematic Curriculum

We started our new topic this week- SUPERHEROES! Children came to school wearing their home designed outfits to show their superpowers. As a group, we talked about our superhero and our superpowers including super speed, camouflage and helping friends! We explored the story Supertato and discussed the characters. To help us retell the story, we made the characters using fruit and vegetables, material for capes, goggly eyes and sticks for the arms and legs. Children explored healthy foods through the eatwell plate, learning about different food types and how much we should eat from each area. Finally, we thought about ways to catch the evil pea from the story. Using our DT skills, we designed and made a trap in groups.

Reminders

• PE kits need to be worn in to school each Thursday please.

• Please ensure that children have a named water bottle which is already filled with water at the start of each day.

• All clothing to be named please!

• Please complete the WOW moment sheets regularly so that we can add these to the children’s learning journey books. If you need more sheets please ask your class teacher.

Important dates

Tuesday 28^th January- reception hearing test

Friday 7^th February – Number day for NSPCC reception come dressed in number themed clothing

Tuesday 11^th February – Safer Internet Day

emma.dudley-smith@chiltonprimary.co.uk

kirby.walker@chiltonprimary.co.uk

 

Many thanks for all your continued support,

EYFS team