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Spring

Spring 1 Week 1

What a long half term it was! Welcome back to school. We have completed our first week of Spring Term 1.

Literacy

This week in literacy, we started a new topic, which is superheroes. We read the book Supertato written by Sue Hendra. In the story, the Evil Pea escapes from the freezer in the supermarket and causes trouble for the vegetables. The superhero comes to the rescue and saves them all. We were busy using our phonics knowledge to help us create a wanted poster for the Evil Pea and speech bubbles for different characters from the story. What a busy and adventurous week it was!

Maths

In maths, we practised our special subitising skills. This skill helps us to recognise the number of objects without counting. We used different resources such as dot cards, cubes, and dice to help us subitise. What a clever skill to use!

Maths challenge:

Can you make your own subitising cards?

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh

You can practise reading the following words:

quick, quill, quack, quit, queen, chicks, chips, chat, check, chop, shop, shark, ship, sharp, shock, cash, shell, fish

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her , into,

The caption for this week is:

Quick get the fish and chips

Please practise reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading dairy back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child is coming to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog .

Reception Superheroes

Reception Spring week 1

Week 2

We had a lovely week last week learning about fictional superheroes!

Literacy

This week, we talked about real-life superheroes who help us in our community. We discussed doctors, paramedics, firefighters, police officers, and teachers, and how they help keep us safe and support us every day. A paramedic visited our class and we interviewed them by asking questions about their job and how they help people. We also shared who our favourite real-life superheroes are and explained why. Using our phonics knowledge, we wrote a sentence about our favourite real-life superhero.

Maths

In maths, we explored the composition of the number 8. This helped us recognise the different ways a number can be made, for example, 6 and 2 make 8. We used a variety of resources to represent and compose the number 8, and we also began writing number sentences.

Maths challenge

Find the missing number:

If 7+1 =8 what is 1+___=8

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th, th, ng

You can practise reading the following words:

quick, quill, quack, quit, queen, chicks, chips, chat, check, chop, shop, shark, ship, sharp, shock, cash, shell, fish, this, that, then, them, think, thin, thick. king, ring, rang,

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her , into, push

The caption for this week is:

That king can sing with them.

Please practise reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child is coming to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog.
On Wednesday, 28th January, the school has a Maths Extravaganza! Please come along from 3:40-4:40 pm.

Sun and Moon Real-Life Superheroes

Week 3

We had such a fun week learning about people who help us last week!

Literacy

This week, we talked about our everyday superheroes - our families! We spoke about the special people who care for us, help us, and make us feel safe, such as parents, grandparents, siblings, and other loved ones. Through stories, discussions and activities, we explored how everyday acts of kindness, hard work, and love can make someone a true superhero. We were also lucky enough to interview a mum and her baby!

Maths

In maths, we have been recognising and ordering numerals. We took part in a range of practical activities to identify numbers and place them in the correct order. Through play-based learning, we developed our confidence in recognising numerals and understanding number sequences.

Maths challenge:

Can you be a number detective at home?

Find numbers around you (on doors, clocks, toys).

Choose 3 numbers and put them in order from smallest to biggest.

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th, th, ng, nk, ai, ee

You can practise reading the following words:

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be

The caption for this week is:

wink in the rain

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog.
On Wednesday, 28th January, we have our Maths Extravaganza! Please come along from 3:40-4:40 pm.

Sun and Moon: everyday superheroes

Week 4

We had a fun week learning about superheroes!

Literacy

This week, we enjoyed reading the book Superworm by Julia Donaldson and learned about a long, strong and helpful worm. We used our sounds to write simple sentences, describe a character from the story and write interesting facts about real worms. We also had a very exciting visit from the firefighters, we used the hose and even got to sit inside the fire engine!

Maths

In maths this week, we learned about length. We explored measuring and comparing different objects using non-standard units, such as cubes and jumps. We practised finding out which objects were longer or shorter and spoke about their measurements using mathematical language.

Maths challenge:

Be a maths superhero and measure objects at home using your superpowers!

Use jumps, steps or toys to measure 2-3 objects and compare them.

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced), ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long)

You can practise reading the following words:

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be, he, she, we, me

The caption for this week is:

a goat in the zoo at night.

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog.
Superhero dress up day is on Friday, 6th February. Please bring your child in their superhero costume!
PLEASE BRING YOUR READING RECORD TO SCHOOL EVERY THURSDAY!!!!!

Sun and Moon Superworm

Week 5

Literacy

This week, we read Super Milly and the Super School Day by Stephanie Clarkson. It is a picture book about a girl who discovers that being kind, helpful, and brave makes her a real superhero. We spoke about Milly’s superpowers, explored exciting superhero words, and used our sounds to write words and simple sentences. We learnt that superheroes do not need special powers, we are superheroes because of what we do!

Maths

In maths this week, we learned how to measure and compare height. We traced around our bodies to see how tall we were and compared our heights with our friends. We also went outside and measured the height of different objects, such as the climbing frame and the shed.

Maths challenge:

Can you find three things at home that are different heights? For example, a chair, a door, or a toy.

Can you order them from shortest to tallest?

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced), ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long), oo (short), ar, or

You can practise reading the following words:

quick, quill, quack, quit, queen, chicks, chips, chat, check, chop, shop, shark, ship, sharp, shock, cash, shell, fish, this, that, then, them, think, thin, thick. king, ring, rang, wink, pink, rain, pain, chain, queen, feet, feel, night, fight, light, boat, coat, float, moo, zoo, spoon, broom, book, look, hook, card, far, shark, farmyard, fork, fort, short

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be, he, she, we, me, was, you, they

The caption for this week is:

look at a torn book in the park.

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog.
PLEASE BRING YOUR READING RECORD TO SCHOOL EVERY THURSDAY!!!!!
Last day of term is Friday, 13th February.

Sun and Moon Super Milly

Week 6

Last week of Spring 1 term!

Literacy

This week, we have been learning all about bats! We discovered lots of interesting facts, including that bats are nocturnal, meaning they sleep during the day and come out at night. We wrote bat facts and used our phonics knowledge to write our own bat stories. We also explored what fruit bats eat and even tasted different fruits, just like fruit bats do! It has been a fantastic week of learning, writing and exploring.

Maths

This week in Maths, we have been learning about time. We sequenced our daily class timetable and discussed what happens first, next, and later in the day. We created our own simple timetables, using pictures to represent different parts of the day. We also had lots of fun playing “What’s the Time, Mr Wolf?".

Maths challenge:

Look at your clock at home, can you spot when it is o’clock?

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced), ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long), oo (short), ar, or, ur, ow, oi

You can practise reading the following words:

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be, he, she, we, me, was, you, they, my, by

The caption for this week is:

a nurse with a brown coin.

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog.
PLEASE BRING YOUR READING RECORD TO SCHOOL EVERY THURSDAY!!!!!

Have a wonderful half term! See you on Monday 23rd, February.

Sun and Moon Bats

Spring 2 Week 1

Welcome back to school! We have completed the first week of Spring term 2!

Literacy

This week, we have been reading the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. It is a story about a boy who plants magic beans and climbs a giant beanstalk to a castle in the sky. Through the story, we will explored vocabulary such as giant, gold and magic, and used our phonics knowledge to write initial sounds, words and simple sentences about the adventure.

Maths

In Maths, we explored the concept of capacity. We investigated how much different containers could hold by using water in our water area. We compared containers and discussed which held more or less, using mathematical language such as full, half full, half empty and empty. We also measured using non-standard units, such as jugs, to help us understand how capacity can be measured. We enjoyed pouring, filling and estimating as we developed our understanding through practical, hands-on experiences.

Maths challenge:

Explore capacity by filling different containers, such as cups or bowls, and compare which one holds more or less.

Can you predict the results before you start?

Remember to use words like full, empty, more and less.

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced), ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long), oo (short), ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, er

You can practise reading the following words:

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be, he, she, we, me, was, you, they, my, by, all

The caption for this week is:

we fear rain all summer.

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
Friday- PE, please ensure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.
Please check our school blog.
PLEASE BRING YOUR READING RECORD TO SCHOOL EVERY THURSDAY!!!!!
We will now have PE twice a week. Moon class will have PE on Tuesday and Friday. Sun class will have PE on Monday and Friday - please bring your child to school in their PE kit on both PE days.
World Book Day is on Thursday, 5th March - please bring your child to school in their favourite book character costume or comfortable clothes.

Sun and Moon Jack and the Beanstalk

Week 2

Literacy

This week, we have been reading the story The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. We listened carefully to the story and spoke about how the seed travelled and grew. We planted a red sunflower and discussed what plants need to grow, such as water, sunlight, and soil. We also wrote simple instructions explaining how to plant a flower, thinking carefully about the order of each step.

We also had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day! We made our own colourful bookmarks and even got a free book! We spoke about stories we love and shared some books from home. It was a fantastic day full of reading.

Maths

In maths, we learnt about number bonds to 10. We explored different ways to make 10 using practical resources and pictures. We used the part-whole model to help us understand how numbers can be split into two parts to make a whole. We also used ten frames to count, add, and find missing numbers. We became more confident in recognising different combinations that make 10.

Maths challenge:

Can you find all the different ways to make 10?

Use objects from around your home (such as toys, pasta, or socks) to help you. Split them into two groups in different ways and say the number sentence each time (for example, 6 and 4 make 10).

You could draw your own part-whole model or tens frame to show your number bonds.

We were busy in phonics practising our second set of sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced), ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long), oo (short), ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, er, air, ure

You can practise reading the following words:

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be, he, she, we, me, was, you, they, my, by, all, sure

The caption for this week is:

in the summer we fear manure on a chair.

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
PE - please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.

Moon Class: Tuesday and Friday - bring your child in their PE kit.

Sun Class: Monday and Friday - bring your child in their PE kit.

Please check our school blog.
PLEASE BRING YOUR READING RECORD TO SCHOOL EVERY THURSDAY!!!!!

Sun and Moon The Tiny Seed

Week 3

Literacy

This week we read ‘That's My Flower!’ by Alice Hemming. We explored characters’ feelings, observed nature during a garden walk and recorded what we saw, heard and smelt. To encourage kindness, we helped Squirrel write a thank you letter to his friend. The vocabulary we used included flower, share, kind, spring, Squirrel, Bird, nature and feelings.

Maths

This week, we are learnt how to make pairs using different everyday objects such as items of clothing, shoes and cutlery. We also learnt how to pair related objects, such as a fork and a knife. We practised matching and grouping objects into pairs to help us understand numbers and counting.

This week was also science week! We had so much fun carrying out different experiments and spoke about the results as a class.

Maths challenge:

Look around your house and see how many pairs you can find.

Can you find pairs of socks, shoes, gloves, or toys?

Count how many pairs you find.

We were busy in phonics revising our sounds:

qu, ch, sh, th (voiced), th (unvoiced), ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo (long), oo (short), ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, er, air, ure

You can practise reading the following words:

Tricky words we learnt are:

is, I, to, a, the, as, has, put, pull, full, go, no, his, her, into, push, of, be, he, she, we, me, was, you, they, my, by, are, all, sure

Please practice reading with your children every day.

Reminders:

All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family.
Please bring storybooks back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home.
Please make sure all uniforms and clothing are labelled.
All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
Guided reading is every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Please make sure your child brings their homework and reading diary back every Thursday.
PE - please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit.