In Maths, we will be looking for and creating our own repeating patterns and matching written numerals to amounts. We will also continue to practise number formation.

In phonics we have practised sounds;

s     a     t     p    i    n

m    d    g    o

• Practise single letters and their sounds. Play games that encourage the children to identify the initial sounds of objects e.g. eye-spy

• Share stories, encourage the children to identify sounds in print

• Encourage mark making/writing and practise holding a pencil correctly and comfortably

• Practise counting to 20

• Match numerals to amounts (to 10)

• Encourage the children to dress/undress independently

• Timetables have been sent home – please ask if you have any queries

• Please remember to sign the Reading Record books each evening

• Please ensure your child's name is labelled in all of their uniform

• Handwriting - Please return books each Monday and complete in pencil. Further information about cursive writing has been sent home this week

• Each Friday afternoon we will have a ‘Show & Tell’ session. The children are welcome to bring in something small/inexpensive to talk about

Reception have been studying introductions and greetings in French. They have been practising their speaking skills by asking each other how they are feeling. They have also been learning numbers 1-5 and competing against each other in an interactive game on Language Angels.

This half term in Humanities, we are learning about houses. We have studied different types of houses and established which type of house each of us lives in. We then incorporated the story 'The Three Little Pigs' into our learning by questioning which type of material would best suit when building a house. We then identified similarities and differences between the houses in 'The Three Little Pigs' story and our own houses. We are looking forward to exploring more on this topic.

We have been working hard on our fluency skills in maths – number bonds, doubles and halves and times tables. Children enjoyed a lesson using the ipads to play a range of games to build their quick recall maths skills. Much fun was had and a fair bit of learning too!

In RE we have introduced Judaism and after learning about the history of the Star of David symbol, we looked at the role and importance of the Mezzuzah in Jewish families. The children enjoyed writing their own prayers or messages of kindness onto their scrolls then made their own Mezzuzah to insert them into.

Children in 2W have been cementing and reinforcing their number bonds to 10, 20 and beyond. Short, sharp partner games where the mental response is rapid and the mathematical language is rich supports this well. Here children are being strategic in alternately colouring pairs of numbers which make 20 in order to have four coloured in a row to win!

Pupils in Year 2 have been testing different fabrics to see which would be the most hardwearing. The children enjoyed rubbing the fabrics, counting and recording their results. Great excitement ensued when their counting reached over 200 rubs and there were still no holes in the denim fabric!