Term 3

What are we doing this term?

We will be reading the books:

People who help us - covering doctors, police officers, firefighters.

Anansi and the Golden Pot - covering the topic of kindness

Luna loves art - covering primary and secondary colours and a range of artists

Shu Lin's Grandpa - covering the community, feelings and understanding the feelings of others.

Chicken clicking - covering being safe and looking at being safe online.

Phonics: Phase 3 sounds and harder to read and spell words.

Maths: shapes with 4 sides, numbers to 8, mass and capacity.

PE: Dance - on a Wednesday.

What can you do at home?

Continue daily reading.

Continue using the phonics pack to help build words.

Practise forming letters

Recognising harder to read and spell words.

Practise counting orally and objects up to 5.

Practise writing numbers to 5. 

If you have any questions, please do come and see us, send us a Dojo message or email us.

Forest School: Our Forest School sessions will be held on a Thursday morning, the children will need to come to school in forest school clothing in preparation for this. Please could you ensure that you send the children in with their waterproof clothing (and thermals when it is cold) for our forest school sessions. They will inevitably get muddy but this is all part of the enjoyment of being outdoors. We will keep their wellies at school.

Library: On Wednesday, we will visit the Library. Please send in your child's old book to be changed then, your child will not be issued a new library book until we have received the old ones back.

Reading books: Your child will bring home reading books linked directly to the phonics teaching in class.

We will be changing the reading books on a Monday and Thursday.

Early books allow children to learn how stories are structured including: how to turn pages and the order and direction in which they read without the pressure of too many words. Children will enjoy talking about what they can see and making links to some of their own experiences.

 Activities and ideas when you are reading with your child:

• Allow your child to organise and hold the book themselves.
• Allow them to turn the pages.
• Respond to your child’s ideas by repeating their ideas back and introducing new words to increase their vocabulary.
• Look at the front cover and discuss the title with your child.
• Talk about any similar experience your child has had that might relate to their book/story.
• Encourage your child to add in suitable sounds and actions whilst telling the story.
• Ask your child to point to things that can be seen on the page e.g. The orange cat.

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