Book of the week!
Every Tuesday, a very special parcel is left in our classroom and the stars of the day get to unwrap it – it’s our book of the week!
This week the book of the week was ‘Astronauts’. We looked at the front cover and blurb and predicted what might happen in the story. We then wrote down our ideas. Later, we read the story to see if we were right. We then talked about what it is like in space and watched a video of an astronaut brushing his teeth in space! We talked about the similarities and differences.
marvellous maths stay and play!
The marvellous maths stay and play is on Tuesday 16 January. We’re very sorry for the mix-up!
Library visit!
Today, we went to the school library. Foundation will be visiting the library every Friday. There are lots of new and exciting books! We talked about what a library is and that we must keep quiet to let others read.
Your child has chosen a book to take home. Please bring your child’s library book back by Friday 12 December if they would like to change it.
Golden star of the week!
Well done to our golden star of the week!
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We are so impressed with those children who have worked hard over the Christmas holidays and have learnt how to zip up their coat. It has made a very big difference to your child’s independence. They can get ready to go outside quickly without adult help. Thank you to those of you who have emailed a picture – your child will be getting 3 challenge cubes!
There’s still time to complete the challenge. A reminder of the challenge is below.
Your child’s challenge is to learn/practise to zip up their coat.
This will help your child to become more independent and get ready to play outside without adult help.
Can you email a photo of your child practising to zip up their coat? Your child will get 3 challenge cubes for having a go!
The email address is: scholesf2@spherefederation.org
PE update
Your child will be doing PE on a Friday afternoon this term. Please make sure your child has their PE kit (white t-shirt and blue shorts) in school on a Friday. Swimming days have remained the same as last term.
A challenge over Christmas!
Your child’s challenge over the Christmas holidays is to learn/practise to zip up their coat.
This will help your child to become more independent and get ready to play outside without adult help.
Can you email a photo of your child practising to zip up their coat? Your child will get 3 challenge cubes for having a go!
The email address is: scholesf2@spherefederation.org
Have a lovely Christmas and we’ll see you on Tuesday 02 January 2018!
We need you – parental partnership!
Thank you to those of you who have emailed to tell us what your child is doing at home. These are a fantastic snapshot of what your child can do and really do inform our assessments.
Here are some example emails that we have received (names have been changed) that have been really informative for our assessments.
The email above tells us:
- Craig can recognise the dice and match the correct amount of objects to the numeral
- Craig can make meaningful marks when representing numbers
- Craig can concentrate for a long period of time, take turns and enjoys praise
This information about Craig really informs our assessment.
The email above tells us:
- Sophie can recognise and write the sounds we have been learning
- Sophie can concentrate for a long period of time and can keep on trying
- Sophie is making links with her learning at school and home
- The language Sophie uses at home – speech directly from the child is very useful! Even if the pronunciation or tense is incorrect, it’s really helpful to know exactly what your child has said
This information about Sophie also really informs our assessment.
We’re really looking forward to getting emails over Christmas about your child’s holiday and we hope this information has been useful.
The email address is: scholesf2@spherefederation.org
A special delivery…
When the children came back to class from Wake Up Shake Up, they discovered a special visitor had been to make a delivery. They noticed a trail of glittery footprints leading from the cloakroom to rainbow room.
“Who could it be?” we asked the children.
“Santa!” they all replied excitedly.
The footprints led to a letter on the chair.
The star of the day children carefully opened up the special letter.
We read the letter to the class.
The children were all very excited to receive such a special letter and are looking forward to the sing-a-long performances this week – especially as Santa and his elves will be listening all the way from the North Pole.
A special visitor…
Today, Father Christmas came to school to visit the children. We went to his Grotto and he read us a story and the children told him what they would like for Christmas.
The children have also enjoyed doing other Christmas activities such as decorating the arch outside and making salt dough decorations.
Please tell us about any Christmas activities you do this weekend by emailing scholesf2@spherefederation.org
We’re looking forward to seeing you next week for our Christmas performance.