Santa’s workshop!
Today, the children have been busy wrapping their own presents. They have enjoyed using Christmas paper to wrap up different modelling materials such as boxes – this has prompted lots of discussions about Christmas.
If you have any wrapping paper/cards/ decorations that you would like to donate we would greatly appreciate it.
Exploring the snow and ice!
On Friday, the children enjoyed going on a ‘Welly Walk’ to explore the snow and ice. They went onto the field to see what they could find.
The children found big pieces of ice which they were able to pick up and observe:
- “It’s freezing!”
- “I can see through it!”
- “It’s melting in my hands. It’s going to water.”
We collected some of the ice and brought it inside to explore further. We talked about how the ice was formed and why it started to melt when when we brought it inside.
Someone had paint on their hands and touched the ice – it changed the colour of the ice! The children decided to add paint to the ice. “It’s rainbow ice,” they said. It made a crunching noise when we pushed down hard with the brushes. They noticed the ice melted quicker if it had been painted. “The ice is melting if you put it in the paint.”
“Squeeze it tight. It’s melting…it’s water,” said whilst seeing what would happen if we held the ice in our hands.
We then predicted what would happen if we added salt to the ice. “It will melt,” the children predicted.
We then tried to make snow balls. “It won’t stick (ice)… It’s too hard,” they noted.
Christmas Sing-a-long!
The children are really looking forward to performing their Christmas Sing-a-long for you. We’ve been practising the songs each day and we’ve been into the hall to practise. The children are becoming really confident with the songs.
Please remember to bring your child’s costume in by Friday 01 December so we can do a dress rehearsal next week!
Keeping bugs and germs at bay!
This week the children have enjoyed our mini topic about germs, hygiene and keeping bugs at bay!
Throughout the week the children have been involved in various activities which aimed to explore and promote discussions about staying healthy.
We talked about the importance of washing our hands with soap and water. The children put their hands in the glitter (to represent the germs) and had to wash their hands with soap and water to get rid of the ‘germs’. This was a great way to learn how important it is to take our time when washing our hands.
The children have also enjoyed cleaning the ‘dinosaur’s teeth’. This promoted a lot of discussion around why it is important to brush your teeth.
Mrs Myers did a Science experiment with the children to show how important hand washing is. The children made 6 different test pots and at the end of the week we shall see which one has grown the most germs.
Ask your child what each pot contains!
We asked the children where germs are found and they replied with lots of different answers.
- “On your hands.”
- “In the toilet.”
- “On the floor.”
- “Nose.”
Polite reminder
If you have an urgent message regarding your child please contact the school office as they will be able to pass the message along to us immediately.
Please avoid using the foundation email or letters for urgent messages as these are not checked as frequently.
Thank you.
Well done to our Golden Star this week!
Children in need!
The children had a fantastic day today for Children in Need. We talked about why we’re raising money and how we can share with others in need. We talked about how children in need can help people who are disabled. During circle time, we shared what makes us unique and special. We then told our friends what makes them special.
Our friends are special because:
- “They let me play with them.”
- “They make me smile.”
- “He’s my friend. He always runs with me.”
- “He’s very kind.”
Fiddly fingers stay and play!
Thank you to those of you who came to the ‘fiddly fingers’ stay and play on Wednesday. The children really enjoyed showing you what they do! We did dough disco, threading, pom pom painting and much more. We hope you found the information useful and left with some ideas of how you can help at home.
The next stay and play will be about mathematics on Tuesday 16 January – there are more stay and plays held throughout the year too!
PE reminder
A reminder that both classes have PE on a Thursday. Please make sure your child has their PE kit: a white t-shirt and blue shorts.
Thank you!
Fun with Phonics
This week the children have learnt 3 new sounds – g, o, c. You can watch and sing along to the jolly phonics videos at home.
The children have enjoyed playing games such as Cross the River to help them segment and blend CVC words.
We introduced phoneme frames to the children this week. We use phoneme frames to practise the skills of segmenting. For example:
Show your child the pictures below and see if they can segment the words and write them in a phoneme frame.
Don’t forget to tell us about any Wow moments that happen at home!