Summer 2 Week 2
Week beginning 12th June 2017
Healthy Schools Week
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fdcbfa” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]A huge thank you to Jacqueline (Kelis’s mum) for coming in to talk to the children about the importance of looking after their teeth and for bringing the experience of the dental clinic into the classroom. The children thoroughly enjoyed your visit. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#a2f9f5″ border_width=”15″ border_color=”#dddddddd” ]IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday 27th June – Whole school photograph
Monday 3rd July – visit to Croydon Central Library
Friday 14th July – Reception Sports Day (at school)
Monday 17th July – Trip to Lloyd Park (letters will go out in due course) [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#6278f4″ ]HOMEWORK (sent out on Fridays due back on Mondays)
Sent out on 9th June 2017
Creatures under the sea
Find out and write a few facts about 5 different sea creatures. You could also draw or find pictures of these sea creatures [/dropshadowbox]
Week beginning 12th June 2017
THIS WEEK’S LEARNING
TOPIC: Summer’s here!
This week’s themes:
- Under the sea
- At the beach
LITERACY:
Book Focus: Commotion in the ocean by Giles Andreae
We will explore this wonderful book containing fun rhymes and beautiful pictures of creatures under the sea.
LITERACY and Knowledge and understanding the World (UW)
This week we will be exploring the map of the world, discussing and learning the names of different countries in the world and other places that we could go to on holiday. The children will write postcards and messages in a bottle from their imagined destinations.
PHONICS: The children continue to work in groups for Phonics securing their recognition of Phase 3 sounds and skills for blending decodable words accurately. Phonics lessons also focus on teaching children the skills for reading and writing simple sentences. Some of the groups have started learning the Phase 4 skills of reading words containing 4 or more sounds.
READING AT SCHOOL
During guided group reading sessions the children are working on key skills for reading such as finger pointing under each word to keep track of words; using picture clues and sound blending to decode unfamiliar words. We are also assessing children’s understanding of what they have read.
READING AT HOME
Please continue to write a comment in your child’s yellow reading diary and let us know how they are getting on with their reading at home. Please ensure that books are in book bags on the days listed below.
KEY WORD LISTS and CHANGING READING BOOKS:
We change books and check key words on these days:
Monday – Red group
Tuesday – Orange group
Wednesday – Yellow group
Thursday – Green group
Friday – Blue group
MATHS:
The children are very excited about our new role play ice cream van and are enjoying the experience of selling and buying pretend ice cream and ice lollies. So this week we will focus on developing their skills for solving real life mathematical problems which involve using the language of addition and subtraction. eg. I bought 5 ice lollies from the ice cream van but it was a very hot day and 2 ice lollies melted before I got home. How many ice lollies did I have left?
WOW CARD: Please create your own similar real life mathematical challenges for your child to solve and let us know how they get on with these at home by completing a wow card.
PD – Health and Self Care
As part of Healthy Schools Week we will be discussing healthy food choices and talking about how exercise affects our body. During the PE lesson the children will participate in a circuit of athletic activities.