Edited version of the run up to christmas

Over the next few weeks we are linking our to learning to some books about Bears and night time.


We are going to think about light and dark through these themes. As we run up to Christmas we will be learning about reflection.

We are beginning the next set of letters this week, g oc k and will now be running faster with our learning. Over the next few weeks we will be learning  ck (two letters one sound) e u r, h b f ff ll, ss ( two letters one sound.)

The children are using magnetic letters to make words such as map sit pin tip tan man dig tap and will be going on to dog cot pod mop neck  huff  rock etc... At this stage it is vital that the children orally blend these words and say them. So get them to show you robot talk.
 Keep learning the tricky words and continue to practise cursive writing I can see the difference that your contributions to your child's education makes.
Children are enjoying group reading, but unfortunately we not always getting our group reading books back. It so important, that children have a book each to read and not fair on other families or children if books are not returned. Please make every effort to ensure books are in book bags and come backwards and forwards each day. Sometimes our timetable changes and reading happens at other times. Usually however group reading is Tuesday and Wednesday morning.


I am sorry if you were unable to attend our ICT evening it was an amazing event. You should all have your Merlin passwords now, and it would help us and your child if they could learn to log on using them. I suggest you write them in capitals and put them in front of your child to look at as they log on. Please let us me know if you have put something on Merlin so that we can look at it as part of Show and Tell.

On that note. Show and Tell is really a speaking and listening time. It is not about bringing toys into school, but about bringing something that has been made at home, or talking about a special thing or event you may have done at the weekend. Your child does not have to bring something every week. Please help your child to begin to understand this. Thank you.


Lastly we also like to praise children for things that you have praised them for, or for a special achievement outside school, such as learning to swim, riding a bike, persevering, walking a long way, or eating a food they have not tried before.  We provide a Wow moment for this. These will be in the classroom, just ask. You write and date what the children have done. We read it out and move their catapillar.