Amazing Animals
This half term we will be learning about different animals and in particular their habitas. We will think about animals in our lives such as pets, local wildlife in Amble as well as animals from further afield such as Africa and Antartica.
Communication and Language and Literacy
As usual stories will play a huge part in our learning. We will be learning all about how questions are important and how by asking the right questions we can find out lots of important information. We will focus on how and why questions. This could include questions which we would like to find out about animals such as why do some animals hibernate? Why do elephants not live in Amble? How do animals find food? You can help by spending some time with your child thinking about what they would like to know and find out- encourage them to use how and why when asking a question. Why not make a video of them asking their question and share it on Tapestry and together we can try and find out the answer.
We will be sharing a number of key texts to support our learning including a range of information texts about animals. A selection of the stories which we may look at include The Emperors Egg and Handas Surprise. Click on the links to share these stories online with your child, you could talk to them about how the stories are set in very different places and discuss the different animals and habitats.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Jigsaw
Jenie will be introducing our next Jigsaw Puzzle which is Dreams and Goals. Through this work we will be learning about challenges, setting goals, showing determination and resilience and also celebrating successes no matter how small. As always our 3R's will continue to play a large role in our classroom and we will be making strong links to these through our learning especially Resilient Robot this half term. You can help at home by encouraging your child to be resilient when facing simple tasks such as getting dressed and undressed, learning to fasten their coat, and when completing their homework such as reading books and Doodle Maths.
Monster Phonics
This half term we will be learning lots of new sounds and using these to support in our reading and writing tasks. Each week we will send a small selection of resources home which will help the children to continue and consolidate their learning at home. You can help by spending few minutes at home looking at your child's new sound and trying to read some words including that sound.
Many of the children have now started Guided Reading in school and are now bringing home a Monster Phonics reading book along with their book of choice from the library. Please read this book at home as often as you can (we strongly encourage 4 reads at home each week) and let us know how you get on by recording the date and a comment in your child's reading record. If your child has not yet started bringing home a reading book we are working hard in school to develop their blending skills and any practice you can do at home with their sound cards will really help with this.
