Friday 28 April 2017

Newsletter 28.04.17

Welcome to F2 Andy Lam, JaeHwan and Minh Nhat!  It's always exciting to have new friends join our learning adventure, we hope you feel at home in F2!

This week the children have continued to enjoy Yoga in the soft play room and are developing their awareness of people and objects around them, trying to manage obstacles.  Please support us with the 'mindfulness' aspect of this at home; helping the children to be aware of others around them and how to share spaces, moving around each other.


Outside the children have been busy with construction related play in the sandpit and have been learning about shapes.  We have been spotting shapes all over the school and some children are learning to draw simple (and some more complex shapes) with good accuracy. During our sessions in the Big Playground we are continuing to develop throwing, catching, climbing and balancing skills as well as following simple instructions, for large group games.








We have been tuning our ears in to the sounds we hear, we started with sounds bingo at the listening station.  Then outside we noticed horns beeping, water running, children laughing, and fans humming. This is the beginning of Phase 1 phonics in which the children will develop their sound discrimination skills; listening, remembering what they hear, and talking about sounds to develop and extend vocabulary and language comprehension. Mr Jon also supported us with this in music, the children had to listen to the instrument being played then identify it (within a group of instruments).  The children enjoyed having the opportunity to play several different percussion instruments too.





Both in and out of the classroom the children have been busy mark-making, using a wide range of tools. This week we have introduced mark-making focus groups, based on our observations and assessments.  These groups will support the children to develop key literacy skills based on individual needs. This week we have been paying particular attention to pencil grip.




The children are making great progress with number and shapes.  We are beginning to look at positional language 'after' 'before' and 'inbetween' and are enjoying creating (and solving) number problems.




Notices:

Long weekend - Please note school will resume on Wednesday 3rd May.  Have a great long weekend!

Library - Each week we have a large number of children who are unable to choose a new book.  PLEASE return Library books by Wednesday.

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