We hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! The children came back with lots of holiday stories and we always enjoy listening to them. Although it's only been a three day week, it's been a busy one. Here's what we've been up to:
Literacy
We have been focusing on mark making. This has included supporting the children to hold a pencil using a tripod grip and tracing patterns such as lines, circles and zig zags to support pencil control. Some children have expressed an interest in writing their names so they have been practising some letter formation.
Library
Ms Clarissa shared a story called 'Where the Wild Thing Are' by Maurice Sendak. The children enjoyed the story- it is available for children to borrow in the Library.
Afternoon Focus Groups
We continue to develop children's awareness of sounds and rhythms. The children make different sounds with parts of their body (feet, hands, knee, etc...) Sometimes, body percussion sounds and actions are made whilst children sing along to various nursery rhymes.
We have also been giving extra support to our EAL learners through building on their vocabulary and introducing some concepts. We have been focusing on shapes, colours, numbers, body parts, feelings, animals etc. The children are mastering these at their own pace.
How you can help at home
Please talk to your children about how they feel and why in English and/or your home language.
If your child enjoys mark making at home, please try to provide regular opportunities for them to
draw and write. We would love to see their writing and drawing at school and will be desgnating an area to share their work from home.
Notices
-F2 will be holding an exhibition of our children's mark-making works in June and we are also hoping to go on a trip. Details to follow soon.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Ms Precious
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