Maths 
We are continuing to develop our understanding of number through our Mastering Number activities. We are also exploring circles and triangles, learning to recognise them and talk about their properties. Can your child spot any around your home?

Phonics and handwriting 
In our phonics groups, we are revisiting familiar sounds and learning new ones. Children are practising blending sounds to read words and using their Fred Fingers to hear the sounds needed for spelling. We are also working on correct letter formation, with a focus on u during handwriting.

Please continue to practise your child’s sounds and any reading materials sent home, keeping sessions short and positive.

Storytelling and vocabulary 
Our storytelling words this week are soared, vast and gloomy. We are exploring their meanings through discussion and actions. Try using these words together at home!

RE: Celebrations 
We are thinking about birthdays, why we celebrate them and how we prepare. The children will help plan a birthday party for Rainbow Bear, including contributing ideas to a shared shopping list, before celebrating together on Friday.

Creative learning and Bonfire Night 
We are exploring the colours, lights and sounds of fireworks. Children will experiment with dripping and trailing glue and sprinkling glitter to create firework pictures. We will also create a group bonfire picture and describe the sounds we might hear, using words such as bang, boom and whoosh.

Alongside this, we are learning about fire safety and how adults help us stay safe around bonfires and fireworks.

PSED: Filling someone’s bucket 
Through Have You Filled a Bucket Today?, we are exploring how kind words and helpful actions can make others feel happy and cared for. Children will suggest ways to “fill a bucket”, such as helping, sharing and inviting someone to play.

Nature School 
Our story, The Leaf Thief, will help us investigate autumn changes in trees. We will look closely at fallen leaves, comparing their colours, shapes and textures, and explore leaf rubbings or arranging leaves by colour. Our vocabulary includes autumn, deciduous, leaf and crunchy.

Music and PE 
We are beginning our My Stories music sessions and exploring movement through our “Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” dance lesson.

Try at home 
On your next walk, choose a fallen leaf and describe it together. What colour is it? How does it feel? You could also ask your child how they have helped to “fill someone’s bucket” this week.

Homework

Mrs Hanson's Group

c  k  u   b 

Miss Cockayne's Group

f  l  e 

Miss Malin's Group

j y  v 

 

Letterjoin 

letters we have practised so far i, l, t, u

username stcs_1

password letterjoin