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Summer 2 - Homes and Habitats

Monday 2nd - Friday 7th June

Phonics

All groups are continuing to learn and embed either set 1 or set 2 sounds. Please read daily and record this in your child's reading record.

Reading

This week, we’ve been reading One World by Michael Foreman — a beautifully illustrated story that carries a powerful message. The story features a brother and sister who create a miniature marine world in a bucket, only to realise how pollution and human impact affect our environment. The story One World helped us begin important conversations about caring for our planet. 
 

Writing 

This week in writing, we’ve started keeping a daily weather chart as part of our new topic: All About the Weather! Each day, the children have been observing and recording the weather, discussing changes they notice, and using weather-related vocabulary.

We’ve now begun creating our own weather books, with a new page added each day to describe the day’s conditions. The children are really enjoying becoming little meteorologists and authors at the same time!

Maths
This week in maths, we’ve been learning all about sharing and grouping. The children explored how to share objects fairly between friends and how to make equal groups using

everyday items like cubes, counters, and even fruit pieces. We read the story The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins, which helped us talk about fairness and what happens when more people arrive and the cookies need to be shared again! The children really enjoyed using playdough to make their own cookies and practising sharing them equally between toy friends. 

Big Picture

This week, we’ve been reading the beautiful story Mr Hoot and learning lots of fascinating facts about owls. The children discovered that Mr Hoot lives high up in a tree in the woods, but his home is under threat. Thankfully, a kind little boy named Ben steps in to help save Mr Hoot’s woodland home.

As part of our learning, we explored other creatures that share the woodland with Mr Hoot and talked about their natural habitats. The children were full of curiosity and asked brilliant questions about life in the woods.

To bring our learning to life, the class created stunning artwork of Mr Hoot using sponges, sticks, and feathers.