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Spring 1 - Come Fly With Me

Monday 12th - Friday 16th January 

Phonics

This week we have been recapping the sounds ch, sh, th, qu, nk and ng. We introduces the Set 2 sound ee. You can help at home by practising these sounds with your child through simple games, reading together, or spotting the sounds in everyday words.

Reading

This week we have continued reading Big People, Little Dreams: Amelia Earhart. The children have been learning about Amelia Earhart and how she followed her dream to become a pilot. We talked about being brave, trying new things, and not giving up when something feels challenging.

Writing 

This week in writing, we continued to read the book Dragons in the City for inspiration. The children thought about what they might see at a Chinese New Year celebration and started creating their own book. They wrote a few more pages of their book, beginning with “I can see…”. It was wonderful to see their ideas and creativity coming to life!

Maths

This week we have continued  our new Unit 5, Alive. The children have been enjoying exploring early maths through fun, hands-on activities. We have been focusing on the numbers 0-5 finding one more and one less. The children have also been singing number songs, recognising small groups of numbers (subitising) from 0–5, and matching numbers in different activities.

Big Picture

 This week in Big Picture, our explorers continued to explore China and Chinese celebrations. We read stories about Luna New Year and talked about how people get ready for the celebration, what happens at Luna New Year and the kind of food that is eaten. The children made lanterns, dragon eyes, red envelopes and clay dragon eyes.