6.3.26

Good afternoon

The sun is shining at the end of another busy week so I hope you manage to get out and enjoy it together.

Our phonics focus this week is to revisit the sounds j, v, w, x, and ch and sh. We have practised the formation and sizing and are still working hard on that. We are practising reading them in words and orally segmenting words in order to write. We are writing short sentences to use these phonemes and practise the tricky words we know.

Nursery children have been making long and short sounds, identified the initial sounds in words and are beginning to recognise words that rhyme. They have used instruments to make loud and quiet sounds and practised identifying which instrument has been played. We began to work out how many syllables there are in a word.

Our handwriting focus has been tall letters t, h, b, l,

In Maths the focus has been on equal or not equal parts particularly when two equal parts make a whole. Some children are beginning to recall double facts without counting.

Nursery continue to practise their accurate counting skills.

Linked to our English texts we are studying cold places and in particular Antarctica. We will be comparing it to a Hot place through our next English text.

World book day was enjoyed by all . We read the story of the snail and the whale and produced art work and based our activities around it. We spent a lot of the day reading and enjoying books and the children loved partnering with class 2 for shared reading. All the children love being read to so please continue to incorporate it into your daily routine at home.

In RE we have begun our theme of Easter and today we acted out the story of Jesus entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday).

In PHSE we have continued the theme of being healthy by exercising and the saying what affect that has on our body.

Next week we have Miss Holmes coming to join our class team for six weeks and she will be doing some of the teaching. I’m sure the children will benefit from her being around and will soon get to know her.

Our value for this half term is forgiveness.

Thank you for all your support.

Mrs Mogford

 

 

 

 

 

27.2.26

Good afternoon ,

We have had an exciting week learning about the customs and celebrations surrounding Chinese New Year.  The children have drawn and written facts about the way it is celebrated .They were fascinated by the lion and dragon dances and have made lanterns ,dragons ,suncatchers and written Chinese symbols and numbers.

In Maths the focus has been composition of numbers. They are beginning to recognise that numbers can be made by combining parts in different ways. We introduced the ordinal numbers 1^st ,2^nd,third etc by linking it to the race of the animals to decide which year came first in the Chinese calendar.

In RE this week we have talked about surprises that they like and found out about surprises children enjoy at Easter.

Phonics this week – Reception have revisited air and ear ure and learnt er. We are practising reading all our level 3 tricky words and writing the, no, go, to and I

Nursery have had a go at identifying rhyming words and hearing the initial sounds in words

Our handwriting focus has been s,v,w,x,z

Our English was based around non fiction writing about Chinese New Year and also linked to the book Lost and Found and what we would need to pack to go to the South Pole.

In PSHE this half term we are focusing on how we keep ourselves healthy and started by finding out which forms of exercise we like best.

In PE they learnt how to climb and jump safely and jump over or crawl through hurdles, bounce on the trampoline and move in different ways.

Have a lovely weekend

Thanks

Mrs Mogford

 

13.2.26

Good afternoon ,

Another half term has come to an end and it is lovely to see the children growing and changing and developing new skills.

Monday started with a visit from a double Bass player.The children listened to music and identified which animal it was representing.

In maths the focus has been comparison of numbers, ordering numbers and considering where numbers are in relation to each other. This week less than is used instead of fewer than as the focus is where the numbers are in the counting sequence.

Stem sentences used have been five is more than…….,   three is less than…………      

Reception children have spent time practising writing numerals and have enjoyed counting in tens .They have also showed their understanding of number bonds to 10 by putting toppings on a pizza and then hiding some and saying how many were hidden.

Nursery have continued to count 1:1 and recognise numerals.

In RE this week we have looked at special places of worship for followers of the Hindu religion and the followers of Islam.

Phonics this week – Reception  have revisited air and ear and learnt the sound ure and continued to learn the tricky words are and all.

Nursery have had a go at identifying rhyming words and identifying musical sounds.

Our handwriting focus has been u, y, j,

A penguin was found at school that was lost and we talked about where he might have come from and asked him questions so we can help him. We asked at lost property to see if anyone had lost a penguin and then wrote a list using our phonic knowledge of other things that had been found.

The children enjoyed making a quick pizza for snack .

In PSHE we  talked about different occupations -discussed what jobs we might like when we are older and how we can learn now to work towards that goal.

Lots of fine motor skills were used winding and cutting and sticking to make heart related items to give to people they love.

Happy half term everyone.

Mrs Mogford

 

 

5.2.26

Good afternoon.

In phonics this week reception children have continued to practise ow and oi and have begun to learn ear and air. Our new tricky words are ;  are and all.

Nursery children have based their learning around the theme of doctors. Our role play set has been a great hit.We are working hard to identify the initial sound in a word.

Our handwriting focus is n, m, and r

In maths we have been comparing groups of objects using the stem sentences Sam has more than Pat. Pat has fewer than Sam. We have used the term equal and not equal and identified groups that are the same. Then we moved onto identifying odd and even numbers.

Nursery have continued to practise their counting using one to one correspondence.

In English we have continued to retell the story of “The dinosaur that poops a planet” speaking in sentences and reception have done a great job writing various parts of the story.

In PSHE we have been thinking of words to use to encourage our friends if they are finding something tricky.

Their was fantastic behaviour this week in PE as the children continue to enjoy a dance unit.

Thank You and have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Mogford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.1.26

Good afternoon,

Despite being in school for a shorter week due to our plumbing issues we have still managed to pack a lot in.

In phonics our nursery children have been listening for sounds and completing activities on the theme of police. Reception children have been learning the new sounds ow as in clown and oi as in soil.  Our blending has been improving over time and we are becoming much more confident readers. This week the tricky word is here.

This weeks Maths focus has been composition. A key focus was to represent numbers using the five pattern on a dice and a bit more; so 6 is five and one more and seven is five and two more. They have explored the numbers seven and eight this week. We have also found one more and one less in practical ways.

Nursery have been practising their one to one counting and recognising numerals .

In English we have begun to retell the story of the dinosaur that pooped a planet and talk about the order of events and how a story has a beginning, middle and end. We began to write the beginning of the story in our own words.

We have continued to enjoy exploring ice, watching it melt and exploring how to break it up.

In PSHE we have made goals for ourselves to begin working towards.

In RE we continue the theme of Holy places and look at special places of worship for Christians including our local church at Crosscanonby.

Everyone enjoyed moving around to music and having a go on the guitars.

One of this weeks stories was Harry and his dinosaurs went to the dentist so we have chatted about the importance of cleaning our teeth and not being afraid of the dentist.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Mogford.

 

30.1.26

Good afternoon,

Despite being in school for a shorter week due to our plumbing issues we have still managed to pack a lot in.

In phonics our nursery children have been listening for sounds and completing activities on the theme of police. Reception children have been learning the new sounds ow as in clown and oi as in soil.  Our blending has been improving over time and we are becoming much more confident readers. This week the tricky word is here.

This weeks Maths focus has been composition. A key focus was to represent numbers using the five pattern on a dice and a bit more; so 6 is five and one more and seven is five and two more. They have explored the numbers seven and eight this week. We have also found one more and one less in practical ways.

Nursery have been practising their one to one counting and recognising numerals .

In English we have begun to retell the story of the dinosaur that pooped a planet and talk about the order of events and how a story has a beginning, middle and end. We began to write the beginning of the story in our own words.

We have continued to enjoy exploring ice, watching it melt and exploring how to break it up.

In PSHE we have made goals for ourselves to begin working towards.

In RE we continue the theme of Holy places and look at special places of worship for Christians including our local church at Crosscanonby.

Everyone enjoyed moving around to music and having a go on the guitars.

One of this weeks stories was Harry and his dinosaurs went to the dentist so we have chatted about the importance of cleaning our teeth and not being afraid of the dentist.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Mogford.

 

 

 

 

We have had a very busy and productive week.

In phonics our nursery children have been listening for sounds and completing activities on the theme of firefighters. Reception children have been learning the new sounds or as in horn and ur as in purse. 

Our handwriting focus has been tall letters h, b, l, t

The children enjoyed making dinosaur shaped biscuits this week and eating them for snack.

We have investigated ice this week, watching it melt and trying to free penguins from within it.

This weeks Maths focus has been composition. A key focus was to represent numbers using the five pattern on a dice and a bit more ; so 6 is five and one more and seven is five and two more. They have explored all the ways to make 6.

Nursery have been concentrating on counting with one to one correspondence and measuring how tall dinosaurs are using bricks.

The children have enjoyed the story “The dinosaur that pooped a planet” and have worked on describing objects both verbally and in their writing.

In RE we have begun to talk about special places and why they are special. This week we had the story of the burning bush where God spoke to Moses on Holy Ground.

The children have been interested in dinosaur bones so we have looked at the story of Mary Anning .This was 200 years ago and as we looked at the pictures we discussed life 200 years ago and compared it to today.

We have seen lots of co operation in play and some lovely role play taking place this week so well done Reception and Nursery for showing kindness to each other.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Mogford

 

Class Blog 15.1.26

Good afternoon.

This week Reception children have been learning the new sounds oo as in moon, oo as in hood and ar as in car. We have produced some amazing dictated sentences this week. Nursery phonics has been based around the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.

We are working hard to make sure that we form all the letters c. d. g. a correctly starting and finishing in the right place.

In Maths This week, the children have consolidated their understanding of the composition of 5. Composing and decomposing numbers involves the children investigating part–part–whole relations, e.g. seeing that 5 can be made of 3 and 2 and 4 and 1 etc. The children will deepen their understanding of a ‘whole’ being made up of smaller parts through practical experience, in this case moving frogs from a log to a pool in a nursery rhyme. A key focus will be partitioning 5 (splitting it into parts) and considering the missing parts; the children will be encouraged to visualise numbers within 5 and to work out how many are hidden when they know the whole number in a set. Some children are having a go at larger numbers. We have also revisited 3D shapes and printed the sides to reinforce the language of faces.

Our English text is still Harry and the dinosaurs and we have described dinosaurs, written non fiction texts and taken our dinosaurs on an adventure around school.

In PHSE we have begun to talk about how to achieve a goal and have started by talking about things that we find a bit tricky to do at the moment. This includes respect for each other and an acknowledgement that we are all different as some children will have mastered a skill that others haven’t yet e g riding a bike or swimming.

In RE we have begun our unit on special places which will cover places of Worship. We started by the children saying a special place in their world.

We’ve enjoyed making flapjack today and other activities have included fake snow, making dinosaurs out of clay and painting trees in Winter. Not to mention climbing and riding bikes and building obstacle courses outside.

WE hope you have a lovely weekend.

Thank you

Mrs Mogford

 

 

 

 

Class Blog 9.1.26

Welcome back everyone. We hope you have had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year. The children have settled back into school and back into routine and the new starters are making friends and enjoying their time here. They are getting used to the classroom environment and are exploring everything on offer.

In phonics Reception children have been revisiting the phonemes ch,sh,ng,th,th and ai,ee,igh,oa. We have been reading and writing words and practising by playing games. Nursery have been listening to stories and listening for the initial sounds in words. I have sent some words to read to practise ai and ee.

Maths has been focused on recognising and naming and sorting 2D shapes. Reception children have been encouraged to say the properties of the shapes using mathematical language.

Our themes this half term are winter and dinosaurs and we made dinosaur bones out of salt dough which we will use to make an archaeological dig and discuss longer and shorter. We have read the book Harry and his bucketful of dinosaurs and have taken part in some speaking and listening activities and writing activities based around the book.

In music we had a chance to play musical instruments and to notice that the shorter keys on the glockenspiel made a higher sound.

Our Christian value this term is friendship so their will be lots of discussions about how to be a good friend and what that means everyday in an age appropriate way.

Please can all children remember their book bags every day especially those with reading books so that they get the best learning co operation between home and school.

Have a lovely weekend .

Thanks

Mrs Mogford