Preschool (2019/2020)

Welcome Back! We are so pleased to see everyone back happy and healthy after the mid-term break. We hope you all had a wonderful time whether you stayed at home or went away. Thank you to those of you who have sent in pictures of your activities. We have been sharing these with the children as part of our discussion about Things We Do With Families.  Maths This week in maths we have been looking at patterns. The children have been using stacking beads to build on their hand-eye coordination, dexterity and to make repeating patterns. We will continue this theme for next week. Encourage your child to look for patterns around the home or outside.  Phonics  This week in phonics we have been listening for sounds around the home. Can your child recognise the sound of a telephone, knock at the door or the kettle boiling?  Specialist Sessions This week the children have met our new Arts Teacher Mr Terry. They had lots of fun chanting, singing,...

Maths This week in maths we have been learning about triangles and the number three.  The children have been learning songs about the shapes and numbers and practising drawing and writing them. We have also had fun exploring our shape boxes and stamping shapes. After the holiday we will begin to explore patterns using the shapes we have already learnt; square, circle and triangle. Phonics  This week our book week celebrations have taken over phonics and literacy time. We had so much fun on Tuesday when our friends from Year 2 came to read stories with us! After the holiday, we will continue to explore loud and quiet sounds. Student Choice Book week has really been a big part of everything we have done this week. The children have really enjoyed sharing stories with each other and others from around the school. We have made fantasy avatars of ourselves which gave the children the opportunity to use the computer.  We...

Maths This week in maths we have been learning about squares and the number two. We have also recapped last week's learning about circles and the number one.  The children have been learning songs about the shapes and numbers and practising drawing and writing them. Next week we will learn about Triangles and the number 3. We will continue to recap our learning on the shapes and numbers covered so far. Phonics  This week in phonics we have been listening to transport sounds like helicopters, aeroplanes, trains, bicycles and cars. We have also made 'listening ears' headbands ready for our listening walk on Friday. We will continue to use these for our future phonics sessions.  Next week we will continue to listen for and discuss transport sounds. Specialist Sessions The children really enjoyed our Library and Thai lessons this week. They had lots of fun looking at books and learning shapes in Thai.  Next week will be all about...