Each week we spend some time using Lexia, an online program which helps to develop reading and phonics skills. Everyone has an individual target number of minutes to complete, and we can work on this at home or at school.
I am super proud of how hard our Acorns work each week on EVERYTHING they do. They always give 100% and should all be proud of their achievements. Well done Acorns!
We have been learning so much and having lots of fun in Acorns!
Last week we had a visit from George the kitten, as we have been learning about taking care of pets.
In phonics we have been working hard at our reading and writing, in particular using tricky words.
In Maths, we have been learning about addition and subtraction. We explored this through songs, practical activities, online activities and in written form.
In English we read ‘Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion’. and created story maps to retell the story.
We used our new monkey bars to improve our strength, balance and co-ordination, and enjoyed working and playing together in our outdoor area.
This week in phonics the children have completed tasks related to the phoneme ‘l’ and the diagraph ‘ou’. In maths the children in reception completed tasks were they had to make pairs and identify odd and even numbers whilst the children in year one complete fact family questions. Well done Rowans on a super week!!!
This week our phrase of the week has been all about how we can challenge ourselves.
Acorns have been challenging themselves in different ways.
In our gymnastics session, we had to hang from the bars, keeping our arms straight. Then the challenge was to balance a ball on our knees without swinging! It was really tricky but everyone was super determined!
In phonics we have been reading and writing some challenging captions, including digraphs, trigraphs and tricky words. Again, everyone worked super hard!
We have also set up a self-service snack station, to develop our life skills and independence.
Well done everyone!
This week in maths the children have practiced identifying number representations to five, added numbers bonds within 10 and played lots of games, such as, pairs, snakes and ladders and shape dinosaurs. In phonics the children have practiced blending words with phoneme ‘e’ whilst some of the other children have practiced reading and writing phase 4 captions. In P.E the children enjoyed a gymnastics session with Acorns. A fun filled week!
This week in phonics, the children in reception have learnt all about the +o phoneme as they have practiced forming the grapheme and blending words. The children in year one have learnt about the +ear trigraph. The children practiced reading and writing words which contained the trigraph. In maths, the children in reception have represented 4 and 5 in different ways whilst the children in year one have explored the number line and introduce numbers as parts and wholes.
This week in Acorns we have been listening to, talking about and performing music. We explored different kinds of instruments and the sounds they make, and then played along with the beat of different songs. It was great fun!
We also began learning more digraphs in phonics, exploring words containing ‘sh’ and ‘ch’. In Maths we have been finding one more and one less using equipment to help us, such as number shapes and ten frames. We enjoyed finding one more using ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ story, and finding one less by singing ‘Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer’.
In English we have read some stories about ‘Mrs Armitage’ by Quentin Blake, which links to our Marvellous Machines topic. We have enjoyed exploring different types of vehicles and finding out how they work.
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about the composition of numbers to 3. The children in year one have continued to consolidate comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +d sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oo sound. In computing the children practiced logging into their purple mash accounts and selected activities. In science the children learnt about mechanisms and created their own peg car using wheels and axles. In history the children learnt about Remembrance Sunday and created their own poppies using paints.
Well done Rowans!
This week in Maples we have enjoyed Halloween themed math and phonic work as well as making spooky suncatchers and paper plate ghosts to decorate our class. We particularly enjoyed science this week where we did our first group experiment learning the importance of soap when washing our hands. To end the week and the first half term the children will be enjoying a mini Halloween disco in Maples class.
This week in maths the children in reception have been learning all about 1 more with numbers 1, 2 and 3. The children in year one have been comparing numbers using greater than, less than and equal to. In phonics the children in reception learnt all about the +m sound whilst they children in year one learnt about the +oa sound. In PE the children practiced working as a team to tackle and score goals in football. In science the children learnt about rockets and created their own rocket for the space display in class. In geography the children learnt about the features of a map and created their own maps.
A great end to a fantastic half term, well done Rowans!
