Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Hi Ladybird parents and welcome back to our blog.

This week we have been learning about Naughty Goldilocks.
We have read lots of different versions of the story and have also read 'Beware of the bears' which is a fun follow on story from Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have really enjoyed the story and have also been talking about some of things we can learn about Goldilocks' behaviour.

In Numeracy this week we have ordering size, looking at water and capacity and using the words FULL, HALF FULL and EMPTY.
The children have enjoyed using the water tray and also filling cups up with rice and cous cous to help them use these words.

In our warm ups and our focus work we have been doing lots of counting.
Over half term ask your child to help count the knives and forks at dinner time. Maybe when you are out shopping your child can help you count the different tins/ wrappers or containers in the trolley.

In Reception Phonics this week the children have been learning to blend and segment sounds ready for after half term, when we will learn a sound a day.
Thank you to those Reception parents who came to our Phonics roadshows. It was nice to see so much support. If you missed the roadshow and you would like to have a chat about your child's phonics and the way we teach phonics, then please come and have a chat with Miss Brind.

In Year One Phonics we have looked at the sound 'oa' and how we can use it in words. We have also looked at Phase 2 and Phase 3 Tricky words. If you have any spare time over half term then please practise these Tricky Words at home.

In PE this week we have worked on 'Space' and the children are really getting used to moving around the room without bumping into each other and walking next to each other.
The children even moved around the room whilst listening to an 'Autumn' song making sure that they used the hands and feet on the floor as a guide.

Here are a few of the other things we have been doing this week:

Cameron and Charlie became superheroes whilst they

were playing outside.

Look how good their costumes look.

 

Lily and Megan enjoyed reading

the 'Goldilocks and the Three bears' big book.

 

 Riley made a fantastic pattern on his

playdough people.

 

Alexandria is really trying hard to sound out cvc words.

She did this one all on her own.

I hope that you have a great half term holiday. Have a nice rest and we will see you all on Monday 4th November.

Ladybird Class

Welcome to our blog

Hello and welcome to our blog page for Ladybird class 2013/2014.
We have all settled in very well to our new class and have discovered that we are all good learners. We are learning to be good listeners, good talkers and play well with our friends.
There are 3 adults in our classroom who work with us everyday and they are Miss Brind, Mrs Whittaker and Miss Gowing, along with lots of other adults who come into our classroom to help us with our learning.

This week we have been learning through the story 'The little red hen'.
We have talked about working as a team, we made bread and we have acted out the story as well as thinking about farm animals. Our Year One children have also written about the Little Red hen, helped to write a shopping list and worked hard on our Phonics this week.

In Numeracy we have been looking at 'balancing'. We used the balancing scales to see which of the things in the classroom were the same weight and also used words such as 'heavier' and 'lighter'.
We have also looked at recognising numbers to 20 and lots of our children (Reception and Year One) can recognise numbers above 20 and beyond.

In PE this week we have been thinking about space around us, keeping safe, winning and losing and taking turns. Our final game on Tuesday was a colour game and it meant that there could only be one winner. Every child in our class was so sensible when it meant that they didn't win, there were lots of smiles and lots of happy faces. Well done Andrejs for winning the game and Well done Ladybirds for being so grown up.

Here are a few of the other things that we have been doing this week:

We had fun making bread.

 Alexandria used the stilts to help her balance.

 Caleb invented a game using the cones.

 Connor also played the 'Cone' game.

 Saksha and Sayaki built themselves a 'den'.

 Angus has been working hard spelling cvc words.

We hope that you have a good weekend. Just a reminder that you are invited to our Phonics session on Monday 21st October at 2:30 in the hall to help your child with their Phonics.

Ladybird Class