Monday 22nd April
Dear Parents,
We have had a fantastic start to the new term and our new topic Living Things. Before half term we wanted to learn more about the birds and animals we liked. So this week we started to put our plans into action. We have made a bird hide and decorated it. Miss Irwin got some chicken eggs and we put them in an incubator to hopefully hatch some chickens. On Friday we also had some caterpillars delivered that Percy the Park Keeper ordered for us! So now we have butterflies and chickens to look forward to. Our new role-play Pet shop has been very busy and Miss Kippen and Miss Irwin have been putting in a good few shifts on the till!
Our maths targets last week were to learn the different coins and use the correct words for them. Some of us have even been buying things in the shop with the correct coins and have tried adding with the coins. This week we are looking at taking away.
In our writing we have started to write our own version of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’. To get our targets we are thinking about writing super sentences and using WOW words. In phonics we have been learning our new sounds, which are new alternative sounds. They sound the same but don’t look the same as ones we’ve already learnt.
Mrs Brammeld has started to plan and collect ideas and materials for our minineast hotel that will also be made up in the Investigation Area. We do however need some pieces of wood, plant pots and oldlastic tubes to make the basics of the hotel. Domyou have anything at home we could have!
How can you help at home?
- Please practise the new sounds alternate ‘ay’ and split diagraph ‘a_e’
- Practise forming our letters the correct way.
- Practise using money in shops.
Notices
To encourage writing in our classroom we are looking for exciting ways to write by using writing backpacks and tool belts. If you have any old rucksacks or tool belts that you don’t need anymore please bring them into class Jonah.
Remember the newsletter will not be in paper copy. It will be available on the class blog www.astburyrecpetionblog.wordpress.com and on the school website www.astburyschool.org.uk . If you can not access these please let Miss Irwin know.
Miss Irwin thanks everyone for her kind birthday wishes, cards and presents. She is now the very old age of 19!
Summer is here! Enjoy the sunshine!
Miss Irwin, Miss Kippen and Mrs Brammeld