Take a look below at all of our lovely paintings and drawings on display around the classroom. We have been working very hard on our fine motor skills.
This week in nursery, the children have been learning about the habitats of jungle animals and what kinds of animals might live in the jungle. They have been painting different animals that live in the jungle and acting out as gorillas, lions, and monkeys. They have enjoyed learning about the special features of these animals and have been designing their own animal masks. The children have also been working hard on their counting, cutting out different animals, and writing different labels/captions. The children are working extremely hard on their early sound recognition every morning in phonics. Please continue to help your child form letters at home and continue practicing writing their names. We would also appreciate it if you could read them a story every night before bed to help with their listening and comprehension skills.
Thank you for your continued support and help.
EYFS Team
Little Wandle Phonics
I can read the following words – I can sound out the word / I can read the word by sight.
| and as be full go has he her his I |
is me no of pull push put she the to we |
Please don’t forget to check your allocated time for Parent/ Carer Meetings as we are running these on multiple days.
We are looking forward to seeing you to discuss your child’s learning!
We’d like to gently remind you that meeting slots are not flexible as we have so many lovely parents and carers to see – if you feel your meeting needed to go on longer than the allocated 15 minutes, do just ask to make another appointment. Please make sure you arrive five minutes before your meeting time.
Thank you,
The Reception Team
This week in Year 5
This week in Year 5 we are continuing to study The Great Plague in out LAC lessons. As part of this work we have been doing an extended write where we are writing a newspaper report imagining that it is May 1665 in the middle of plague in London. Children have applied a range of skills to draft, edit and publish excellent newspaper reports.
Also this week the children have been learning about their emotions and how to regulate them in a program of learning run by external professionals called Brain Buddies.
This summer term we are lucky enough to have coaches coming into the school on Friday afternoons to teach the children cricket skills.
Notices
Parents Evening on the 15th of May with some meetings being held on other days during the week
PE kits needs to be brought in but not worn on Tuesdays and Fridays
Reading Records need to be brought in Monday and Friday with 3 tasks being completed each week. Children should be practicing their reading every night and benefit from discussing what they are reading with adults.
We are looking forward to meeting with you all over the next few weeks. Every child has been given an appointment – it is very important that you attend to discuss your child’s progress and attainment. A list of times will be displayed at the Reception entrance to remind you of your slot. Please make sure you look at this to check your time.
Year 6 have been taking part in a health project run by Millwall over the last 6 weeks, learning about physical activity, the benefits of moving, how to keep hydrated and have a balanced and varied diet.
Sessions also included weekly physical activities with coaches.
This half term, our topic is Saving Planet Earth. We will be learning about how our world is changing due to factors such as global warming, deforestation, burning of fossil fuels and plastic pollution. We will also be learning about climate change activists and the ways in which we can combat environmental damage and help endangered animals.
In English, we have been reading The Promise which includes important messages about the environment. We will writing our own narrative based on this book. In Maths, we will continue to focus on decimals and then money at the end of this half term. In Science, we are looking at forces.
PE Days
Hubble – Wednesday
Pioneer – Friday
This week in nursery, we continue to learn about the creatures that we might find in the jungle. Here are a few pictures of the nursery children to show you their learning. We are continuing to read the story Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler this week. In maths we are continuing to count our numbers to 10 and recognising the numbers. We are also working really hard this term on writing our letters. Please continue to support your child at home by reading a story to them everyday or perhaps taking them to a local library.
Thank you for your support,
The Nursery Team
We are reading the story Monkey puzzle for the next 2 weeks. We will be learning about the jungle and how to be a helpful friend. In the story, the butterfly was a helpful friend because she helped baby monkey find his family. Ask your child how they can help you at home? How can they be a good friend? Perhaps, a good brother or sister? How can we show kindness ?
Here is a link of the story below:
PowerPoint Presentation (tufnellpark.islington.sch.uk)
Storytime for kids read aloud – Monkey Puzzle by Julia Donaldson (youtube.com)
