It was wonderful to see the children share their maths learning with you at Stay and Master Maths this week. We hope you enjoyed the experience too. Maths challenges using manipulatives (counters, ten frames, part, part, whole models) are an essential element of maths mastery. Manipulatives provide a concrete context […]
This week
Play rehearsals have begun in Skipper 1 this week! You should have received a letter telling you which character your child will be and the costume they will need. If the letter did not make it home, let Mrs Lewis know on the gate or via the office. Costumes need […]
Keeping active
In PE for the last couple of weeks we have been experimenting on the equipment, developing gross motor skills (as well as social skills… waiting for your turn for example)! We have also started a routine of going for a run each Friday, in response to some children expressing their […]
This week
It was wonderful to meet with so many of you this week. Thank you for giving me your time to celebrate your child’s learning; sharing information so that we can work together to support key areas of development. During our daily calendar discussions, (where we identify the number of the […]
Literacy update
Before our next focus book is introduced to the children this week, we spent time exploring different types of questions, last week. Using a missing hat as inspiration, the children orally rehearsed different types of questions, before writing one independently, remembering to punctuate the question. Our questions helped to identify […]