Friday 13th December

 Friday 13th December

In R.E. this week we have been learning how light is used in different celebrations.  We have learnt about the importance of light to Christians in the celebration of Advent.

This week in Science, we have been learning about materials, their properties and why they are chosen for purposes.
Lots of the children have found it quite challenging to identify which materials objects are made from and to explain why that material was chosen using property words.  It would be great if you could reinforce the language below at home.  
plastic, metal, wood, paper, fabric, rock
flexible/stiff, hard/soft, rough/smooth, absorbent/waterproof, magnetic/non-magnetic, see-through.

In Art, we are learning the technique of weaving and looking at the work of the textile artist Lanny Mackenzie.  We will be creating our own piece of weaving next week based on our sketches of a Christmas object e.g. Santa.

Phonics

In Phonics we have learnt the alternative graphemes for oi and ow.  

oy and ou

We have allocated some games on Bug Club to practise reading and spelling words with these sounds.

If you fancy an extra read to practise the alternative  graphemes above, we have allocated the books below;

At the Toy Shop, The shelf at the shop, Woody's rescue, The Trout Fishing Song

Maths 

In Maths this week we have been practising counting forwards and backwards to 50 in 1s and to 30 in 2s.

We have been continuing to work on finding 1 more and 1 less than any given number to 50.

Christmas Dates
Christmas Jumper and Christmas Dinner day - Tuesday 17th December

Carols on the Piazza - Tuesday 17th December - 6.15pm
Class Christmas Parties - Thursday 19th December
(Children may wear party clothes with sensible shoes and a warm layer! Please can they bring a small individual treat to eat.  No nuts please.)


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