MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

What a very busy week!
Rehearsals, two concerts and a visit from Father Christmas, not to mention making snowmen and Christmas cards and Christmas tree cakes!

When we get back to school in January we will be ploughing ahead with phonics, maths, reading, writing, and lots more. So make sure you have a good rest over the holiday and come back to school ready to start full of energy and enthusiasm!

FEELING CHRISTMASSY

We have been busy getting ready for our Christmas Concert.

Decorating our classroom (with some hidden maths!)

Can you spot all of the pattern, shape and number work?

Practising songs and dances.
Learning the story of the Nativity and counting the days to Christmas with our Advent Calendar.

Phonics c/k/e

PLEASE REMEMBER!!!

• To bring dance shoes, black shorts and white vest to school on Monday.
• Children MUST be in school by 9am MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY morning.
• After the performance on Wednesday, there will be a little party for children and families in the gym, you may take your children home after that if you wish.
• On THURSDAY we will be having a special festive visitor in the morning, children may come to school wearing their choice of clothes!

HOMEWORK:
Please listen to the Nativity songs at home and practise your words!
http://www.ourladys.tameside.sch.uk/year2blog/song-lyrics-for-our-christmas-nativity-a-miracle-in-town/

OH NO, I CAN"T STAND THIS!

Literacy:
We have been reading 'PEACE AT LAST'.
                                            
We know the story really well, we have acted it out and worked with picture sequencing cards to help us remember it.
Click below to hear us joining in with our favourite parts of the story.
PEACE AT LAST

We have also been planning our dream homes and building up our domestic vocabulary.

Nativity:
Singing, dancing, trying on costumes, we have been extremely busy rehearsing for our Christmas concert and can't wait to perform for you at the end of term!
Click this link to hear the songs (we have changed some of them so please refer to the words that we sent home!)
Nativity Songs

Phonics:
Last week we looked at s, a, t.

This week we looked at p, i, n.
We have also learned the high frequency words I, and, the.
We continue to practise blending and segmenting using sound buttons.
Have a look below to see how it's done!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wogMY6FBrAo

Maths:
We have been looking at numbers beyond ten. We are working on recognising them and making teen numbers usin ten as a starting point. We have been exploring the numicon maths equipment to help us.

We have been having lots of fun outside in the snow!

Homework 
Please practise the songs and words for the nativity.
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Choose the age 4-5 age group and look at some of the games in the phonics phase one and phase two sections.

You can also get started with teach your monster to read.

Please remember to return your child's reading book on Mondays or Tuesday at the latest so that I have time to collect the books and read with the children before sending new books home on Fridays.