Trevithick Class Newsletter – June 2016
Welcome back! I hope you had a lovely break .We have a busy half term ahead!
SEAL: SEAL stands for Social and emotional aspects of Learning. Our theme for this half term is ‘Changes’’. Please see the attached sheet on ways of supporting your child in this area.
Reading and Homework: All the children have a book to share with you and it is important that they do a little bit of reading every night. It is important that they bring their book-bag to school everyday. Please make a comment in your child’s reading record as this helps me assess their progress. Thank you! Continue to read and learn the key words.
| Week 1 | Minibeasts |
| Week 2 | British Values |
| Week 3 | Minibeasts |
| Week 4 | The Seaside and where we live |
| Week 5 | Ourselves (Sex and Relationships week) This isn’t as scary as it sounds in YR. Please come and see me for more information. |
| Week 6 | Ourselves |
| Week 7 | Elmer the Elephant |
| Week 8 | Preparing for Y1 |
| Area of Learning | Home learning activities |
| PSED | See attached sheet for how you can help. Our theme is ‘Changes’. |
| CLL (literacy) | The letters and sounds we are learning this half term are sh, th, qu, oi, er. Practise writing words that contain these sounds, recognising them in their reading books and in the environment.This term we will be learning about the ‘Seaside’ and our local environment. Support your child by talking about where you live, writing and sending a postcard, investigate what holidays were like in the past – have you got any old holiday pictures we could share? Continue to practise the key words and use them to write simple sentences. |
| Maths | Use the sheet to continue to form all numerals correctly. Work out addition and subtraction sums remembering to put the bigger number first! Practise ‘tap and unwrap’ strategy to solve number problems beyond 10. Collect seaside objects e.g. things found on the beach – count and sort them into sets. Count ‘beachy’ things e.g. the number of wind breaks, buckets, shells etc – make a tally chart of all the things you see at the beach. |
| EAD –Expressive Art and Design | In music we are learning a song about holidays and listening to sounds we hear at the seaside. What sounds can you hear at home, on the beach and in town? Use objects to create a beach scene – discuss how the objects feel, smell etc. Paint or draw pictures of what you enjoy doing on your holidays. Discuss any holidays abroad and what you did, look at holiday brochures and cut and stick pictures of where you would like to go. |
P.E: P.E continues to be on a Friday morning. It is essential that your child has a P.E kit (black shorts and white t-shirt) and they should wear sensible footwear. Please ensure that your child’s name is written clearly in all uniform. Trainers or plimsolls will be needed this term.
Round Up: All offers of support for reading practise with the children in Trevithick Class would be gratefully received – please let me know if you are able to give up some of your time.
Wow!! Please continue to record significant experiences (that make you say ‘wow’) that your child has at home, for example, if they get dressed by themselves or write sums for a sibling. Please return it to school. I can then celebrate these achievements with the children. They also support the judgments I make about the children when completing the foundation stage profile.
Important Dates:
Week beginning 20th June – National Sports Week
Foundation Stage Sports Day – Wednesday 6th July at 9.30am
Week beginning Monday 11th July – Target Transition Meetings
Summer Fayre –13th July (Inner Green)
Teddy Bear’s Picnic – Monday 16th July (please bring in a plate of food to share)
Foundation Stage Graduation – Wednesday 20th July at 2.15pm
End of term – Friday 22nd July
