Moon Class Reception
Welcome to Moon Class
Class Teacher: Mrs Bell
TA: Ms Harriott
MONDAY - SWIMMING
IN A SEPERATE BAG-
swimming trunks/ costume, towel, swimming cap
THURSDAY- PE
ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY:
Please wear black leggings/ joggers/ white polo/ jumper/ socks and shoes.
NO TIGHTS under leggings or LACES
Monday - Thursday
8.40 - 3.15
Friday
8.40- 2.15
Everyday your child needs to bring in their school bag, reading wallet and a water bottle.
Please label all their belongings!
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( PHONICS AND MATHS ) TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILDS LEARNING AT HOME
For Autumn 1 we will be focussing on: |
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WEEK 1 & WEEK 2
Week commencing 2.9.24 and 9.9.24
We have enjoyed getting to know our friends, adults and the learning environment. Check out some of our learning below and some funny faces 
WEEK 3
Week commencing 16.9.24
We have been learning our classroom rules this week-
Classroom rules:
good listening
good sitting
good looking
good waiting in free play/ good waiting on the carpet ( hands up)
good talking / kind words
We have also been learning Zones of Regulations-
this is to do with our emotions and how we are feeling.
We looked at the emotions and their colours to represent them
sad/happy/worried/angry.
Its ok to feel all these emotions.... its how we self regulate ourselves ( bring ourselves back to calmness) which is most important in our development.
Some things we can do to help us:
feeling sad- have a hug/ talk to someone/ play with someone
feeling worried- talk to someone- teddy bear/ person
feeling angry- deep breaths/ timers/ sensory toys/ mindfulness colouring
feeling happy- JUST BE YOURSELF!
Watch the clip below too and see if you can guess the emotions.
THIS WEEKS PHONEMES. ADULT: segment the words using the sounds CHILD: has to orally blend the word e.g. ADULT: "s" - "a" - "t" CHILD: "sat "
WEEK 4
Week commencing: 23.9.24
We have been looking at the book 'Owl Babies' this week and children have been learning to join in with the story and add expressions.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and see if they can join in when Bill says
"I want my mummy"
See if they can read it with expression!
We have also been talking about who is in our families too and drawing them.
We have been making owls from playdough and other arts and crafts e.g. feathers, sticks, googly eyes etc...
THIS WEEKS PHONEMES. ADULT: segment the words using the sounds CHILD: has to orally blend the word e.g. ADULT: "n" - "a" - "p" CHILD: "nap"
WEEK 5
Week commencing: 30.9.24
We have been looking at the book 'Monkey Puzzle' this week and children have been learning to join in with the story and add expressions.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and see if they can join in when the monkey says "no no no"
See if they can read it with expression- a fed up/ angry expression as the monkey is getting annoyed that the butterfly keeps getting it wrong and is not finding his mum.
We have also been talking about how to describe a family member too.
e.g. My dad is tall. My dad has freckles. My mum has black hair. My nan has blue eyes.
Have a go at home and see if you can describe each other?
OUR SOUNDS WE WILL BE LEARNING THIS WEEK
Scissor skills and learning about the jungle
WEEK 6
Week commencing: 7.10.24
We have been looking at the book 'So Much' this week and children have been joining in with the story and add expressions.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and see if they can join in when it says 'DING DONG' and 'SO MUCH'.
See if they can read it with expression.
We have also been talking about what our family members do with us.
E.g. My nan bakes with me. My Dad reads me a story. My Mum plays with me.
Discuss with eachother what each family member does at home.
You can also talk about a birthday party- what would you bring to a party/ see at a party as we will be doing writing on this :)
Why not try and make a cake - put all the ingredients - 4 eggs, 225g self raising flour, 225g caster sugar, 225g margarine into a bowl- mix it altogether and cook at 160 degrees for 40 - 50 mins) TAAA- DAAAA a YUMMY CAKE !
OUR SOUNDS WE WILL BE LEARNING THIS WEEK.
PARTYYYYYYYYY! We have been making cakes from playdough and made a real class cake. We also had a real party done dancing, party games like musical statues/ musical bumps /musical chairs. We also had party food e.g. party rings and ate our cake we made!
WEEK 7
Week commencing: 14.10.24
We have been looking at the book 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and see if they can join in with the story when it says "We're going on a bear hunt, we're going to catch a big one, what a beautiful day, we're not scared"
See if they can read/ sing it with expression and add the actions to it.
We will be discussing what we would be bring on a bear hunt and talking about brown bears e.g. how they hibernate in cave like dens.
We will be trying to make a bear from healthy snacks.
Why not try the above at home and try and draw a brown bear in a cave!
OUR SOUNDS THIS WEEK
WEEK 8
Week commencing: 21.10.24
We have been looking at the book 'Room on the Broom' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and see if they can join in when it says 'yes' and ' down cried the witch and ... is there room on a broom for a ……. like me?”
See if they can read it with expression.
We have also been talking about what happens in Autumn e.g.
Halloween- Are you dressing up for halloween? What as?
Diwali- Are you celebrating Diwali?
Signs of Autumn- leaves turning red, orange, yellow, brown, leaves falling down
Fireworks- watch a youtube video of the fireworks or look outside your window or visit a firework display this weekend- talk about what you see/hear. Describe them- we have been learning adjectives in class with actions e.g. boom, pop, bang, crackle, explode, pretty, colourful, glittery etc...
Making potions, making spells with our wands and our first trip to the library.
REVIEW WEEK OF OUR SOUNDS. CAN YOUR CHILD SAY EACH SOUND WE HAVE LEARNT and READ THE WORDS AT THE BOTTOM?
AUTUMN 1 NEWSLETTER
What a great first term the children have had!
Click on the PDF below to see what we have been getting up to, things to do in half term and what we will be learning about next term.
THIS OCTOBER HALF TERM
Kew Gardens are showing Room on a broom. See the link below for more information,
Adults £13 and children ( 4 years + ) £5
Children under 4 go free 
See on the newsletter above for more things to do this half term- things that are free and some that are payable.
In Autumn 2 we will be focussing on:
- Majority of children stay at school full time. Children know and understand the classroom routines and boundaries.
- Children establish their friendships groups.
- Children independently use resources available in the learning environment.
- Children improve gross and fine motor skills e.g. through pencil practice, scissor practice, dressing and undressing in our swimming lessons and through practising ball skills outdoors.
- Children begin to use their imagination and think about what they want to create.
- Children will begin to see themselves as writers- they will be ascribing to the marks they make.
- Children talk about signs of autumn, winter and celebrations.
Autumn 2
WEEK 1
Week commencing:4.11.24
We have been looking at the book 'We're going on a LEAF HUNT' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and see if they can join in when it says 'we're going on a leaf hunt, we're going right away, lets fine colourful leaves' and ... its a wonderful day!”
See if they can read it with expression.
Does this book remind you of another story we have read?
The book is about children going on an leaf hunt and finding lots of colourful leaves in the season Autumn. We have also been talking about what happens in Autumn in class.
Why not talk about this at home
the leaves change colour- red/orange/yellow/brown
the leaves fall down
the climate/weather gets cooler
What should we wear in autumn?- trousers/ jumpers/trainers/boots/ jackets
Fireworks- watch a youtube video of the fireworks or look outside your window or visit a firework display this weekend- talk about what you see/hear. Describe them- we have been learning adjectives in class with actions e.g. boom, pop, bang, crackle, explode, pretty, colourful, glittery etc...
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We have been learning about Diwali, Autumn leaves and repeating patterns. We tried some popadoms, mango chutney and chipatis! As a class we loved them :)
WEEK 2
Week commencing: 11.10.24
We have been looking at 3 books this week- 'Stanley Stick' 'its not a stick ' and 'its not a box'.
Children have been thinking of ideas of what their stick and box could turn into to support language and imagination.
Why not watch the clip below together with your child and talk to them about what their stick or box could be
e.g.
its not a stick its a..... broom/ spoon, skipping rope
its not a box its a..... dog/robot/car
Children have enjoyed making their box turn into things and been using our junk modelling materials to make a fantastic creation by using their imagination.
We have also continued our learning on shape and been finding different shapes in the environment.
Why not try and find some shapes in the environment and ask your child about the properties e.g.
square- 4 sides the same- equal
rectangle- 2 long sides, 2 short sides
circle- 1 curved side
triangle- 3 sides
New sounds: v w x y
It's not a box its a .....................
WEEK 3
Week commencing:18.11.24
We have been looking at the book 'The Gruffalo' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
' A gruffalo, what's a gruffalo?'
See if they can read it with expression.
As a challenge why not try and find the rhyming words in the story?
rhyming words are words that sound similar e.g. cat/hat big/ pig
Can you find the rhyming words to match with
wood? mouse? rocks? Stream? lake? claws? toes? rumble?
You or your adult can write them down and come and show me!
Sounds this week + plurals:
Learning about water freezing to ice, ice melting to turn back to water, number bonds to 10, shape hunts, making owl toast
WEEK 4
Week commencing:25.11.24
We have been looking at the book 'The Stickman' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
"I'm Stickman, I'm Stickman, IM STICKMAN that's me"
See if they can read it with expression.
Sounds we are learning this week- sh, th, ng, nk
Autumn Nature Hunt and drawing a picture to Santa of what we like
WEEK 6
Week commencing: 2.12.24
We have been looking at the book 'The Gruffalo's child' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
"I'm not scared" - in a brave voice
"you're not the mouse" - in a confused voice
"the big bad mouse" - in a yelling/shouting/scared voice
See if they can read it with expression.
Plurals - adding s
Week 7 & Week 8
Week commencing: 9.12.24
Nativity
Next week children will be learning about the Christmas Story. We will be talking about their understanding and what this story means to Christians around the world. Have a look at the story below with your child.
Key characters:
Mary and Joseph
Baby Jesus
3 Kings
Angel Gabriel
Shepherds
Remember our Nativity Performance is on Tuesday 17th December!
Reviewing all the sounds and plurals
Xmas party day
In Spring 1 we will be focussing on
Children begin using knowledge from their life skill sessions in their free play to impart knowledge.
Children talk about signs of winter.
Children begin to write labels, captions and simple sentences using their sounds. They blend words. This may be with adult support.
Children will start to record data independently in free flow and begin to answer number sums.
See below for our Autumn 2 newsletter- what we got up to this term and what will be happening in Spring 1.
Thanks for all your support this term
Week 1
Week commencing: 6.1.25
Welcome Back! We hope you had a lovely Christmas/Winter Holiday,
We have been looking at the book 'Polar Bear, Polar bear what do you hear?' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and join in with the repeated sentences. E.g. polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear?
lion, lion, what do you hear?
See if you can guess the animal before it comes up!
PHONICS
WEEK 2
Week commencing: 13.1.25
We have been looking at the book 'A bear snores on' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
' but the bear snores on'
The children know the action.
See if they can read it with expression.
Talk to the children about the book and ask these questions:
What is hibernation? ( animals collect their food in Autumn and sleep for a lot of winter, to save their energy)
Who hibernates in the story? ( the brown bear)
Where does he hibernate? ( in the cave)
What is the difference to a brown bear and a polar bear? ( polar bears live in a cold place called the arctic and they have white fur. Brown bears have brown fur and hibernate. Polar Bears do not hibernate)
Can children think of any other animals that hibernate? ( hedgehogs, squirrels, a mouse)
Challenge:
can they draw a picture of a brown bear and polar bear. Can they try and write brown bear/ polar bear using their phonics sounds ( Remember this shouldn't be spelt correctly! )
PHONICS
PIZZA EXPRESS
WEEK 3
Week commencing: 20.1.25
We have been looking at the book 'Lost and found' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and talk about the book and feelings/emotions from the penguin and the boy.
Talk about the Antarctica and the Arctic and what animals live there.
Talk about the weather in these places.
What would you wear?
If you were going on an adventure to the Antarctica or Arctic what would you bring?
We have made boats this week and talked about floating and sinking and the different materials that float and sink.
Challenge:
Why not try and draw a penguin by following step by step youtube instructions below.
We had a go in class :)
Run a bath, or fill your sink up with water and get your child to find toys/materials/objects at home and see if each item floats or sinks.
PHONICS
Making boats and seeing if they will float :) Check out our gymnastics too!
WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT HOW TO BE SAFE ONLINE (E-SAFETY)
WHAT WE LEARNT:
- ASK A GROWN- UP FOR HELP IF UNSURE WHAT TO DO
- PLAY GAMES/APPS FOR MY AGE
- USE KIDS YOUTUBE NOT NORMAL YOUTUBE
- DO NOT TALK TO STRANGERS ONLINE ( STRANGER DANGER)
- DO NOT CLICK ON ADVERTS
- DO NOT DOWNLOAD ANY NEW GAMES- A GROWNUP WILL DO IT
IF YOUR CHILD USES ROBOX - PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ENTER IN THEIR AGE, BUILD UP A LIST OF APPROPRIATE GAMES AND ON THE COMMUNICATION SETTING DISABLE THE CHAT COMPLETELY SO IT IS SUITABLE FOR THEM.
EYFS ESAFETY POWERPOINT
WEEK 4
Week commencing: 27.1.25
This week we have been learning about chinese new year!
We have been looking at the book 'Goldylucks and the three pandas' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
" mmm just right "
Do you recognise this book? Does it remind you of another story?
How are they similar to Goldilocks and the Three Bears?
How are they different?
Watch the clip below to learn more about chinese new year
We will be making red envelopes with money inside, lanterns, dragon masks, drtagon dances, Chinese number writing, trying prawn crackers and try using chopsticks to pick up ' noodles'.
Chinese supermarket trip, roleplaying a chinese noodle shop, chinese food tasting, dragon dances and learning number bonds to 5 and gymnastic jumping!
PHONICS
WEEK 6
Week commencing : 3.2.25
This week is children's mental health week.
This week we have been learning about our emotions.
We have been looking at the book 'Ruby's Worry' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
" ENORMOUS "
' could it be a worry?'
Why not try and watch the clip below and have a go at joining in with the story.
We have been talking about who helps us grow and if you have a worry the best thing to do is talk to someone e.g. mum/ dad/ cousins/ grandparents/ sisters/ brothers/ friends/ teachers.
We have also been talking about how colours link to feelings - watch the clips below of the colour monster and inside out.
Also why not try and have a go at doing the cosmic yoga trolls to spread happiness.
PHONICS
We enjoyed learning how to be safe on the roads!
zebra crossings, pelican crossing, lollipop person, holding a grown ups hand,
stop, look, listen, think- is it safe before crossing?,
wear a helmet on a bike/ scooter and get off it when crossing the road
wear a seat belt in the car
Gymnastics and Road Safety
WEEK 5
Week commencing: 10.2.25
We are been looking at the book 'Handa's Surpise and baby goes to market' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
From Baby goes to market- " TAXI" shouts mama.
Baby loves bananas so much....
and
from Handa's surprise - " TANGERINES! " " That is a surprise!"
Why not watch the clips below, together with your child and talk about the book.
How are they similar? e.g. both have baskets/bananas
How are they different? one has a taxi, one has animals etc..
We have also been talking about heavy and light in our maths lessons and comparing how the basket will feel when the animals kept taking the fruit and when the baby keeps adding food to the basket.
Challenge:
Try picking up some items at home and see if it is heavy or light. Why not try comparing the different items and see what is heavier or lighter.
Can try and make some cakes using cooking scales- to measure the ingredients.
Talk about being healthy/ unhealthy.
Busy week: experimenting heavy and light objects using the balance scales and food tasting different foods and juices from our stories this week. We tasted orange, guava juice, passion fruit juice, mango, chin chin biscuits and a pineapple !
In Spring 2 we will be focussing on
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See below for our Spring 1 newsletter- to see an overview of what we got up to this term and what will be happening in Spring 2.
See below for more weekly updates of what we get up to in Spring 2 :)
Week 1
Week commencing 24.2.25
This half term we will be looking at fairy tales/traditional tales.
Fairy tales, or otherwise known as traditional tales, are stories that have been told for a long long time. They may include themes of love, talking animals, magic, good vs bad.
We have been looking at the book 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Ghanian Goldilocks' this week and children have been joining in with the story and adding expressions.
"mmm just right " or " whose been eating/sitting/sleeping....... my porridge/chair/bed"
Why not try and watch the clip below and have a go at joining in with the story.
What is similar and different about these books?
Do they remind you of another book we read last term? answer- Goldylucks and the three pandas.
Learning words shorter, longer, taller, shorter, thin, fat, wide, narrow. We enjoyed ordering Goldilocks and 3 bears and comparing different lengths of worms. Some children enjoyed looking for bugs which led onto us making our own pretend bug hotel which looks pretty cool!
Week 2
Week commencing 3.03.25
BOOK WEEK-
Remember to design a WOODEN SPOON potato as fairy tale character or any character
Dress up as your favourite book character- THURS 6TH MARCH
Masked reader
We are still continuing our learning on fairy tales/traditional tales.
Fairy tales, or otherwise known as traditional tales, are stories that have been told for a long long time. They may include themes of love, talking animals, magic, good vs bad, power of 3.
We have been looking at the book 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'The gingerbread man' this week and children have been joining in with the stories and adding expressions.
From Little Red Riding Hood - " Oh Grandma, what big....... you have"
From Gingerbread man- " run run as fast as you can, you can't catch me I'm the Gingerbread man'
Why not try and watch the clips below and have a go at joining in with the stories.
Questions/discussion points to ask with your child about the books:
Who are the characters in the story?
Who is the baddie? ( wolf and the fox)
Did you like the story? Why?
What themes are in the story? ( good vs bad) ( talking animals)
Where was the story set? ( deep dark forest and the cottage)
PANCAKE DAY! We made a class batch of pancakes, where the children mixed the batter. The children then watched the pancake cook on the hob and then they had a turn of flipping it! The children added sugar to their pancake ( and some added a bit of lemon juice) then they ATE IT- YUM! We also had a pancake race!!!
WORLD BOOK DAY! Can you guess who we are? We done a fashion show catwalk too! We also met with Year 3 and they read with us
Week 3
Week commencing: 10.3.25
We are still continuing our learning on fairy tales/traditional tales.
Fairy tales, or otherwise known as traditional tales, are stories that have been told for a long long time. They may include themes of love, talking animals, magic, good vs bad, power of 3.
We have been looking at the book Three Little Pigs' and 'Three Billy Goats Gruff' this week and children have been joining in with the stories and adding expressions.
From Three Little Pigs- "little pig little pig, let me come in" " not by the hairs of my chinny chin chin"
"Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down"
From Three Billy Goats Gruff- " trip trap trip trap" " whose that trip trapping over my bridge" " Its me....... don't eat me eat my bigger brother"
Why not try and watch the clips below and have a go at joining in with the stories.
Questions/discussion points to ask with your child about the books:
Who are the characters in the story?
Can you describe the characters? What do they look like?
Who is the baddie? ( wolf )
Did you like the story? Why?
How do you know they are fairy tales- What themes are in the story? ( good vs bad) ( talking animals power of three)
Week 4
Week commencing: 17.3.25
We are still continuing our learning on fairy tales/traditional tales.
Fairy tales, or otherwise known as traditional tales, are stories that have been told for a long long time. They may include themes of love, talking animals, magic, good vs bad, power of 3.
We have been looking at the book 'Jack and the beanstalk' and 'The enormous turnip' this week and children have been joining in with the stories and adding expressions.
From Jack and the beanstalk- "FEE FI FO FUM"
From The enormous turnip- " ...but the turnip didn't budge"
Why not try and watch the clips below and have a go at joining in with the stories.
Questions/discussion points to ask with your child about the books:
Who are the characters in the story?
Can you describe the characters? What do they look like?
Who is the baddie?
Did you like the story? Why?
How do you know they are fairy tales- What themes are in the story? ( good vs bad) ( talking animals)
Growing our own bean. I wonder if it will turn into a beanstalk? We also measured some beanstalks using non- standard units- cubes.
FIRST FULL DAY TRIP!! We went to the planetarium, where we done moon walking footprints, learnt more facts about the solar system and went on a space Ted adventure! We also had our first picnic of 2025! Welldone Moon Class you were superb!
We looked at oral health, children learnt how to brush their teeth correctly ( in circles, up and down, at the back and our tongues).
KEY POINTS
We should brush them 2 times a day
brush morning and night
2 minutes.
We should only put on a pea size amount of toothpaste
We should spit don't rinse. Don't wash your mouth out after brushing, with water as this gets rid of the fluoride which protects our teeth.
We learnt if we eat too much sugar we will get cavities ( holes).
Chn got to bring home their own toothbrushes and toothpaste today and we roleplayed going to the dentist. We used this song below while brushing our teeth.
BRUSHING OUR TEETH FOR 2 MINUTES!
Week 5
Week commencing: 24.3.25
We are still continuing our learning on fairy tales/traditional tales.
Fairy tales, or otherwise known as traditional tales, are stories that have been told for a long long time. They may include themes of love, talking animals, magic, good vs bad, power of 3.
We have been looking at the book 'Cinderella' 'Rapunzel' and 'Snow White' this week and children have been introduced to speech bubbles to also show someone is talking.
Why not try and watch the clips below and have a go at joining in with the stories.
Questions/discussion points to ask with your child about the books:
Who are the characters in the story?
Can you describe the characters? What do they look like?
Who is the baddie?
Did you like the story? Why?
How do you know they are fairy tales- What themes are in the story? ( good vs bad) ( talking animals) ( love) ( magic)
Week 6
Week commencing: 31.3.25
We are on our last week of our learning on fairy tales/traditional tales. Thankyou to everyone who bought in their fairy tale boxes. We enjoyed listening to the children retelling their fairy tale story using their box.
Fairy tales, or otherwise known as traditional tales, are stories that have been told for a long long time. They may include themes of love, talking animals, magic, good vs bad, power of 3.
We have been looking at the book 'Princess and the Pea' and 'Hansel and Gretal' this week and children have been introduced to speech bubbles to also show someone is talking.
Why not try and watch the clips below and have a go at joining in with the stories.
Questions/discussion points to ask with your child about the books:
Who are the characters in the story?
Can you describe the characters? What do they look like?
Who is the baddie?
Did you like the story? Why?
How do you know they are fairy tales- What themes are in the story? ( good vs bad) ( love) (magic)
Chocolate Nests and Easter Egg Hunt !
THANKYOU FOR EVERYONES FAIRYTALE BOXES! THEY LOOKED FANTASTIC. GO ONTO CHILDREN- SCHOOL VIDEOS- MOON CLASS FAIRYTALE BOXES TO SEE THEM BEING A GREAT STORYTELLER!
PLEASE SEE BELOW FOR SPRING 2 NEWSLETTER
In Summer 1 we will be focussing on...
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See below for our Spring 2 newsletter- to see an overview of what we got up to this term and what will be happening in Summer 1
Week commencing 21.4.25
Welcome back! INSET DAY Tuesday 22nd April. Return to school on Weds 23rd April.
We will be recapping Eid and looking at the book 'Ramadan Moon' this week and learning about the religion Islam. We will be learning about Muslims and how they celebrate Ramadan and Eid. We will learn about the Crescent moon, how Muslims give to the poor/charity, how they try to be kind, caring and polite and not get angry, how they fast ( don't eat in the day), how they pray, where they pray ( at home or in a mosque). When Eid comes they have a party, have hennas, have sweets, wear new clothes, have haircuts and have family members/ friends/visitors come over.
We will be making our own mosques from the blocks or from drawing, making our own henna patterns. We will have a go at drawing the moon and star (symbol for Islam). We also will make our own crescent moon from tin foil in our art lesson.
Eid Mubark!
Week commencing: 28.4.25
We have been looking at the book 'The hungry caterpillar ' this week and ' The crunching munching caterpillar. We have been learning the life cycle of a butterfly. First it is an egg-caterpillar- chrysalis- butterfly and children have been acted this out as a form of dancing. We have also got our very own real caterpillars that we are looking after and will observe them over time.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
The crunching munching caterpillar
"munch crunch"
"well you can't" - in a strong demanding voice
"I guess so" - in a glum voice/ sigh
See if they can read it with expression.
The hungry caterpillar
...' but he was still hungry'
Talk about the days of the week and healthy/unhealthy foods.
Week commencing: 5.4.25
We have been looking at the books 'The very busy spider ' and ' The bad tempered ladybird' this week.
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
The Very Busy Spider
The noises the animal makes e.g. "“oink” “ baa!” etc… and
'The spider didn’t answer. She was very busy spinning her web.'
The Bad Tempered Ladybird
“hey you want a fight?” |
See if they can read it with expression.
Also talk about time- what do you do at different times of the day e.g. morning/ lunch/dinner. Why not try and play a time game below and continue learning about o'clock and half past.
Week commencing: 12.5.25
We have been looking at the books 'Sam plants a sunflower seed ' and 'Oliver's fruit salad/ Oliver's vegetables'
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child and see if they can join in when it says
“but where are my big yellow sunflowers?"
We have been planting our own sunflowers seeds and following step by step instructions.
1. Put soil in the pot
2. make a hole
3. add the seed
4. cover the seed with soil
5. water it and put it in sunlight
6. check it to see when it is growing
Week commencing: 19.5.25
We have been looking at the books 'the Tiny Seed ' and 'Errol's Garden'
Why not watch the clips below, together with your child.
We have been planning our own imaginary gardens where we have been talking about different things we can plant e.g. different flower seeds, fruits and vegetables.
We have been learning new flower names e.g. poppy, sunflower, bluebells, lavender, pansies, daisy's, Lily's and daffodils.
Week commencing:
We have been looking at the book 'Twist and Hop Minibeast Bop' and ' superworm'
Why not watch the clip below, together with your child- try and spot the rhyming words in the story.
Why not try and think of words that rhyme with cat? - dig? - sun? - pot?
Remember rhyming words are words that sound similar and they normally end in the same sounds.
