Spring Term 1

What will your child be learning about?

Traditional Fairy Tales in weeks 1- 5  we will be reading and writing about ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’, ‘The Three Little Pigs’,  The Frog Prince, ‘The Gingerbread Man’ and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. We will be watching a performance of The Frog Prince by the Hobgoblin Theatre Company and taking part in a drama workshop

     We will be focusing on calculation and problem solving in Maths  

Maths Theme week will be in week 6 . parents will be invited to drop-in and work with their children

What are your child’s targets for Literacy?

·        To correctly write their first name without support

·        To use the sounds they can hear to read and write a variety of simple words

·        To begin to understand the elements of a story eg: characters, main events, beginnings and endings

·        To retell a story in the correct order

·        To learn and apply the sounds taught in phonics and those sent home

What are your child’s targets for Numeracy?

·        Continue to recognise numbers to 10/20

·        To add/subtract using a group of objects practically

·        To be able to compare weights or heights eg: heavier, lighter, taller, shorter

·        To correctly write numbers 0 to 10

·        To find one more/less to anumber to 10

What can you do at home to help your child with their learning?

·        Visit the local library or the school library – they will have a wide variety of traditional tales that you can read and share with your child (Cinderella, Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks etc)

·        Keep an eye out for after Christmas sales – you might be able to pick up a bargain book full of traditional tales

·        Make puppets using lolly sticks or kitchen rolls at home. This will give your child a chance to retell any of the stories they have been learning about!

·        Keep practising writing their first name. Try writing it in shaving foam or mousse – hours of fun!

·        Encourage writing for a real purpose such as thank you letters, cards and shopping lists

·        Keep counting to 10 or 20 and ask your child what is 1 more/less