Learning Journey
This week we have been learning about  healthy and unhealthy food. We enjoyed making a healthy Pizza. We have also been learning how to stay healthy through looking at various websites and links. We sorted fruit and vegetables, as well as healthy and unhealthy foods, using 3D food, toys and pictures. We discussed and made large unhappy and happy teeth to stick healthy and unhealthy food onto. We enjoyed painting and making watermelons. 

Literacy
This week we have been practising our rhyming words with various letters and sounds games. We enjoyed playing cross the river with rhyming words. We have also begun to listen to initial sound in words. We played various games and activities listening to and saying the initial sounds  in words.

Maths
This week we have been making patterns with shapes and making pictures using the shapes. We also focused on counting the corners and sides of different shapes. We enjoyed working in pairs to practise. 

Literacy
As part of the transition to LB3, both reception classes have been learning new letter sounds together. This week they have covered 'b, f and ff'. The learners have also been improving their reading understanding and vocabulary.
 
Can we please remind parents to bring in the blue book bags each day so we can read in school with each child and change their book when needed. 

Learning Journey
This week we have been learning about  different types of bread. We looked at  non-fiction video clips on how bread is made.  We listened to the story The Little Red Hen and had fun acting out the story. ​We enjoyed pounding bread crumbs and in art and craft making a  pizza. 

​Next week we will make our own yummy Pizza!

Literacy
This week we have been looking at rhyming words through nursery rhymes and stories. We have also been making silly soup and crossed the river with rhyming words. We have been practising recognising and writing our names in glitter and flour. 

Maths
This week we  have been learning number rhymes such as ‘5 Green Speckled Frogs, 1 Elephant and 5 Fat Sausages’. We had so much fun acting out the rhymes and counting.
We  enjoyed listening to the story  TEN-IN-THE BED.
We also practised writing numbers (1-5), (1-10) using different materials in the tuff spot tray with chalk and glitter.
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Learning Journey
​This week our focus was Vegetables. We have been learning the names of the vegetables through non-fiction books and video clips. We investigated some real vegetables, felt and smelt them and discussed what our favourite vegetables are. We enjoyed making a vegetable pie by cutting and chopping vegetables. It was so delicious.  In our art and craft,  we made carrots and used them for vegetable printing. ​

Literacy
In phonics we have been playing mix-pair-share using rhyming words. We have also been  practising Phase 1 aspect 2' General Sound Discrimination: Instrumental Sounds' through letters and sounds games and activities.

Maths
This week in maths we sorted vegetables and fruits. We also focused on counting 1-5, 1-20 using various counters and number songs. We have also been learning about more and less. We enjoyed playing mucky monsters on the Interactive whiteboard. 

Muck Monsters 
http://www.ictgames.com/mucky.html

Learning Journey
For the past few weeks we have been learning and exploring all things about SPACE. We learned about the planets, rockets and astronauts. We made a human planet Earth, learnt space songs and enjoyed finding out and exploring how astronauts live in space. 

​This week during our topic ‘SPACE’ we had fun learning about aliens. We used our wild imagination to create fantastic alien caps and pictures of aliens. To celebrate our learning of space we had fun having an alien party as our Exit Point. We made alien cupcakes, alien cookies, asteroid popcorn and a green coloured alien drink. We enjoyed our party, taking part in many games and activities. 

Literacy
This week in phonics we have been learning the letter sounds 'e' and 'u' and the high frequency words 'and ' & ‘I’. We are starting to segment and blend words in simple sentences. We also read the story Elmer the Elephant and did a patchwork colouring during an ICT session on the computer. We love to play phonic games by segmenting and blending simple phrases on the interactive white board.

How to support your child’s reading at home.
Your child will start taking home picture books in their blue book bags from week 2 of LB2. Here are some useful tips that will help when supporting your child on their reading journey. Remember to keep the experience informal, not stressful and comfortable. Ask your child to pick an area in your home that feels quiet and comfortable to them. Maybe you could add blankets and cushions to this area. Reading with your child should be an enjoyable experience for both child and parent.

•  First tell them about the author and illustrator of the book. Look at the cover and name of the book- ask questions like; what you think this book might be about? Is there anything in the picture that might give us a clue?
• While exploring the pictures talk about the names of the characters, how they might be feeling and why, what might happen in the next page, how they might feel if something similar happened to them?
• You might like to search for different objects in the pictures starting with different sounds. For example ‘can you find two things in the picture that start with s” (sun and sock). Similarly you could play ‘I spy with my little eye something starting with N” (child might answer nest)
• Once you have finished the story ensure you ask your child questions about the story. Comprehension is very important and often missed. Questions such as; tell us can one character we meet in the story? , Where did the story take place, a city, a house, a forest? , What did x character do that was bad/good in the story, How did x character feel when x happened?
• Please fill in your child’s reading record and ensure to bring their blue book bag to school each day. There books will be changed once they have read with a Learning facilitator three times and the Learning facilitators feels they are ready to take on a new story.

Please remember we are trying to instill a love for reading within the learners so make it fun and as comfortable as possible. If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s reading speak directly to either Ms Vijaya or Ms Helen.

Happy reading- watching a young child learn to read is a wonderful thing, enjoy!

Maths
In Maths we sorted  food, 2D shapes and used some caterpillar pictures to compare and sequence lengths using play dough. 

Learning Journey
​This week we revised All About Me and focused on our family. We made a hand print family tree and drew our family members. We looked at family photos and  discussed each member, thinking about what roles they do in their family. We shared stories of Kipper's family and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

Literacy
This week in Nursery we continued looking at rhyming words through stories and songs. We  played Rhyming soup, using a bowl and spoon singing the rhyming soup song and introduced objects or picture cards that rhyme.  

ICAN PLAY learners have been having fun mark making with paint,sand and glitter using cotton buds and brushes. We have also been listening to mystery  sounds and talking about them.  

Sound starters
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/SoundStimuli.html​
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Maths
​In maths Nursery learners have been learning about more and less. We enjoyed playing Mucky Monsters on the Interactive whiteboard.

Mucky Monsters 
http://www.ictgames.com/mucky.html

iCAN PLAY learners have  been comparing sizes and learning the mathematical language with pink towers and cylinders (big, bigger, biggest, small, smaller, smallest).

Thank you to all the families for coming to our Early Years and MP1 family event  at Kids park Aeon mall. It was lovely to see so many learners playing together and having lots of fun!

Learning Journey
We continued exploring our  Water topic and discussed the importance of water. We  looked at water pollution and how we can all save water. We made  picture collage of water pollution for art.   

Next week we will be revising our water topic and also will be talking abut our favourite things such as ...... my favourite food, colour, animal and make a little booklet. 

Maths
This week we  have been counting  1-10 using our loud and quiet voices. We even sang number rhymes. We used basic shapes to create shape tree. We have also been using our interactive whiteboard to play counting games and make patterns with shapes.

The Gingerbread Man game
counting, matching and ordering

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/gingerbread-man-game

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Learning Journey
Our last week of the water topic the learners looked at water pollution and how we can all save water. To share this learning with the rest of the school we are making '' save water' posters to hang around the classrooms. We also tried our very own water filtration experiment and cleaned rubbish out of the school fountain.

EXIT POINT
We shared all our wonderful new knowledge with parents and took part in a school wide art project. The learners have explored many different aspects of water and have lots of new knowledge after the 7 week topic.


​Next week we will start our next unit - Space. For our space entry point the learner need to wear either blue or green clothing to school on Monday. On this day we will make a human earth picture using our bodies on the roof court. 

Learning Journey
 We continued exploring our  Water topic and discussed the importance of water and how to save it from wastage. We enjoyed exploring and observing  water transport. We looked at different types of transportation that goes in the water through non-fiction books and video clips.  In art and craft we made 3D submarines and made sailboats. 

Literacy
In phonics we continued listening to indoor and outdoor sounds. We have been playing the sound lotto game to identify different sounds. We have also been playing animal sound games to guess which animal. 

We enjoyed making marks using various materials such as shaving foam, sand and glitter. We also had fun drawing pictures on mirrors and whiteboard. We used cotton buds to make marks on a sea scene, drawing lines and circles. 

Learning Journey
This week we have been continuing to explore and find out information about Under the Sea.  We watched video clips and read information books on the creatures. We also looked at video clips of beautiful and colourful corals underneath the sea. 

​In art and craft we made sea turtles using paper plates, jelly fish and starfish.  We then created a whole class Under the Sea scene to display. We enjoyed this very much!

​Next week we will continuing to explore water topic and our  learners will be focusing on water transport.