Autumn Term 2025
03.10.2025
How has it been 5 weeks already?!
This week in maths, we have been looking at repeating patterns, and creating our own repeating patterns. We have had fun making our own patterns and figuring out what comes next. We have started to move onto finding 1,2,3 and subitising 1,2,3.
In literacy this week, we have continued to read 'Owl Babies', using our phonics knowledge to write the initial sounds for the characters names. We have unpicked the story, discussed the vocabulary 'hunted, silent, swooped, fuss, bounced and flapped' and their definitions - please use these as much as you can to develop your child's oracy and vocabulary.
During phonics, we have used the magnetic boards to identify the sounds and build simple words. Keep practicing phonics at home! We have seen huge progress in such a short amount of time! Our sounds this week are 'e, l, h, r, j'.
We have continued to develop our fine motor skills and maths learning from the previous weeks, using the tweezers to pick up the pompoms and match them to the picture. Still strengthening our muscles, the children have enjoyed chopping vegetables in the mud kitchen, we have chopped broccoli, celery and carrots.
In our world time, We have looked at pictures of St Deny's Church, and we have started to learn about Jesus, and why he is special to Christians.
15.09.2025
We have been extremely busy this week!
Throughout maths we have been sorting and identifying sets. The children have thought carefully about the groups that they would like to sort the objects into based on their characteristics (colour, size, animals, vehicles, etc). We have played memory matching games.
We had our first P.E lesson with Mr Godson, the children were superstars at getting changed independently, building on their resilience to keep trying!
The children have been busy developing their fine motor skills, cutting along the zig-zag lines to make a crown and decorating it using a variety of resources. We have had many Kings and Queens in our classroom this week! The children have been threading laces through 2D shapes, and using the stencils, hole punchers and chalk in the writing area!
The children have enjoyed using the doctors kits to be Vets and looking after the animals. Some children have used the cubes and have pretended to be at the salon getting their nails done!
In PSHE this week, we have been discussing who is special to us, our memories, ourselves and our families. The children have drawn their families and have enjoyed telling each other about the things they do with their families. Using the mirrors, the children have painted their portraits!
Outside, the children have been using the woodwork resources. Using the screwdrivers to unscrew and screw the nails and wheels into the wood. We have talked about safety and how we can keep ourselves and each other safe whilst using the tools!
12.09.2025
Our first full week!
We have started phonics this week, 'm,a,s,d,t' are the sounds we have been learning and writing. We have been using our name cards to practice writing our names, and identifying the letters 'm,a,s,d,t'. We have continued working on our fine motor skills, using tweezers to pick up pompoms and using fine paint brushes to paint pictures.
Our classroom motto 'Teamwork makes the dream work' the children worked together, supporting and communicating with each other beautifully, whilst completing puzzles. We have been sorting, naming and matching 2D shapes based on their properties and have used the 3D shapes to create buildings.
In the story corner, some of the children have used the puppets re-enact the story 'The three little pigs', 'I'll huff, and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down', taking it in turns to be the big bad wolf.
Throughout PSHE this week, we have been focusing on our listening and attention, we have continued to share our family photos telling each other what we have been up to over the summer and where we have travelled to. We have read The Colour Monster, discussing emotions and how we can support each other.
Outside, we have been using the crates to build a long train to go on multiple journeys to the beach, Lego land, to go swimming and to go to the park. We have been digging for treasure in the mud.
