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This is our first weekly blog this year. One will be sent home at the end of each week (Friday) 

This has been a settling and exciting week for all of us. I am so delighted to know all these wonderful children in K1. This week we explored our classroom and getting to know each other. 

As part of the settling in process, we covered a series of learning engagements to help familiarise the learners with the classroom and the daily routines that include our wellbeing/meditation and self- registration. The learners have been getting to know each other and the teachers a bit more and are beginning to feel a bit more settled in each other's company. They are also getting to know the Early Years environment well. 

Here are a few pictures to show how well the learners settled in the K1 Classroom environment!

 We read the book ' We listen and don't interrupt' as part of the 'Golden Rules' (Essential agreements) process.  

We also read 'Elmer' and tuned into what makes Emer special and unique. We looked at all the colours on Elmer and created our collage.

Next Week 

Continue developing our Golden Rules and introduce Golden Time every Friday. This is to provide an opportunity and also to build confidence in our learners. We will celebrate our success every end of the week where learners will given a choice to choose something they want to do!

Well being/Meditation

Talk about our feelings. Are we happy or sad and share with the group. Let's create a calm corner with the children 

Learning Target-  Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations, and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults.

Activities - Flowers bloom meditation

Mindfulness games - https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Exd9adSYRg6OtwtWIoU2rGPNSkbKJiqa

After our settling in period, our learning across the seven areas of the EYFS Curriculum will be built around the Unit of Inquiry“Who We Are ” within the central idea  "We are learning about who we are in relation to others and our environment"

We will inquire into ourselves and what makes us Unique

We will also discuss the relationships we have at home and at school.

Learning Engagement!

- self-portraits

- Family tree

Mathematics

Learning target:

•   Shows an interest in numerals in the environment. 

•  Shows an interest in representing numbers.

•  Shows interest in shapes in the environment. 

- How many people are there in my family? We will create a family graph and practice counting people in our families.

- Who lives in my house? We will also use different colours to represent our family members

- We will be also going on a number hunt around our school

Home learning:

Go on a number walk, What numbers can you see around you? Can you see the numbers on the lamp posts, posters, cars, etc..  Please take a picture of your child holding a number and send us or post it on Tapestry.

Literacy/Talk4writing

Learning Target:

- Gives meaning to marks they make as they draw, write & paint. 

- Shows interest in illustrations and print in books and print in the environment. 

- Look at books independently.

- Handles books carefully.

Tuning in: Tune in to 3 little pigs and talk about the characters. We will read the book together with some visual prompts

Finding out:   Create actions for our story together and retell the story - create the story map together and retell 

Sorting out: Can you build a house that the big bad wolf can’t blow down?  - Creative Area

Going further: Build a house for the 3 little pigs and practice our actions! Maker's Space

Taking action: Record our video retelling the story of the 3 little pigs and 

Communication and Language/Phonics

We will introduce our first Learner Profile next week

"Communicators"

Learning Target:

• Is able to follow directions (if not intently focused on his/her own choice of activity). 

• Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.

Tuning in: Tune into rhythm, listening and remembering rhythm 

 Finding out: Introduce the song ‘The firefighter’ 

Sing one verse at a time. Ask children to clap along to keep up the rhythm

Sorting out: Continue singing all three verses of the firefighter’s song

Sing faster and then slower

Going Further: Create our own firefighter dress-ups and encourage children to sing the song while pretend to play

Taking Action: Sing a song with a different voice. Introduce small world play to enhance the whole week’s learning

Add in more verses. Use ideas from the children e.g

What other sounds does a fire engine make?

Important Notice

Please send one family picture on Monday. We will be inquiring about our families next week.