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Teaching Team Miss Oliver Mrs Fitzgerald Mrs Paynter
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Support Staff Miss Hardwick Miss Shaw Mrs Gardener Mrs Edwards Miss Draper |
Week beginning: 22nd April 2025
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Squirrels Class weekly theme Growing
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Owls Class weekly theme Growing |
Our Learning this week includes:
Literacy - tbc
Maths - This week, the children will revisit the concept of cardinality – the idea that the last number in the count tells us how many things there are altogether. They will be given further opportunities to hear, join in with and develop their knowledge of the counting sequence, and, once they have become secure with their counting skills, they will be able to continue the counting sequence and be able to identify missing numbers within it. While consolidating their understanding of the word pattern embedded within most of our number names, the children will also be given opportunities to hear and practise key differences in the number names e.g. between ‘teen’ and ‘-ty’ numbers.
A key area of focus this week will be to develop confidence in counting strategies, including counting from different starting numbers, and tagging objects that cannot be moved.
| Phonics focus of the week | Song of the week | Words of the week |
Poem of the week |
| Short vowels CVCC | The Doubles Rap | stem, seed, seedling |
Mrs Bluebird |
Our termly Class letter is viewable here
What the children say...
In our EYFS unit we plan according to the children's interests. We spend time talking to the children, asking them what they already know and what they would like to find out.
Our weekly themes are led by the children. Each week we share ideas and then pick a theme for the coming week.
Our PE days for both classes are:
- Wednesday (am)
- Friday (am)
RE learning
In Religious Education, we will be learning about different celebrations and festivals which link to the heritage of some of the children.
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