My family

Literacy

This week we focused on ‘r’ and ‘l’. We learnt new words – rat, hat, fat, sat, drum, flip

Math

This week we reviewed 2D shapes and learnt two new shapes – pentagon and hexagon.

I do apologise for the lack of photos in the other areas, we had some problems with our camera. It is currently getting fixed and I will upload more photos next week. In the meantime, please have a look at our weekly review and preview. 

	This Week (My family)		Next Week (Different families)
Literacy	This week we focused on ‘r’ and ‘l’. We learnt new words – rat, hat, fat, sat, drum, flip		We will be focusing on ‘i’ and ‘u’. We will be learning the new words – bug, bus, mud, big, fig, pig, lip, lips, lost
Math	This week we reviewed 2D shapes and learnt two new shapes – pentagon and hexagon.		Next week, we will be reviewing 0 -20; counting, counting backwards, representing quantities and ordering.
Science	We learnt about families and how to make a family tree – oldest at the top and youngest at the bottom. When it got to aunts and uncles, it was confusing for the kids, so we will practice that more next week.		We will continue to learn about family trees. We will also look at different families – animal families and families around the world.
Art	We practiced drawing our families, taking into account size differences and similarities.		We will practice side portraits. This will be linked to the topic of Picasso.
PSED	We talked about families and how we treat each other. We talked about the importance of being loving and supportive towards each other.		Our PSED will be linked different families around the world. We will read the book ‘different families, same love’. It will be followed by the idea that despite differences, all families love each other.
Physical	We made a real tree using chopsticks and cut out leaves with family pictures to add to the tree. It was a very fun project!		We will observe and compare the differences between a frontal portrait and side portrait. This will be linked to our art lesson.
Home Learning	Please practice and distinguish between the letters ‘r’ and ‘l’ – this has been particularly confusing when speaking.
Notices and Events		The learning journeys will begin in Week 13 (21/11 – 25/11). Please remember to sign up as this is a great opportunity to be involved in your child’s learning progress. Thank you J

Our star of the week is Totem because he has been very attentive and joined in, in lots of activities this week. Well done and keep it up! J