Monday 4 June 2007

Guided Reading

Thank you for your continuous support with your child's reading at home. The children are enjoying their guided reading sessions and are continuing to develop their skills. Please continue to change your child's book with your child in our new Home Reading Library.
TOPIC

Our topic for the rest of the half term is Place. We will be looking at different countries around the world and different habitats of animals. Please discuss this with your child at home and please bring into school any photographs you may have of different places and countries your child may have visited.
Sunny Days!

Now that the summer has arrived please can you make sure that your child is wearing sun cream when they come to school and that they bring a sun hat for playtimes.
Naming Belongings!!

Please make sure that ALL your child's clothing and PE kits are labelled with your child's name to avoid any mix ups!
Nothing Project

Our topic for this half term is the Nothing Project. The aim of this project is to develop the children's personal' social and emotional well-being through the use of a story. The story we are using is called 'Nothing' by Mick Inkpen. The story is about a little old cuddly toy who thinks his name is Nothing because that is what everybody says he is. The story tracks 'Nothings' adventures on his quest to identify himself. Eventually he is found by a child's Grandfather who recognises the toy as his favourite cuddly cat from when he was a baby. Nothing is then cared for and transformed back to Toby the Cat. The Grandfather then gives Toby to his new Grandchild for him to be loved all over again. By sharing this story with the children we aim to discuss a range of emotions and look at showing respect for others. Please discuss this project with your child at home and ask them how they felt about the story of Nothing.
We would like to create a class display area of the children's old and broken toys from home that they may think are now 'Nothing' for us to discuss through circle time. If you have any toys that would be appropriate for the display please give them to your child's teachers. Thank you.