Weekly Overview commencing 31st January

Literacy
This week we will be continuing our theme on Traditional Tales and looking at an old style cartoon called the 'silly symphony' which brings back memories for me as its was a cartoon that I used to watch a lot when I was a child. I bet some of you will remember it, so take a look on the link below; come on guys admit it you have seen it too? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4 .
The children will be writing speech bubbles for the characters well known sayings such as "I will huff and puff and blow your house down" and " Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin"

Phonics
We have started looking at the long vowels this half term, two letters that make one sound. We have looked at 'ai' and this week we will be learning about 'ee' and 'or' through the story about a donkey that makes the sound ee/or. We will be reading, writing and sorting this sound all week.

Numeracy
This week we will be talking about subtraction and looking at the symbols associated with this and what they mean - and = signs. We will be using numicon covers to hide sections of numicon to show how the number is being broken off or removed (taken away). The children will have a go at writing the subtraction sentences and singing lots of subtraction songs (ten green bottles, monkeys bouncing on the bed) to help them relate subtraction to taking away.

Topic
The children have had some of their fabulous questions answered last week, "Why do dinosaurs have sharp teeth" and "Do they eat people" to mention but a few. The children will be directing this learning and have asked to become paleontologists and have a go at digging for fossils so who knows what we may find this week? The children will be concentrating on creating, designing and making their very own dinosaurs from clay. Modeling and manipulating this media to replicate 3D sculptures and interpretations of their favourite dinosaurs. Watch this space!!

I think the children will be in for yet another action packed week, lots of early nights needed, we look forward to seeing you all Monday morning.

The Reception Team.