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Autumn 1 (All About Me) Week 2 8th-12th September

Phonics

Next week we will be beginning to learn our Set 1 sounds. We will learn to read and write the sounds 'm', 'a', 's', and 'd' and will begin orally blending words containing these sounds. 

Reading

This week we have been reading 'The Growing Story'. We have thought about the character of the dog and the setting of the farm and have drawn pictures of both of these as well as initial sound for something in our picture, for example, a 's' for sun.

Writing 

Next week we will be beginning our first unit of writing. The focus this week has been on lots of fine motor activities such as using pegs, tweezers and play dough.

Maths

Our first unit of Maths is 'Match, sort and compare'. We have explored different ways of sorting objects, such as by colour or shape. We have focussed on using the words 'same' and 'different' when describing objects. We have thought about items that make up a set or a group. For example, a paintbrush, paint palette and water pot makes up a set of things to use if you want to paint a picture.

Big Picture

 Our first topic this term is 'All About Me'. This week we have been getting to know each other and have shared our treasure boxes with the class. We have all talked about who is in our family, our favourite toy and our favourite book. We have also created watercolour self-portraits which will be displayed in the classroom.