Composing music

Over the last couple of weeks we have been composing music using  the desk bells and photographs.
The idea is to choose some photographs, set them in a line and play the bells in the order of the photos.

Here is a video to show how it's done.

Writing words at the Jolly Phonic table

The children are working really hard to hear the sounds in words. 

We break the word down (segment) to hear the sounds and then we put the word back together (blend) to read the word.

This week, the children are trying to write words using their phonic skills.

There are lots of game on the Internet to help practise phonic skills.

Here are a couple to try Alphablocks and Mr Thorne does Phonics

Gold Book

Congratulations Daniel and Scarlett

Scarlett is in the Gold Book this week for her kind manners and for being a very polite member of our class. It is a pleasure teaching Scarlett in FS2.

Daniel is working really hard in class. He is tackling the tasks in his Challenge Book and practising to hold a pencil properly. Keep at it Daniel!

Big Talk

Here is the new Big Talk picture.

Source - Marion Smeulders

Can you describe what is happening?

Use the questions starters WHO, WHY, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, HOW to think of some questions to ask the everyone on Friday during Big Write time

A new week in FS2

We have lots of new exciting challenges this week.

Here is the Finger Gym challenge. The children have to build an igloo using sugar cubes or marshmallows. It is trickier than you might think.

Frosty fun in FS2

The cold theme continued for another week in FS2. The recent snowfall was perfect for our Arctic animals to play in. The children enjoyed using the penguins in the snow, reading Disney's Frozen, making Arctic animals with dough and ordering numbered cups.

Adding machine

Summer is using the adding machine. She has added together 10 and 4. Summer counts them all together and finds the answer is 14.

Gold Book

Well done JJ

JJ has had a fantastic week in school. He is working hard to learn his sounds and numbers. I am really proud of you.

Exploring the ice

Miss Jones set up an ice exploration in the sensory tray. The children had to find ways to release the beads

Big Talk

Here is the new big talk picture. See if you can think of sentences to describe what you can see.

Playing in the snow

Today we had real snow in the tray with our penguins. Maisy said "The snow feels soft and cold"

Can you spot the snowman?

Using our new Challenge books

Some very busy children tackling the tasks in their Challenge Books this week. Here you can see the stacking number cups challenge in the maths area and the writing challenge in the mark making area.

Magic Moments

Thank you for sending in recent Magic Moments. We will be pegging them on this new display as part of our new mini theme; Going for Goals. The children have already enjoyed telling the rest of the class about achievements they have accomplished.

It's snowing!

We made the most of the first snow fall. Here we are exploring the snow. Brrrrrr, it was cold. 

Big Talk

Here is the new Big Talk picture for our session on Friday. 

Think of two sentences to describe what you can see.

source - Juf Ria

Can you write you sentences in the comment box below?

Counting in FS2

Today Maya and Ava have been exploring numbers at the investigation area. Ava used the different objects to show the amount 3.

Golden Children

Congratulations to Kayden and Summer.

​Kayden is such a helpful member of the class, always keen to give a helping hand to the adults. Thank you Kayden

Summer is a busy learner in FS2, if she isn't enjoying a book on the sofa, she is crafting something or drawing in the writing area. Summer is a pleasure to have in FS2

Happy New Year and welcome back!

Welcome back to school, I hope everyone has had a great holiday and ready for another great term.

Thank you for our cards and presents, you're all very kind.

We welcome Miss Jones to our class, a student teacher in her final year. She will be teaching this term and I already know she has lots of lovely experiences planned. A few photos of the fun so far in our 'Frozen' classroom.