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Click here to download a printable copy of this newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Parents,<\/p>\n

Firstly, we would like to say how impressed we have been with the children since they have started with us. They have all settled into school life amazingly!<\/p>\n

Our topic for this first term is \u2018Once Upon a Time\u2019. We will be spending time exploring some familiar stories such as \u2018The 3 Little Pigs\u2019 and \u2018Little Red Riding Hood\u2019. Alongside this, we will be working on number recognition and formation. We will also be developing our foundation understanding of letters and sounds.<\/p>\n

Our key stories this term are \u2018The Three Little Pigs\u2019 and \u2018Little Red Riding Hood\u2019<\/p>\n

\"Little <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

The boxes below explain briefly the areas we will be looking at and some of the work we will be doing which will be incorporated through play and teacher focused activities.<\/p>\n

Home Learning<\/h2>\n

We encourage children to continue their learning at home which will enhance their progress at school. There will be a meeting on Wednesday 19th September 2.45pm<\/strong> in the learning zone, to discuss home learning, reading and phonics. We will then send home phonic reading books following the meeting.<\/p>\n

Phonics \u2013 If you are supporting you child with their phonics at home please visit www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ksblMiliA8<\/a>\u00a0 to ensure you are teaching the pronunciation of the sounds in the same way. There is also a link to the jolly phonic songs below.<\/p>\n

As the year progresses and children\u2019s understanding develops, home learning tasks will adapt and increase appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Reading<\/strong><\/td>\nPlease read with your child regularly<\/strong>. At this stage it is really helpful to encourage the children to use the pictures to tell stories.<\/p>\n

We change the children\u2019s Home Reading books regularly. Their books and book bags will however be needed in school every day for 1:1 reading. Each child has their own reading record book, where there is a page in the reading record for each week, we ask that you initial whenever you read with your child at home or make notes as appropriate.\u00a0 In school, we have our own record keeping systems and teachers\/TAs will not write in these home records. It is expected in our school reading policy that the children should read at home at least three times a week. If the children achieve their \u2018three reads\u2019 they will receive a raffle ticket.\u00a0 The reading records will be checked and raffle tickets given on a Friday and entered into a draw which will be held in the following week\u2019s celebration assembly.<\/p>\n

More information about our reading strategies will be given at the reading and phonics meeting on Wednesday 19th September.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Letters & Sounds<\/strong><\/td>\nEvery week the children will bring home the sounds they have been working on in the week. In their home learning book, the children can practice these sounds by writing them, finding words that start with them and cutting pictures out of catalogues.<\/p>\n

It would be really useful to support the children in identifying these sounds when reading with them.<\/p>\n

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Quick Notes<\/h2>\n