This week in Thames Class...

Week commencing 6th October 2024  

Thank you to those who completed the home learning and showed us amazing leaf rubbings and autumnal art words.  We will learn more about Autumn next week.  Look out for signs of Autumn with your child when you’re outside with them.  Have they noticed it is getting darker in the evening and morning?  

In maths, the children have learned how to make repeating patterns. They have made them with their voice, sounds, bodies and made them out of blocks, shapes and even Autumn leaves.  Can your child do this with objects at home? 

The children’s phonic knowledge has continued to grow, and this week, we have learned u, b, f and e. Please continue to help your child practise the formation of these sounds and also learn to recognise them.  A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who has signed up for the Read Write Inc., workshop on Friday 10th.  After school on Friday, the children will be coming home with Read Write Inc. Flash cards for you to keep at home, to help them recognise their sounds and play different phonics games with. Don’t worry if you are not able to attend Friday’s workshop, the slides from the meeting will be added to this page after the event. 

Please remember to return school reading books on Tuesdays.

This week in Thames Class...

The children are encouraged to use the toilets and drink water throughout the day and are allowed to go to the toilet whenever they need.

The Reception timetable evolves as the children settle into the routine of school.  This is what we are hoping the timetable will be by the end of term.

During Adventure Time, the children are free to use and explore the resources and activities in the indoor and outdoor classrooms.  During this time, the Reception adults lead activities or work with individuals or small groups on a particular task or skill.  Waterproofs and wellies are used everyday during these sessions, so these stay in school.

This week's Talking Task...

Next week, we will continue to learn about Autumn, and we will learn about animals that hibernate.  Do any of you have a hedgehog house in your garden?  A tortoise that you’ll be getting ready to hibernate soon?  Could you build some cosy dens and imagine what it might be like to hibernate yourselves?  Bring in a photo!  Maybe you could draw some hibernating animals and bring them in to share with the class?   

To enable children to develop their language skills, we have used AI to translate this into other languages spoken in our school community.