Hamstel Infant School & Nursery Weekly News week ending 8th December 2023

Nursery

This week Nursery have been sharing the story ‘Wow! Its Night-Time'. We have been learning about nocturnal animals. We have also been busy practising our Nativity performance and making lots of Christmas crafts.

In Maths we have been counting forwards and backwards from a given number and counting objects from a larger group.

REMINDER: Don’t forget our Nativity performances on;

• Wednesday 13th at 2.15pm
• Thursday 14th at 9.15am

Please return your child's book on Friday so that it can be changed on Monday. Thank you.

Rainbow & Starlight

Rainbow

This week in Rainbow Room the children have been learning about Christmas. The children have made some lovely craft work using different media and materials to create lots of textures and patterns. We have been listening to Christmas stories and singing songs.

The children have continued to practise letter formations using the letter families, and fine motor skills. They have made lovely progress on their number work, counting, additions and ordering.

It was lovely to see the children wearing their Christmas jumpers, having fun, singing and dancing together.

REMINDER: All books are to be changed on Friday. Thank you

Starlight

This week in Starlight we have been learning all about the Nativity Story and learning how Christians celebrate Christmas. The children have produced some lovely craft work about the Nativity using various media and practising their cutting skills, which is progressing.

In Handwriting we have continued to practise writing correctly ‘one arm robot letters’.

In Maths we have been learning to count objects to 20 and subtracting by counting backwards.

The children have been working very hard practising their Christmas song for Friday.

It was lovely to see all our children wearing the Christmas Jumpers and enjoying their Christmas lunch together.

REMINDERS: Don’t forget our Christmas gathering on Friday at 2.30pm

Reception Year

This week in Reception we have been reading the story ‘The Nativity Story’ by Juliet David. We have been sequencing the story and discussing why Christians believe in Christmas. In Handwriting we have been practising all the one-armed robot letters, remembering to start and finish in the right place. In Maths we have been learning to recognise numerals to 5 and learning to count objects, knowing that the stopping number tells us how many we have altogether.

We are so proud of the whole of Reception, they worked so hard to learn their actions and songs for their Nativity. They did brilliantly in both performances so a big well done to all the children for their hard work.

How to help at home

Reading:

• Continue to listen to your child read 5 times a week. Remember to write in their home school book.
• Watch the QR codes with your child, encouraging them to join in.

Maths:

• Recognise numbers when you are out and about.
• Count objects carefully.

Handwriting:

Year One

Year 1 have had a nice week learning about 'The Nutcracker'. We have been reading lots of poems and learning to explain why we liked them. We wrote our own Nutcracker-inspired poem.

In Maths we have been learning to subtract by counting back and using number lines.

We have continued to learn how to sew a running stitch and are finishing off our finger puppets.

REMINDER: Year 1 Christmas Crafts - Friday 15th

Year Two

It continues to be busy and festive in Year 2 as we continue to work hard practising for our Year 2 Christingle next week. The children are very much looking forward to sharing their special performance with you.

Despite the festive rehearsals the children have continued to work hard in class. In Literacy the Year 2 children have enjoyed exploring the poem 'Coming Home' by Michael Morpurgo and using this as inspiration to write their own poems about a robin. The results of their poems were brilliant! The children used some fantastic vocabulary and demonstrated real flair for being poets.

In Maths the children have completed their unit on Division, consolidating and applying new skills to a variety of problems and calculations.

In Design and Technology, the children have been following their designs they created to make their own vehicles, and they look fantastic! The children will be following up with their evaluations next week.

Celebration Assembly - Working Together.

This weeks value has been 'Working Together', below are highlights from around the classes.

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