Thomas Willingale School and Nursery
Summer Term
Wk beginning 22nd April 2024
This week, we have been learning about what maps are and how they are helpful. We have taken part in lots of map orientated activities, including following a map of the school to take us to the Sensory garden. The children have had lots of fun using the programmable Beebots to follow routes too.
Our sound of the week has been 'k' and we have found all sorts of things around the nursery and in our every day lives that start with this sound. The children even made kites to link to our learning. We have also shared lots of stories, including 'The House that Jack built.'
We have been linking our maths to our map work, using positional and other linked language.
In P.E., the classes have been doing athletics, practising skills that will also link to our Sport's Day coming up next month.
Next week, we will be looking at the 'ck' sound and continuing to use positional language in our maths.
Week beginning 15th April 2024
Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a lovely restful break and are looking forward to the start of our Summer term!
This half term, we will be exploring our new topic all about homes. This week, the children have enjoyed naming different types of home, using the construction materials to make impressive buildings and developing their listening skills to construct a home using 2D shapes including squares, triangles and rectangles.
During our creative lessons the children have used a range of different shapes to construct their own homes. The children then enjoyed speaking about who lives in their homes. During our maths lessons this week, the children have been using 2D shapes to build houses and practise listening to and following instructions.
Our lovely role play corner has been changed with the children's help to a builders yard where they will be able to practise building and constructing impressive models using a range of materials. In our daily phonics lessons, the children have really impressed us with their knowledge of the letter c and we will continue this next week using the letter k.
This week, we have also been learning about Eid-al-Fitr, making mehndi patterns and Eid cards. Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating.
Next week, we will be exploring number writing and making lovely maps of the school grounds.
