Daily Archives: October 7, 2015

This week Ben and Betty have introduced us to the sound d. The children have listened to stories with d in the title. They have learnt the shape of the letter and looked for the letter in the sand and around the classroom. They have collected items beginning with d and placed them in our basket. The children have learnt new rhymes liked with the letter sound eg Dr Foster went to ……..

The children have been practicing their counting skills this week and they have been investigating diamond shapes. The children have learnt some new number rhymes and they have ordered dogs by size using size vocabulary. They have made dotty repeating patterns.

 The children have learnt about the festival of Diwali this week and heard the story of Rama and Sita. They have decorated doughnuts and tasted dark chocolate. The children have made Rangoli patterns using rice and pasta. The children have decorated biscuits with dots. The children have made dragon food in the outside area and hidden it to try to catch Dewi the dragon. The children hid the food and we checked to see if it had been eaten! They have made a dark den in the outside area.

The children have been reminded about taking turns and sharing toys and equipment again this week. They have practiced good sitting and listening.  The children have taken turns to give out the snack and milk. They have become very confident using the mood board and like to tell Rhodri how they are feeling. The older children continue to help the younger ones and this is very pleasing to see! I am especially pleased with their efforts to say please and thankyou as we have been reminded about good manners again this week. The children have been reminded about how important tooth brushing is and how to brush properly.

 The children have used their fingers to paint with dots. The children have used cotton buds to paint pictures and used dough to create diamond shapes. The children have made gem covered diamond shapes and practiced their sticking skills.

The children have practiced fine and gross motor skills this week. They have practiced their dribbling skills with small balls and learnt some simple dances.

The children have practiced simple greetings and revised the weather in welsh. They help to change the weather board. The children have learnt a song about numbers and we have revised feelings/colour vocabulary. The children are learning to ask for snack in welsh.

Thanks for all your support this week. Please come to speak to us if you have any issues or worries. Diolch yn fawr.