WEEKLY UPDATE WEEK 2

RE Weekly Update: September 4th to September 8th, 2017

                                                                                                                                                  

	This Week	Next Week
Phonics/ writing	This week we had our first phonic lessons and learn the sounds, actions and letter formation of the letters ‘Ss’ and ‘Mm’. We painted both letters and played a game with the purpose of matching the initial sound starting in ‘s’ and ‘m’ with various objects.	Next week, our phonic lessons will focus on learning the sounds, actions and letter formation of the letters ‘Cc’ and ‘Tt’. We will play a review game at the end of the week to review both sounds ‘C’ and ‘T’.
Math	We played ‘estimating games’. This is a fantastic way for children to learn number representation and number quantity through hands on activities.	Next week, we will focus on number formation. Depending on each child’s ability will practice tracing and writing numbers from 1-10 /1-20 through various mediums.
PSED	We talked about sharing and taking turns and how we can play together in harmony.	Next week, we will talk about ‘kindness’. What is ‘kindness’? What does it mean to be kind?
Science	This week the children were introduced to the topic of our 5 senses. We learned about our sense of touch throughout the whole week. Each day the children explored a different aspect of the sense of touch. We looked at different textures, sensations and to finally conclude why we use and have a sense of touch. We use our sense of touch to take care of ourselves and to stay safe.	Next week, we will review our sense of touch and introduce the sense of ‘sight’.
Art	In Art this week we linked our science lessons with our Art lessons and played activities on the sense of ‘touch’.	Next week, we will continue to link our science lessons with our Art lesson. For our first Art lesson we will have a fun painting activity and paint blindfolded. This activity is a fantastic way to explore and develop our senses. Without using our eyes how can we see? Image? Recognize? For our second lesson we will play a vision game by looking at images with optical illusions. This will be linked to the making of binoculars.
Physical	We played a walk sensory game using our senses of touch with our feet. Children walked on a sensory path and had to describe the different sensations under their feet.	Next week, we will go outside and trace and observe shadows. Children will trace the shadow of their classmates and describe what they see.
Notices and Events	No hat no play policy Please ensure that your child has a hat. Our school policy; if your child does not have a hat, we cannot let them go out to play. This is for your child's protection and we would like to keep them safe from the sun. Thank you. Blog: https://ascotbkkre.blogspot.com/ Golden time Please remember to bring a toy for golden time on Fridays. Thank you. Book borrowing: next week your child will begin borrowing a book from our library. Please remember to return it before the following Thursday.