We've had another busy and exciting week in year R - I can't believe we've only been back at school a week!

On Monday, we talked about the NSPCC pants rule.  Through the engaging Pantosaurus story and song, the Penguins learnt the simple message that their bodies belong only to them and that they should always tell an adult if they are upset or worried.  The catchy song has been a BIG favourite, played multiple times throughout the week - reinforcing this essential message in a fun and memorable way.  If your child hasn't already pestered you to find the song , here's the link!  Apologies - its an earworm!!

song

https://youtu.be/-lL07JOGU5o?si=Z4X3J-kYnPD3IYBW

story

https://youtu.be/D3XIWUIJZMw?si=WVtRx1HKAfT_ypI3

Along side our lessons on personal safety, we also dedicated time to learn about the fascinating world of earthworms.  The children learnt about how important worms are for our ecosystem, learning which culminated in making our own Wormery during our Outdoor Learning session. Despite the persistent rain, the Penguins puddle suited and wellie booted themselves up and embraced the elements to search for earthworms.  Together, we created the Wormery using stones, sand and mud, topped off with the remains of the fruit they enjoyed upon returning to the classroom.  Well done Penguins!!  Their resilience, team work and incredible good humour in bad weather made me very proud of them all.

In phonics, we focused on "tricky words" and continued with these words in Kinetic Letters.  It's incredible to see the children's growing confidence in both tackling their tricky words and in  their letter formation.

This week in maths, as well as continuing on with number recognition, the Penguins have been creating number sentences, demonstrating their subtraction skills using Numicon shapes with confidence and enthusiasm.

All in all, it's been a week filled with tricky words, Kinetic Letters, number sentences, worms , pants, an important NSPCC message, two Penguin birthdays and quite a lot of rain.  Have a lovely weekend. x