During the week the children were rehearsing the Christmas concert, and are very exited about their families to come and watch them on the stage. In our classroom we have had lots of creative activities on offer. The children enjoyed making a post box which will be used for hand made cards and letters. As we had some colder weather at the beginning of the week, the children found some ice in our garden . They've enjoyed breaking the blocks of ice into pieces and then looked at the shapes. They found a hexagon,a triangle,a diamond and a square. We were searching for a pentagon , but have not succeeded so that we are waiting for more icy weather to renew the search. Maths During the week we have been learning numbers 10-20. Next week we will focus on adding two groups of objects. The children will be introduced to the whole-part model. Phonics During the week the children were introduced to the sounds: th, ng, ai, ee, as well as the tricky word:
