EYFS 
This has been a short week in Early Years. In Phonics we have almost finished working on the Phase 1 and 2 set of the ‘Jolly Phonics’ programme. We revised the rhymes, songs and actions of all the letters learned so far as well as the correct letter formation. The children experimented with trying to write the letter sounds on their mini whiteboards, after doing the formation on the big whiteboard with their finger. We consolidated our sounds through interactive white board games. This week we continued blending our CVC words ending in –at –ot –et. It is so exciting to see the children starting to read. 
In Numeracy we continued developing our number sense in Numbers 1- 10. Taking into account differentiation as some groups are on 1-20. Understanding quantities. Grasping concepts like more and less, and larger and smaller. Recognizing relationships between single items and groups of items. Understanding symbols that represent quantities. Making number comparisons (5 is greater than 6, and two is half of four). Understanding the order of numbers in a list: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. ordinal numbers. 
One of the goals of the EYFS programme is related to the Expressive Arts. Ms. Anna, our music teacher, plays an important part in helping the students reach this goal. Music threads through all areas of learning and development and is a way of exploring and communicating. It is often a way of expressing our feelings and it helps to develop auditory skills. Music is an important part of children’s learning and helps to ensure that they have a broad and rounded experience in early childhood and beyond.  
In our music sessions, our students sing a variety and wide range of songs; they listen to all kinds of music taking note of the rhythm and rhyme and use percussion instruments to follow known tunes and create simple rhythms. 
At the moment, we are all engaged in rehearsing for our ‘Summer Concert’. This has been a great opportunity for our children to learn many new songs, work cooperatively, follow instructions and gain further confidence. We are looking forward to being able to showcase our talents to you today. We know that you are going to thoroughly enjoy our concert.
By Mrs. Ward

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