Week beginning10/11/14

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This week we will talk about Jesus’ family. What do we know about him? What happened to him when he was a child?  We will hear the story of Jesus lost in the temple. We will watch a video of the story,
re-tell the story of Jesus lost in the Temple and act it out, dressing up in clothes like the clothes Jesus would have worn.
We will explore some of the feelings of Mary and Joseph at different stages in the story.
Who is in Jesus’ family? What is Jesus’ Mother called? What is Jesus’ Father called? Why do you think that Jesus went to the Temple?
What do you think that Mary and Joseph taught Jesus about God his Father? How are we similar to Jesus? What might life have been like for Jesus as a child? Where might he have gone?
What might he have played with?
On Tuesday we will take part in a remembrance service,
We will share the Wednesday Word and participate in a Prayer Service.

Communication, language and literacy
“Handa’s Surprise” is this week’s focus. We will listen to the story of Handa’s Surprise and then discuss the story with a talk partner and draw/ write about the story. We will focus on correct pencil grip and correct letter formation. We will listen to rhyming words in stories, poems and songs and revise all the Phase 2 sounds.

Mathematics
Using Handa’s Surprise as a focus we will count oranges/fruit, saying one/two /more/less. We will use mathematical vocabulary of quantity as we talk about what we are doing.
Every day we will focus on a 2D shape (e.g. triangle, square, oblong, and circle) and a numeral.

Physical Development
Dressing before and after PE independently.
Dance lessons – matching body actions to transport music.
Wider outdoor activities – wheeled toys, hoops, role play
3 supported handwriting sessions per week – fine motor skills
Dough disco
Understanding the world/Expressive arts and design.
Using our sense of taste – what do these food items smell like?
Netbooks
Remembrance Sunday – celebrating 100 years. Commemoration activities.
Charanga and Music Express