Our learning next week

Next week we are going to be learning about...

• the Jewish festival of Hanukkah
• how to use, transport and store equipment safely

We will be learning...

• what the Jewish festival of Hanukkah is and why it is celebrated
• how Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah
• how light is a symbol of hope to some people and how light and dark can make us feel
• how to play with a dreidel and make potato latkes
• to transport different pieces of equipment safely, including understanding when some things are not safe for us to lift or carry
• how to store equipment safely, such as not leaving things in a place where someone might trip over them
• how to use and pass objects safely, for example, how to handle scissors safely

You can help me at home by...

• talking to me about beliefs and celebrations in our family and how other people may celebrate or believe different things, but that all faiths should be respected
• talking to me about light and dark, including how I may feel in the dark and how light can make us feel better
• supporting me in using, transporting and storing equipment and toys at home safely and praising me when I have done so

Reminders:

Please bring Library books back into school on Wednesday

On Thursday our sound of the week will be 'k'
We would appreciate any contributions of mark making or writing from outside school for our 'Learning outside school' board, or any other examples of learning outside school that your child would like to share with us
We would also appreciate any examples of children showing this month's value of 'tolerance'