Our learning this week

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

• speaking clearly during a presentation
• the Christmas story

We will be learning...

• how to use our voices to speak loudly and clearly in preparation for our class assembly and our nativity play
• how to listen to others when they are speaking and not interrupt
• how to use our voices to convey emotion, for example, excitement
• to retell the Christmas story
• to understand why Christmas is a special time for Christians

You can help me at home by...

• encouraging me to wait until someone has finished speaking before I speak
• playing games with me that involve talking, e.g I spy, so I can practise speaking clearly
• talking to me about the Christmas story and some ways in which people celebrate Christmas

Reminders:

Our class assembly is on Wednesday at 9am, followed by 'Stay and Play' where you are invited to stay in the classroom and play with your child. Following this there will be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you have about Tapestry. We estimate this to be over by 10.30, however if you need to leave earlier than this you can arrange another time to see me to ask about Tapestry
If your child needs part of their costume for the nativity please send these into school in a named carrier bag by Friday
Please bring Library books back into school on Wednesday

On Thursday our sound of the week will be 'l'
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'