What a brilliant week for Gems pupils as all three learners took part in the Reception Nativity show and our year 1 pupil prepares for his Christmas performance. Rehearsals and performances take a lot of focus and concentration, and we are delighted with how the pupils coped with this change to routine. We have no doubt their families are proud of them as we certainly are. All pupils performed with their allocated Reception class, and we thought the whole of EYFS did a brilliant job. In Maths, we have been continuing to learn and recognise the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. In phonics we have been learning the sound ‘p’ and recapping on last week’s sound ‘n’. Please continue Phonics work at home if you can. We also find that LittleBig Foxes, Number Blocks and RWI songs on their websites are a great source of fun and education.

                               

Key messages 

• Please practise writing and saying the set 1 sounds at home, using the phonics website by Ruth Miskin to help you. 

• Please take a moment to look at our decorations hanging in the window of Gems. We are very proud of them and we hope it brings festive cheer as you walk down the path.

website: https://sites.google.com/thevineyardschool.org/phonicsthevineyard/reception 

• Reading books: please note we don’t expect children to be able to read the story books that they have chosen to bring home. They are for you to read to them. 

• Pick up time for Gems pupils is 3pm. Please try to be prompt so we can maximise the time we have to set up for the next day’s learning.