Sparkle and Shine - Autumn 2
Our topic this half term is called Sparkle and Shine and we will be learning about many different festivals and celebrations including Bonfire Night, Diwali, Eid, Birthdays, Weddings and Christmas.
We will be exploring these celebrations through the following key texts:
In Phonics the graphemes that we will be learning in this half term are:
e u r h b f ff l ll ss
Please help your child consolidate these at home by reading the words in your red phonics book.
Thank you :)
Halloween
We had a very spooky time at school as we became Witches and Wizards as part of our Literacy learning and had to create a spooky potion using initial sounds or CVC words learned in our phonics lessons. We continued to explore our interest in pumpkins, through provision in our indoor and outdoor classrooms and recreated the pumpkin artwork of the artist Yayoi Kusama.
Bonfire Night
We have also been learning about Bonfire Night and have talked about why and how we celebrate it, including setting off beautiful fireworks! We have discussed bonfire night and firework safety. We have watched some videos of firework displays and have recreated the movement of a firework through dance using scarves. The children have also used different art skills to create their own firework pictures.
