Teaching & Learning Weekly Summary
Below you will find our weekly teaching and learning summary to find out how we develop and enrich your child's teaching and learning whilst they are with us.
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| Week ending | What we have been learning about |
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| 24/01/25 | It’s been an action-packed week in The LAN Centre, filled with fun and learning. We kicked things off with a special visit from our local police station! The children had a blast exploring the police uniforms and pretending to be officers. It was a great way to learn about their important work in the community. In English, we’ve started reading our new story, Jabari Tries. The children have been excitedly following Jabari's adventures, and they even worked together to build a ramp in the outdoor area, inspired by the story. Our Art session was a creative highlight this week. The children crafted aeroplanes using junk models, and we held a competition to see whose plane could fly the furthest. It was a close race, with plenty of excitement and cheers! In Maths, the children have been working hard to find the missing numbers on a number line, building their number skills in a fun and engaging way. We hope you have a wonderful weekend and look forward to seeing you all next week! |
| 17/01/25 | We've had a lovely second week back at school! The children have been working hard and enjoying their learning. In Maths, they’ve continued to explore place value, focusing on representing numbers 0-5 and recognising numbers up to 13. In Science, the children had fun experimenting with push and pull toys, learning about forces in an engaging way. In English, we’ve been practising our fine motor skills by writing familiar words and short sentences to answer questions about the story All Through The Night. The children have made great progress in both their writing and comprehension! This week in cooking, the children had a wonderful time baking chocolate chip muffins. We hope they shared some of their delicious treats with you! We wish you a relaxing weekend and look forward to seeing you all next week! |
| 10/01/25 | What a lovely first week back! The children have settled into school brilliantly, and it's been wonderful to see them all engaged and eager to learn. In English, we have begun reading the story All Through The Night. We’ve been exploring the different jobs people have during the night, which has sparked some interesting discussions and ideas. In Maths, we’re focusing on place value. The children have particularly enjoyed finding different ways to make amounts to 7, helping them strengthen their number understanding in a fun and engaging way. In Phonics, we are continuing to work on the SATPIN sounds and progressing through phase 2, which is supporting the children’s early reading skills. Next week in Science, the children will be looking at seasonal changes, with a special focus on different forces. We’re excited for this hands-on and interactive topic that will help the children understand the world around them. Have a lovely weekend, and we look forward to seeing you on Monday! |
| 20/12/24 | The LAN Centre have had a brilliant week! In English, we have continued reading the story ‘Dear Santa’. The children have enjoyed playing pass a parcel with their friends. In Maths, the children have continued learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We enjoyed going on a shape hunt in the classroom and in the playground. This Wednesday, the children had their festive Christmas lunch. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you all in January 2025. |
| 13/12/24 | This week in the LAN Centre, we have been getting very festive. The children have enjoyed writing Christmas lists to Santa and have found the story ‘Dear Santa’ to be engaging and funny. In Maths, we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. The children particularly enjoyed feeling the shapes inside a bag and guessing what shape they could feel. In English, the children have continued to work on their writing skills. Have a fantastic weekend, and we look forward to seeing you all next week. |
| 06/12/24 | This week in the LAN Centre, the children have continued with their amazing learning in Maths, English and Phonics. We had a brilliant time singing in the Christmas Nativity, all the children had a wonderful time seeing you all there to support them. In English, the children have continued forming and writing sentences to answer questions about the story 'Room on The Broom'. In Maths, the children have been learning how to tell the time to o’clock and half past. Have a lovely weekend and we will see you next week. |
| 29/11/24 | This week, the children enjoyed listening to the story ‘Room on The Broom’. We have continued to use colourful semantics to answer questions about the story and we are beginning to write keywords relating to the text. In Maths, we have continued to learn number bonds to 10 using manipulatives and engaging in games on the computer. We are all very excited about our school Christmas nativity next week. We hope you all can come to see the fabulous performance. Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all next week. |
| 22/11/24 | We’ve had a busy week in the LAN centre. The children have started practising the songs for the Christmas nativity. In English, we enjoyed reading the story ‘Where’s Lenny?’. In Maths, the children have continued using part whole model and cubes to solve addition and subtraction problems. We had great fun watching our papier-mâché volcanoes erupt. We hope you have a wonderful weekend. |
| 15/11/24 | The children had another successful week in the LAN Centre. We started the week continuing listening to our class story 'Mad About Dinosaurs '. In Maths, we have continued using part whole model to work out the number of bonds to 10. The children made amazing progress this week in Maths. In Science, we investigated liquids, solids and gasses. We learnt so many new dances during our Diwali workshop. Have a lovely weekend and we will see you all next week. |
| 08/11/24 | What a lovely week we have had back at school. The children have welcomed Miss Punter into the LAN centre. This week, the children were introduced to the story ‘Mad About Dinosaurs’. We have enjoyed creating our very own dinosaurs using arts and crafts. In Maths, the children have continued matching the quantity to the numeral and using the part-whole method. We had another successful trip to Tesco this week, buying ingredients to bake dinosaur biscuits for our Friday cooking session. Have a lovely weekend. |
| 25/10/24 | The LAN centre has had an amazing term. This week, we have made some creative art for Halloween. The children really enjoyed creating a Halloween wreath and colouring in pumpkins and spooky creatures. In our science lesson, the children investigated what happens when oil and water come together. Our song in phonics this week was Incy Wincy Spider. Have a fantastic half term and we look forward to seeing you all in November. |
| 18/10/24 | What a fantastic week we’ve had in the LAN centre. In English, we have enjoyed listening to our new story of the week ‘Maisy’s Wonderful Weather Book’. The children have enjoyed exploring clothes and accessories that you will wear in the summer and winter months. The children had so much fun on our first class trip to Bocketts Farm on Thursday. We played in the soft play, playground, watched the pig race, had a brilliant ride on the tractor seeing all of the animals and feeding the animals. During whole class Phonics this week, the children have been learning words that start with the sound ‘P’ and singing ‘Pat-A-Cake’. I hope you all have a beautiful weekend, and we will see you all on Monday. |
| 11/10/24 | We have had another brilliant week in the LAN Centre. In Maths, we have been looking at money. The children had a fun time using money to buy their favourite toys from the LAN toy shop. In English, we have continued using colourful semantics to answer why, doing what and what questions. Each week, children are gaining more confidence, and they are becoming more excited about completing their learning and exploring new activities. We're all very excited about our school trip next Thursday to Bocketts Farm. Hopefully the weather is better than it’s been this week. Have a lovely weekend! |
| 04/10/24 | What a wonderful week in the LAN Centre. The children loved listening to our current story 'The Colour Monster'. We enjoyed talking about what can make us sad, happy, excited and angry. We hope you all enjoyed the monsters that we made during our creative lesson. In Science, we have been investigating heavy and light objects using weighing scales. I hope you all have an amazing weekend. See you next week. |
| 20/09/24 | This week, the children have had another amazing week. We continued listening to the story 'A Superpower Like Mine'. The children really enjoyed becoming superheroes. We have been talking about feelings and emotions in our PSHE lessons. The children took turns telling an adult things that make them happy and sad. This week in our cooking lesson, the children baked chocolate chip shortbread biscuits. Have a lovely weekend! |
| 13/09/24 | This week the children have enjoyed listening to the story 'A Superpower Like Mine'. We have pretended to be superheroes this week, both in and out of the classroom. In Maths this week, we have been exploring colours and what would happen if we mixed 2 or 3 colours together. We had our first shopping trip to Tesco this Thursday; I am proud to say that we had a brilliant time. The children enjoyed making pitta pizzas in our weekly cooking lesson. Next week, we will continue with the story 'A Superpower Like Mine' and will be exploring different materials and properties in our science lesson. Have a lovely weekend, and we look forward to seeing you all next week. |
| 06/09/24 | What a wonderful first week back at the LAN centre. The children have come into school ready to learn, which has been a joy to see. Over the past few days, we have been going over the class and school rules. The children enjoyed listening to stories and playing and taking turns at games with their peers. Next week, we will be starting our class story 'A Superpower Like Mine'. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and we look forward to seeing you all next week. |
