We hope you have all had a lovely half-term, having lots of fun and some well deserved rest! 

We would LOVE to hear what you got up to over the holidays. It might have been having a film night, sharing a favourite book, exploring on an autumnal walk or dressing up for Halloween! We would love to see a few photos that the children can talk about with their friends in school.

If you could upload these photos in one post on tapestry that would be amazing.  We will print these and use these for our next topic, which will be... *drumroll please* 

OUR NEW BIG IDEA FOR THIS HALF TERM... LONG AGO... 

Time is such a tricky concept for children to understand... In this 'Long Ago' topic, we will help children grasp time by talking about their recent past (e.g. what they did over half-term, so those photos on Tapestry will be really helpful). 

 
We will talk about their history and how they have changed from when they were babies. We will bring this to life by seeing baby Rex again (Miss Inglis' baby), and talking about what he can do and is still learning to do/will be able to do when he is older, like the children in foundation!

We will be sharing sorties that have been told for hundreds of years such as Cinderella. We will be looking at castles, how old they are and how they are different from the homes that we live in.

We will also be finding out about dinosaurs! Your child will find out about the amazing prehistoric animals that lived on Earth. We will learn facts and discover how big some of these gigantic creatures were. They will learn about what we might find in museums and what the word 'extinct' means. 

We will also be sharing lots of different books, videos and photographs that help us explore the past.

Ways you could support our topic at home:

• Look at photographs of children as babies and talk about how they have grown and changed/what they can do now that they couldn't before. 
• Talk about and share photos of what your life was like when you were a child/grandparents were a child.
• Go to the CBeebies Dinosaurs website and explore the games and videos together. Can you find out any fascinating facts to share in school? 
• Visit a local castle or historic building (remember to share your photos with us on Tapestry!)
• Share traditional tales and see if your children can re-tell the key parts from the story (Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel etc).
• Share and discuss the ‘Big Ideas’ poster below (also attached as PDF for clearer version).

Thank you for your continued support 🙂