This half term in Drawing Club the children will continue to develop their writing skills using drawing, story telling, vocabulary and imagination.

We will focus on listening to and writing the initial sounds of words they want to write as their code for their drawings. The code will make their drawing do anything they want. For example, they will draw a character from a story and the code they write could make the character grow so tall that their head touches the moon! There is no end to where their imagination can take them! 

We will be continue learning phonics through Little Wandle. The children will be working towards blending sounds to read words.

Our topic this half term is 'Let's Celebrate '

Through learning about different celebrations and festivals children will begin to recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways. 

We will be using story books to help us learn about the celebrations of Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas. We will also learn about a historical figure, Guy Fawkes, to help us understand why Bonfire Night is celebrated. 

The children will use their own personal experiences when we think about birthday celebrations and we will talk about differences and similarities in the way we celebrate this special occasion. 

Children will have opportunities to explore and use a variety of artistic effects to enhance their learning of the different celebrations we are focusing on. They will continue to develop storylines through pretend play/role play. This will also support their communication and language skills.