We watched some exciting (and very noisy!) video clips of lion and dragon dances, and the children crafted beautiful lanterns in the all-important colours of red and gold. They also had a go at writing Chinese numbers in the tuff tray! 

In literacy, we practised our list-writing skills, focusing on using our phonics knowledge to listen carefully for all the sounds in a word. In our phonics sessions, we learnt the new sounds ‘x’ and ‘y’ and worked on spelling some tricky words. 

In mathematics, we focused on number bonds to 10 and learning about money. The children enjoyed counting coins for our New Year envelope activity and making special red envelopes to take home to their families. 

Next week, we look forward to learning all about our five senses!