Personal, Social, and Emotional Development

• Students were able to develop friendship with other children.

• They were able to talk about and manage their emotions.

Physical Development

• They were able to show an increasing desire to be independent, such as wanting to feed themselves and dress or undress.

Communication and Language

• They were able to say how they feel and used words as well as actions. 

Literacy

• Students were able to repeat words and phrases from familiar stories.

• They were able to enjoy sharing books with an adult. 

Phonics

• The students have learnt:

  • • Phase 1 - Aspect 7: Oral Blending and Segmenting

Mathematics

• The students were able to react to changes in the amount in a group of up to three items.

• They were able to compare amounts, saying ‘lots’, ‘more’ or ‘same’.

• They were able to learn the following shapes: 

  • • Oval

    • Diamond

• They were able to learn number 7.

Understanding the World

• The students were able to explore and respond to different natural phenomena in their setting and on trips.

Expressive Arts and Design

• The students were able to explore paint, using fingers and other parts oif their bodies as well as brushes and other tools.

• They were able to make rhythmic and repetitive sounds.

• They were able to learn the colour 'Purple'.

Personal, Social, and Emotional Development

• The students were able to develop their sense of responsibility and membership of a community.

• They were able to understand gradually how others might be feeling.

Physical Development

• The students were able to show an increasing desire to be independent, such as wanting to feed themselves and dress or undress.

Communication and Language

• The students were able to use longer sentences of four to six words.

• They were able to talk to organise themselves and their play.  For example, 

  • • "Let's go on a bus..."

    • "You sit there...."

    • "I'll be the driver!"

Literacy

• The students were able to use some of their print and letter knowledge in their early writing. For example: 

  • • writing a pretend shopping list that starts at the top of the page; 

    • writing ‘m’ for mummy.

• They were able to write some or all of their name.

• They were able to write some letters accurately.

• They have learnt the sight word 'I'.

Phonics

• The students have learnt:

  • • Phase 2 - Letter sound:

      • • 'g', 'o', and 'k'

Mathematics

• The students were able to experiment with their own symbols and marks as well as numerals.

• They were able to make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity.

• They were able to talk about and explore 2D shapes 

  • • circles, rectangles, triangles by using informal and mathematical language: ‘sides’, ‘corners’; ‘straight’, ‘flat’, ‘round’.

• They have learnt about number 10.

• They have learnt about the shape 'Semi-circle'.

• They have learnt about the concept 'Long and Short'.

Understanding the World

• The students were able to continue developing positive attitudes about the differences between people.

• They were able to show interest in different occupations. 

• They were able to talk about what they see, using a wide vocabulary.

• They have learnt about:

  • • The people who provide us with goods and services

    • The people who keep us safe and healthy

      • • Firefighter

        • Police Officer

        • Doctor

        • Nurse

        • Paramedic 

Expressive Arts and Design

• The students were able to develop their own ideas and then decided which materials to use to express them.

• They were able to create their own songs or improvise a song around one they know.

• They were able to draw semi-circles.

• They have learnt about the colour 'Orange'.

• They have learnt about the song 'Ms. Polly Had a Dolly'.

Personal, Social, and Emotional Development

• The students were able to think about the perspectives of others.

• They were able to show resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge.

Physical Development

• The students were able to develop overall body-strength, balance, coordination and agility.

• They were able to develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in activities that involve a ball.

Communication and Language

• The students were able to retell the story, once they have developed a deep familiarity with the text, some as exact repetition and some in their own words.

• They were able to engage in non-fiction books. 

• They were able to listen to and talk about selected non-fiction to develop a deep familiarity with knowledge and vocabulary.      

Literacy/Phonics

• The students were able to learn the following digraphs:

  • • ee

    • igh

    • long 'oo'

    • short 'oo'

    • oa

• They have learnt new vocabulary words:

  • • ee - cheese, sleep, freeze

    • igh - lightning, flight, tight

    • long 'oo' - balloon, school, rooster

    • short 'oo' - good, stood, hook

    • oa - coach, toast, float  

• They have learnt the following blending words:

  • • ee -  deep, feet, teeth

    • igh -  high, night, sight

    • long 'oo' -  moon, food, tool

    • short 'oo' -  cook, wood, foot

    • oa -  loaf, soap, boat  

• They have learnt the tricky word 'have' (in addition to Phase 2 and Phase 3 tricky words):

• They were able to read simple phrases and sentences made up of words with known letter-sound correspondences and, where necessary, a few exception words.  

Mathematics

• The students were able to select, rotate and manipulate shapes to develop spatial reasoning skills.

• They were able to compose and decompose shapes.

• They have learnt the following vocabulary words:

  • • rotate

    • manipulate

    • compose

    • decompose

Understanding the World

• The students were able to recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways.

• They were able to talk about aliens and astronauts.

• They were able to learn about the different phases of the moon.

• They have learnt the following vocabulary words:

  • • spacesuit

    • oxygen

    • Sultan Al Neyadi

    • UFO

    • crescent

    • full moon

    • new moon

Expressive Arts and Design

• The students were able to return to and build on their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.

• They were able to create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.