Livingstone Primary & Nursery School WK4 JAN 2026

This week in Nursery we have continued exploring traditional tales. We focused on Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the children have been thoroughly enjoying it!

As part of our learning, the children have taken part in lots of hands-on activities. They enjoyed making oat biscuits and tasting porridge, where they were able to choose their own fruit toppings and talk about what they liked or didn’t like. We have also been busy with role play, using masks and props to act out the story, which has been great for developing language, imagination and confidence.

In Maths, we have been learning about:

• ABAB patterns – for example, red, blue, red, blue – and spotting or continuing repeating patterns.
• The cardinal principle – this means understanding that when we count objects, the last number we say tells us how many there are altogether. For example, if we count 1, 2, 3, 4 then we know there are 4 objects in total.

As part of our personal, social, and emotional development, the children have been learning about the importance of being patient, taking turns, and helping our new children who are settling in. They are learning to be good role models, showing them our routines and making them feel welcome.

Talking Homework

At home, you might like to:

• Talk about the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and ask your child which part they liked best
• Ask your child to help you count objects at home (toys, fruit, steps) and talk about how many there are altogether
• Look for patterns around the house, such as colours, clothes or shapes

Reception have had a great week this week! We have loved getting messy mixing and exploring primary colours and discussing the secondary colours that can be made. We've enjoyed the last of the bus themed activities including working on cutting and shape skills. We have been making amazing towers and small world maps for our brand new toy buses and the children have been very imaginative with their constructions, using magnets and mobilo to make single decker, double decker and even bendy buses!

In our maths sessions the children are become confident with counting amounts, talking about more and less and even and odd numbers.

They are doing really well in their phonics groups and are making fantastic progress with their writing. We have been focussing on writing CVC words and getting lots of practice of using the rhymes to remind us of the correct formation. Continue to support them with daily reading at home and remember to record it in the reading diary too... we love to see how they are getting on at home too!

In Maths this week, Year 2 have been learning about multiplication and division. We have been recognising, making and adding equal groups and learning all about the 'x' symbol and what it means. In English, we have started our new book 'The Lonely Beast' which the children have really enjoyed. We made predictions and inferences about the story, and then used expanded noun phrases to describe the Beast and the different settings. The story has also inspired our Art lessons this week, where we have been using our drawing skills to create fabulous concertina books all about The Lonely Beast. In PSHE, we learnt about what an emergency is, how to make an emergency phone call, different emergency services and what we might need to say to the responder.

The first achievement award goes to Julia for her fantastic behaviour, attitude and focus.

The second achievement award goes to Samuel for his focus and hard work in all lessons this week. Well done!

This week we started our new class book The Wild Robot, and the children are already hooked by the story. In English, we explored direct speech and identified prepositional phrases to develop our writing skills. In Maths, we focused on dividing with remainders, using practical resources as well as drawing to support our understanding. In Art, we completed our 3D sculptures, showcasing fantastic imagination and teamwork while practising shaping and joining techniques.

Achievement awards go to Laiba and Kai for their excellent work on prepositional phrases. Well done you two!

This week, the children learned how to calculate fractions of amounts and how to multiply fractions by whole numbers.

In English, they analysed the features of a non-chronological report and researched an aspect of the Vikings and Anglo- Saxons in preparation for writing their own reports in a couple of weeks.

In Art, they were architects designing their own buildings. They also improved their sketching skills by sketching houses and creating a monoprint.

Homework due by Weds 4th February

Maths: pages 55 and 56 (fractions)

Grammar: pages 82 and 83 (spelling)

This week's awards go to Liana and Isabelle, both for excellent work in Maths. Well done, girls!

In Maths, we have been learning about money. We have been adding pounds and pence and have been finding different ways to make a total.

In English, we have been writing non-chronological reports about transport. We used our notes from last week to write our paragraphs and published these on the computers.