Reception
10th January
admin on: Reception
Welcome back to an icey cold start!
Our theme this week was winter and we really did get that experience for the children.
We managed to paint snowman, winter trees, math's working with 5 and 6 and making maps.
Phonics we are working on longer words with more 'Fred Fingers' and using digraphs e.g such as m-e-l-t is 4 c-r-a-ck is 4.
also writing words such as: fat big fell hat.
We also managed a bit of fun time in the snow.
Next week we will be learning 8 Nursery rhymes with a challenge and certificate.
Here are a few highlights.
Thank you for all your support at home.
Please keep up the reading with you child. We will change the books on Monday.
Mrs Oddy and the Team
31st January
admin on: Reception
What a super week we have had learning about the celebration of Chinese New Year.
We have made Chinese lanterns, lucky red money packets, had a go at Chinese writing and also we made snake symbols for the Year of the snake.
We have learnt about the story of the 12 animals of the Zodiac calendar.
We sang songs and learnt how to say Happy New Year in Chinese.
On Wednesday with Lucky we tried some Chinese noodles and stir fry.
In math's we were looking at the number 6,7,8 and finding different ways to make these. This is tricky so please have a go at home.
An egg box is good to make 6 in many different ways.
Here are a few highlights.
Different ways to make 7
Food tasting
Please keep up the reading at home.
Parents evening is Thursday next week 6th so some parents.
Thank you for your support at home.
Mrs Oddy and the Team
19th December
admin on: Reception
Wow!
What a final week. The children have worked so hard on the Christmas show and it showed with the enjoyment and confident they portrayed.
The children were all amazing showing confidence, concentration and competence on their performance on Tuesday.
We managed to continue with our phonics and Christmas Math's sessions and also so on a scavenger hunt outside.
Thank you for all your support at home this term.
Please keep up the reading with the children over the holidays it makes a huge difference to their confidence and progression the short 5 minute regualar reading session you do at home. We are no w looking at fluency in the reading of the CVC words. that means after a few goes they children recognise the words and can read them without blending them in ' Fred Talk'
Math's you can bring in at any time. Playing board games, setting the table looking for shapes and their properties.
Try and use the words 'one more than' one less than and see if they can tell you the answer.
Thank you again for all your support.
Mrs Oddy and Mrs Hemingway and Mrs Pearce.
13th December
admin on: Reception
What a busy week.
Our Party will be on the Thursday 19th December.
Warm jumper day was Wednesday, this is all the party clothes they will need. Thank you
The Elves have arrived in Reception class and are watching us getting on with all our busy jobs.
We are getting ready for our Christmas play which is Tuesday 17th 9.15am.
In math's this week we have been working on all the number facts of how to make 3,4 and 5 ready to work on 6-10 after the holidays.
We have nearly finish our squeaky clean lessons on how to keep our body clean and healthy.
- wash our bodies
- wash our clothes
- clean our teeth
- wash our hands after the toilet
- wash the germs away
We have been in the woods looking at the forest and its changes from Summer to Autumn and now Winter.
Please look at the clips I made, "How to read with your child using the Ditty sheets and Red story books."
We are looking forward to seeing you next week.
Mrs Oddy and the Team
6th December
admin on: Reception
What a busy week.
We have started our Christmas play rehearsals this week.
We have done our termly phonics assessment and all children are progressing at their own pace which is good.
Please spend time practicing reading with your child at home at least 3 times a week. It only takes 5 minutes to read a ditty or blend or one story in the book.
The difference it can make for your child not only with progression but confidence is enormous. We can't listen to your child every day in school as that's all we would do but you have this gift to do at home.
Please look on teams at the videos to show you how to read with your child.
Dress REHEARSAL 13th December. Please could we have the outfits into school in a named bag before this date.
Any problems we have a few in school you can borrow.
In number work we have been looking at properties of 3D shapes inside and outside of school.
In science we have been looking at different materials and naming a few common ones such as
PLASTIC METAL GLASS WOOD PAPER CARDBOARD
We have also talked about recycling and why it is so important for looking after our planet.
More will be done about this important topic over the year.
Here are a few highlights.
Decorating our tree.
Looking at materials and shapes.
Redesigning the recycling sign.
Thank you for your support at home.
Mrs Oddy and the Team