Welcome back!
This week the story we are reading in The Jolly Witch. We thought this story was appropriate this week with Halloween coming up.
We are starting cookery this week and the children will have the opportunity to make cheese muffins and they will bring their individual muffin home.
We are also starting woodwork where the children can design and make something of their choice. We train and supervise the children in this area until they get to know how to use the woodwork bench, tools and wood safely.
Another new thing this week is Squiggle which is where the children will develop their gross motor skills using squares of material to make large movements to music.
In maths we are continuing to practise counting skills to help the children really secure this element of maths. We teach the children to line up objects and make sure they say one number name for each item they touch.
In Phonics we are going to be doing some listening activities so that the children develop their ability to listen carefully which will help when we start teaching individual sounds.
Have a good week!
Monday, 30 October 2017
Monday, 9 October 2017
Week beginning 9.10.17
This week the children are doing more painting but this time they are doing self portraits. The children will also do self portraits using the paint program on the computer and take selfies on iPads so that they experiment with different media.
We will be doing some number work in the form of counting and number recognition of number 1- 10. We will also be listening to stories and checking the children's understanding of what they have heard.
The children will have free flow play everyday both indoors and out.
The children will be going to assembly for the first time this week where they will join with the rest of the school for a celebration assembly which is where different things that have happened during the week are celebrated.
Please come into the classroom on Wednesday after school to see your child's Christmas card design and put in an order for them to be made into cards.
Don't forget we are having a cake sale on Wednesday after school too. Please bring in any donations on Wednesday morning. Thank you in advance!
Have a good week!
We will be doing some number work in the form of counting and number recognition of number 1- 10. We will also be listening to stories and checking the children's understanding of what they have heard.
The children will have free flow play everyday both indoors and out.
The children will be going to assembly for the first time this week where they will join with the rest of the school for a celebration assembly which is where different things that have happened during the week are celebrated.
Please come into the classroom on Wednesday after school to see your child's Christmas card design and put in an order for them to be made into cards.
Don't forget we are having a cake sale on Wednesday after school too. Please bring in any donations on Wednesday morning. Thank you in advance!
Have a good week!
Monday, 2 October 2017
Week beginning 02.10.17
This week:
I hate to mention the Christmas word already as it's such a long time away but we have to get prepared in school! The children are painting their designs this week and you will have the opportunity to order their designs to be printed as real Christmas cards so you can send them to friends and family. More details will be on the newsletter which will be sent out this week.
We are continuing with assessments and hopefully by the end of the week we will have finished so that we can see what we need to teach the children over the year. The children are enjoying doing little assessment tasks.
When the children are not painting or doing assessment tasks they will have free play both indoors and out to follow their own interests.
Don't forget there are Reception Curriculum meetings coming up - you will get a reminder text about these.
Have a good week!
I hate to mention the Christmas word already as it's such a long time away but we have to get prepared in school! The children are painting their designs this week and you will have the opportunity to order their designs to be printed as real Christmas cards so you can send them to friends and family. More details will be on the newsletter which will be sent out this week.
We are continuing with assessments and hopefully by the end of the week we will have finished so that we can see what we need to teach the children over the year. The children are enjoying doing little assessment tasks.
When the children are not painting or doing assessment tasks they will have free play both indoors and out to follow their own interests.
Don't forget there are Reception Curriculum meetings coming up - you will get a reminder text about these.
Have a good week!
Monday, 25 September 2017
Week Beginning 25.9.17
Well we've made it to week 3 and all the children are coming into school beautifully, we even saw a few smiles this morning! It's great to see that the children are getting used to daily routines and school life but obviously tiredness levels are increasing!
At the moment we are assessing the children to see what they can do and what they know. This will continue for the next couple of weeks so that we know what we need to teach the children over the year. We do these assessments both inside and outside as the children are playing.
Now the children are familiar with school we are focusing on them selecting what they want to play with, playing with it and putting it away before they move onto another activity. We are encouraging this inside and outside. The children have also been encouraged to play in both Reception classes and in the outside area so they get used to the space where they can play everyday.
We are sharing a lot of stories at the moment so that the children get used to sitting and listening for short periods of time in big groups. We also discuss the story, predict what might happen next and talk about other books by the same author or with the same theme.
Just a reminder - Please can you go through book bags as there are a couple of letters that need information filling in and returning, Thank you!
At the moment we are assessing the children to see what they can do and what they know. This will continue for the next couple of weeks so that we know what we need to teach the children over the year. We do these assessments both inside and outside as the children are playing.
Now the children are familiar with school we are focusing on them selecting what they want to play with, playing with it and putting it away before they move onto another activity. We are encouraging this inside and outside. The children have also been encouraged to play in both Reception classes and in the outside area so they get used to the space where they can play everyday.
We are sharing a lot of stories at the moment so that the children get used to sitting and listening for short periods of time in big groups. We also discuss the story, predict what might happen next and talk about other books by the same author or with the same theme.
Just a reminder - Please can you go through book bags as there are a couple of letters that need information filling in and returning, Thank you!
Friday, 14 July 2017
Week beginning 10.07.17
This week is the start of Sports Week so the story we read to the children was Mr Men's Sports Day. The children then did an independent piece of writing about their favourite part of the story.
We had a dance teacher in to teach the children the opening dance for sports day. We have been practising the dance all week and hopefully you'll be impressed when you see it!
The children have done lots of different PE this week including PE games, Karate, table tennis and Stomp dancing. We have also practised sports day races and the children have tasted a different fruit every day.
We had a dance teacher in to teach the children the opening dance for sports day. We have been practising the dance all week and hopefully you'll be impressed when you see it!
The children have done lots of different PE this week including PE games, Karate, table tennis and Stomp dancing. We have also practised sports day races and the children have tasted a different fruit every day.
Tuesday, 4 July 2017
Week Beginning 03.07.17
This week we are continuing with fairy tales in preparation for our trip to Gressenhall on Wednesday. The story is Cinderella because one of the main activities at Gressenhall features a quest to help Cinderella. The children will hopefully be very familiar with the story by the time of the trip. They will be writing a sentence about their favourite part of the story independently so they can use the skills they have learnt over the year.
In maths we will be revising number including looking at missing numbers on a numberline, one more and one less than a given number and ordering numbers.
We are very excited about our trip to Gressenhall on Wednesday - if you have any questions or concerns please speak to one of the Reception team. Don't forget to apply sunscreen to your child, provide lunch if you haven't ordered a school packed lunch, pack an extra bottle of water and give your child a bag that they can carry their drinks and lunch in. Please can your child wear school uniform and comfortable shoes. We will collect the children from the playground at 8.45 so we can leave promptly and we will return in time for normal pickup time.
We will also be doing phonic checks to see what the children have remembered over the year.
Please don't forget that the school summer fair is on Friday - come along to enjoy all the fun of the fair, see your child's work/learning journey and see your child's new class and meet their new teacher.
In maths we will be revising number including looking at missing numbers on a numberline, one more and one less than a given number and ordering numbers.
We are very excited about our trip to Gressenhall on Wednesday - if you have any questions or concerns please speak to one of the Reception team. Don't forget to apply sunscreen to your child, provide lunch if you haven't ordered a school packed lunch, pack an extra bottle of water and give your child a bag that they can carry their drinks and lunch in. Please can your child wear school uniform and comfortable shoes. We will collect the children from the playground at 8.45 so we can leave promptly and we will return in time for normal pickup time.
We will also be doing phonic checks to see what the children have remembered over the year.
Please don't forget that the school summer fair is on Friday - come along to enjoy all the fun of the fair, see your child's work/learning journey and see your child's new class and meet their new teacher.
Friday, 23 June 2017
Week beginning 26.6.17
This week we are going to revisit traditional tales in preparation for our trip to Gressenhall. This week we are reading Jack and the Beanstalk. We want the children to become really familiar with these stories so they get as much out of the trip as possible. They will take part in four different activities involving different fairy stories. The activities are led by a character from the books.
The children will be doing independent writing over the next few weeks so that we can really see what they are capable of and to see which skills the children remember without being reminded.
In maths we will revise counting forwards and backwards, looking at coins and adding up amounts. We will also look at heights and comparing who is tallest, shortest etc.
We will be continuing to have free flow library time where the children can choose to go to the library and look at books.
On Friday the children will get to watch the Y1s and 2s summer concert which we are sure theyll enjoy.
We hope you have a good week!
The children will be doing independent writing over the next few weeks so that we can really see what they are capable of and to see which skills the children remember without being reminded.
In maths we will revise counting forwards and backwards, looking at coins and adding up amounts. We will also look at heights and comparing who is tallest, shortest etc.
We will be continuing to have free flow library time where the children can choose to go to the library and look at books.
On Friday the children will get to watch the Y1s and 2s summer concert which we are sure theyll enjoy.
We hope you have a good week!
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