The Reception class value is to Have Fun

Friday 27th September 2024

What another wonderful week it has been! The children have been learning all about our bodies this week and why we have skeletons. We looked at different x ray photographs and matched them up to the bones in our body. We then read a “Funny Bones” story book and completed some funny bones activities.  

The children now know lots of sounds including: 

 s,a,t,p,i,n,m, d, g,o,c,k  

They are also getting very good at segmenting and blending these sounds together.  

In Maths we have been looking at taller and shorter objects and measuring. The children used multilink cubes to measure objects and counted how many cubes they had. They then compared these cubes with their friends.  

Reminders:  

• We have sent a letter out about a class trip to Pennington Flash. This will take place on Thursday 10th October from 9.30-11.30.  

Next week we will be learning more about nocturnal animals and their habitats! 

Miss Outram and the Reception team  

Friday 20th September 2024

What a fantastic week it has been! The children have all been super busy and completing lots of different activities. This week, the children found some gingernut biscuits which belonged to the Gingerbread Man! The Gingerbread Story is our literacy book for this term. We created our own Gingerbread man pictures and practised our fine motor skills by decorating them. We also used playdough and practised our rolling skills to create a Gingerbread man.  

The children are well on their way with their phonics, and have now been taught the s,a,t,p,i,n,m, d sounds. I will be sending these sounds home today so that your child can practise reading and writing them at home.  

In Maths we have been thinking about how to make the numbers 1,2,3 and 4. We have also been practising our subitising skills and comparing different amounts of objects.  

Reminders:  

• Reading books are to be brought into school everyday and will be changed every Monday.  

• Please practice reading and writing your child’s name at home.  

Next week we will be learning more about our bodies and our local area! 

Miss Outram and the Reception team  

Friday 13th September 2024

This week the children have started to become much more settled within their classroom environment! They are all accessing lots of different areas independently or with their friends. We have learned about our ‘School Community’ and the people who help to look after us whilst we are in school. During our maths lessons we have been finding out how many items we have got ‘altogether’ and practising our 1:1 counting. We have also been comparing and sorting a range of different objects. The children have been looking into mirrors and observing their facial features. We learned that we are not all the same and that we are all special and unique. We created our own face portraits using lots of different materials. These pictures have made a fantastic display in our class room! 

Reminders:  

• Tuesday 17th September is it individuals and sibling photograph day.  

• Please bring in family photographs so that we can talk about these in circle time sessions.  

We can not wait to see what next week will bring and what we will learn next!  

Miss Outram and the Reception team

Friday 6th September

Hello and welcome to Reception! I am Miss Outram your child’s class teacher along with Mrs Goulding and Mrs O’Brien who are the classroom teaching assistants. We are really excited for the upcoming year and working with your children to help them to learn and grow!

Here is some key information and dates for the upcoming term:

· PE sessions are on a Monday and Friday so please ensure that your child is wearing their full PE kits on these days.

· Snack is given daily and we have a selection of fruit on offer. This is £5 every half term.

· Please bring in a spare backpack of clothing to be kept in school on your child’s peg.

· Home challenges are given out every Friday and we ask that you complete these with your child to help with their learning. Reading books are changed once a week and we would like the children to read at home at least 4 times a week to help them practise their newly taught sounds.

· Our Phonics workshop will take place on Wednesday 11TH September at 9am and 5pm. This will give you lots of information on how you can support your child when reading a home.

· Please bring in photographs of your child with their family so that we can share them in class and use them on our display.

This week we have spent lots of time getting to know the children and learning about our classroom rules and routines. All of the children have been fantastic and had so much fun with their new friends! Our current topic is “Who Am I” and we have been talking about our families and how special they are. They have also met the Numberblocks 1,2 and 3!

Look out on our next class blog and Dojo to see what we get up to next week!

Miss Outram