Author: Coundon Admin

We would like to welcome the children back from their half term break! We hope you have all had a lovely time celebrating the Jubilee and the children have had a well deserved rest, before the final stretch of the year!

In phonics this week, the children will be assessed on the progress they have made throughout the last 6 weeks. Their phonics teacher will be carrying out the assessments to determine whether they will be moving up a group, or staying where they are. For the rest of the week, the children will be continuing their usual phonics lessons and will be placed in their new phonics groups, next week. We continue to ask you all to keep supporting your children’s reading at home, as this makes a huge difference on their progression.

In maths this week, we will also be assessing the children’s learning and how far they have progressed throughout our scheme of work. This will help with our end of year assessments and any gaps that need to be filled, going forward.

In the wider curriculum this week, we will be learning all about summer. The children will be recapping on their previous learning and the different changes we have seen throughout the seasons. We will be discussing what we notice in the summer time and the fun activities we can enjoy during this season, such as, barbeques, picnics and trips to the beach. The children will be walking around the school grounds and finding the different signs of summer. We will be comparing what we notice, from when we had our spring walk. At the end of the week, we will be learning about we can keep safe in summer, by applying sun cream on sunny days and wearing sunhats and glasses.

We hope you have a lovely, summery week!

The Reception team

The reception team would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of the families that helped raise sponsorship money for the school. We were astounded to see how generous people have been! The children did absolutely amazing on their wheels day. They rode round the playground sensibly and safely and all of them managed to finish their 10 laps. Another huge well done to Mrs Dalton and the children that completed theirs, yesterday. It must have been daunting to ride without their classmates, but they were fantastic. Super well done all round!

In phonics this week, the children will be continuing their learning in their phonics groups. A big well done to some of the children that have moved up to books this week. All of the staff are very proud of them. Please, keep reading and writing as much as you can at home. It makes a huge difference to their progress going forward.

In maths this week, we are moving on from addition and onto subtraction using first, then, now stories. The children will be using the stories to deepen their understanding of subtraction and what happens when we take away. We will start the week by playing the take away game. The children all start with 10 cubes and will take it in turns to take away 1, 2 or 3 away. The child that avoids taking the last cube is the winner! It is a simple and fun game to play at home, too. By the end of the week, the children will be working out the unknown first and then in their subtraction stories.

In the wider curriculum this week, we will be celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee! The children will be learning about the Queen’s life and her impressive reign. They will be creating their own crowns, which they will wear to our Jubilee celebration, on Friday. Remember, children can come into school wearing red, white and blue on the Friday and will need to bring in their own party plate of food, with their name clearly labelled.

Have a fabulous week and half term break!

The reception team