Author: Coundon Admin

Please have a look through the Reception Induction presentation for those children starting in September 2021

This week in phonics we are learning ccvc words. We will be practicing writing these and using them in a sentence. We will continue to revise all phase 3 sounds and tricky words by playing interactive games and using flashcards.

In Maths this week we are revising repeating patterns and comparing lengths. We are also continuing our work on addition and subtraction and numeral recognition to 20.

For our wider curriculum we are carrying on our theme of Summer and looking at summer safety.

Friday is our Ash end farm visit which we are all looking forward to! Please remember to pack a disposable lunch for your child with their name and class on. Children are expected to wear school uniform and will need a coat and can wear wellies if preferred. If it is forecast to be a hot day please put sun cream on your child before school.

Please remember to log in to your child’s Reading Wise account and read with them as much as you can! Even 10 minutes per day makes a huge difference to their reading progress.

Have a fabulous week!

The Reception team

In phonics this week, we will be focusing on reading and writing CVCC words (consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant). We will be doing this by writing the first part of the word and then asking the children to finish it. For example, writing ‘ten’ and adding the ‘t’ to make ‘tent’. We will also be playing phonics games and using phoneme frames to support our learning.

In maths this week, we are learning how we can add different numbers together, in different ways, to get to a higher number. We will be reading ‘Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs’, ‘Mr Gumpy’s Outing’ and ‘How Many Legs?’ this week, to support our learning. The children will be finding all the ways we can make 12, but using the animal’s legs to help them.

We will also be introducing measurement of length and weight, this week. The children will be creating their own bridges and investigating who has made the longest and strongest bridge. They will be using items around the classroom, such as, pencils and blocks, to measure this.

In the wider curriculum, we will be introducing the season of summer. We will be asking the children what they know about the summer time? How is it different to the other seasons? We will also be singing our seasons song that the children love!

Please remember to log in to your child’s Reading Wise account and read with them as much as you can! Even 10 minutes per day makes a huge difference to their reading progress.

Have a fabulous week!

The Reception team