Author: Coundon Admin

This week we are continuing with our work on celebrations. We will begin the week looking at Remembrance day. We will be talking about the significance of the day and why it is celebrated and the way that it is celebrated. The children will join in with a minutes silence to remember those that fought in the war. We will also talk about the war and when it happened in relation to our history. This would be a good opportunity to talk to your children about the poppy and why they are worn. We will also be talking about celebrating in other ways. We will have a focus on celebrating our differences and how we are all unique.

The children started in their new phonic groups last week. They will have brought home their reading diary and there will be some reading activities inside. Please sign the reading diary each time you do these activities with your child. Continue to go over the letters that have been sent home and make simple CVC words to practice word blending. Below are some blending videos to help with this.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Gh9DWQ1y/5enu8z7l

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/zTqoCMH6/tzvnlWpI

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/kgzmG4wl/zCGesfGh

This week, the children will build on their subitising skills. They will be encouraged to look closely at small quantities and observe whether the quantity has changed or only the arrangement. When investigating the shapes made by Numberblock Four and making similar arrangements, children may also begin to develop their skills of ‘conceptual’ subitising. They will begin to notice the sub-groups that can be perceived within a larger set, and recognise the whole at the same time. For example, they will see that Numberblock Four can be arranged with 2 blocks on top of another 2 blocks or as a line of 3 with 1 on top, and connect both to 4. This will further develop their understanding of part–whole relations and the composition of number from previous learning. The children will also be encouraged to represent quantities in different ways by using a number of fingers on one hand. Some children will be able to show an amount ‘all at once’ while others will need a lot more practice to be able to do this. Build confidence by allowing the children to ‘grow their fingers’ – putting up one finger at a time – before showing them, and gradually introduce the idea of making an amount ‘all at once’ when they become more familiar with finger patterns. We will also look at squares and rectangles having four sides and four corners

We are looking forward to our upcoming trip to Ash End Children’s farm. You should have received an email with the details for payment. Unfortunately if we do not get enough money to cover the cost of the trip we will have to cancel it. We will provide more information closer to the day on what your child will need to wear on the day. It is a lovely trip for the children and I’m sure they will have lots of fun which will begin to get them in the mood for Christmas.

Thank you to those parents who have been contributing to our weekly 50p fund. This money allows us to buy additional resources to enhance the children’s learning such as the pumpkins that the children had great fun bashing with golf pegs and dissecting them to see what was inside as well as the Indian food that we tasted when celebrating Diwali. It is very much appreciated and all of the money contributed will go on enhancing your child’s learning in Reception.

Have a great week

The Reception Team