Category: Reception Blog

In maths this week, we will be continuing our learning of numbers up to 20. We will be focusing on ordering numbers and recognising when there is a number missing. On Friday, we will be looking at capacity and using containers to identify which one holds more, using cubes. The children will use ten frames, to identify how many cubes each container is holding. We will also be playing various maths games, such as bingo and ‘What’s the missing number?’.

In phonics this week, we will be reviewing our learning of the sounds ‘air’, ‘ure’, ‘er’, ‘ee’, ‘ai’ and ‘igh’. We will also be developing their knowledge of tricky words and how to read and write them. Children will be focusing on implementing their phonic knowledge to help them read and write words and sentences. We will also be creating a shared write in the theme of superheroes, this will help the children use their phonics to write a sentence about the superhero they have created.

In the wider curriculum, we will be continuing the theme of superheroes. We will be focusing on how the children can be superheroes and what it takes to make super choices, inside and outside of the classroom. We will be creating a class super hero, which the children will decide what they will wear and what super powers they may have. On Friday 30th April, we will be celebrating our superhero theme by asking the children to come into school dressed up as a superhero. Remember, this does not need to be a shop bought costume, this can be anything that represents why the children are special and super.

Have a super week!

The Reception Team

The Reception team are delighted to welcome all the children back from the Easter break. We hope you have had a lovely couple of weeks rest and are ready to return to school for some super learning!

In phonics this week, we will be revising the learning we did in the Spring term. We will be focusing on the sounds; ai, ee, igh, oa, ar, oo, ow, ear and oi. We will be playing physical phonics games and using the sounds we have learned to write sentences. Our main focus this week, is to apply the phonics we have learned into our reading and writing.

In maths this week, we will be starting to learn numbers to 20. We will be looking at the numerals 11 to 20 and how we can represent the number using different objects. This will allow the children to see the tens and ones and how this corelates with the numeral. We will also be introducing estimating amounts using objects. The children will hold different amounts in each hand and estimate which they think has more. They will look at their objects and estimate if they think there is more or less than 10.

In the wider curriculum, we will be having a super hero week! We will be reading stories about different superheroes and what makes them super. The children will be designing their own super hero costume and discussing what their powers would be. We will focus on how we all have the abilities to be super heroes, whether it is through being kind, helping others, eating healthy and any talents we have. To celebrate this, we will be asking the children to come into school on Friday 30th May in a super hero costume of their choice. You can create your own costume or wear one they may already have at home.

Have a fab week!

The Reception team

In phonics this week, the children will be focusing on learning longer words and using them in a sentence. We will also be learning how to identify syllables in words and playing sound games to help us. Over the Easter break, try playing some phonics games on phonicsplay.co.uk. The children enjoy the games and it is a great way to keep practising segmenting and blending.

In maths this week, we will be playing lots of maths games and keeping the learning fun for the last few days before we break up. At home over the Easter break, you can play some online maths games on topmarks.co.uk. Try the games focused around number recognition, shapes and combining two groups, as this is the learning we have been focusing on over the last 2 weeks. Also, number bonds to 10 songs are great on YouTube, to support the children’s recognition of them.

In the wider curriculum, we will be learning all about Easter celebrations and the different ways people celebrate over the Easter period. The children will be creating their own Easter eggs and taking part in an Easter egg hunt on Thursday. We will be reading stories about the Easter bunny and chocolate eggs! We will be practising our sentence writing by writing Easter cards to our family.

Over the Easter break, please ensure the children are reading as much as they can. Access your Reading Wise and Oxford Owl accounts for a wide range of reading ability appropriate texts.

Have a fantastic Easter break everyone!

Reception team

In phonics this week, we are recapping the digraphs we have been learning throughout the previous weeks and trying to put them into words and sentences. Our new learning will focus on the trigraphs ‘ear’ and ‘air’ and the digraph ‘er’. The children will practise writing their new sounds and thinking of words that have these sounds in them. We will also be having fun with our learning by playing some phonics games.

In maths this week, we are continuing with our consolidation of Spring learning. We will be focusing on the composition of 7 and 8, and the combining of two groups. We will be using building blocks, cubes and playing games to help us delve deeper into our learning. We will also be digging deeper, for the children who need it, by using extension activities.

In the wider curriculum, we will be introducing the story of Easter and why we celebrate it. We will be telling the story of how Jesus was resurrected and visited his friends before going to heaven. We will also discuss the different symbols that represent Easter. On Friday, we will learn about how hot cross buns are a symbol of Easter and letting the children try them.

Have a lovely week everybody!

Reception team

The Reception team would like to say a very big well done to all of the children, for settling in so well with their return to school. It has been lovely seeing them so excited to be back with their friends and teachers, and their smiling faces again.

In phonics this week, we will be reviewing our learning and reminding the children of the digraphs and trigraph we have already learned. Our new learning will be focused on the digraphs ‘ur’, ‘ow’ and ‘oi’. We will be asking the children to think of some words with the new sounds in and to choose one of these words to write a sentence. We will also be having fun with our learning, by playing some phonics games.

In maths this week, we will be consolidating our Spring learning. We will be focusing on numeral recognition by playing matching the number to the picture games. We will also be recapping the composition of 6, how many ways can you make 6? The children will be using different objects to discover this.

In the wider curriculum, we will be learning all about mini-beasts and the different habitats they live in. We will be going on a mini-beast hunt around the school grounds and identifying which ones we can see. We will also be learning about St Patricks day on Wednesday and recycling on Thursday, in celebration of ‘World Recycling Day’. At home, show the children the different bins we put different materials in and why it is important to recycle.

In Reception, we are starting to collect junk for the children to start junk modelling. If you have any cardboard boxes, plastic bottles, yoghurt pots etc. it would be fantastic to bring these into school. Please be assured, that any junk that is brought into school will be quarantined for 48 hours before given to the children to play with. Also, another reminder that the children need to come into school in their P.E kit on Thursdays.

Have a fantastic week!

The Reception team

Welcome back to school Reception we have really missed you all. This week at school we will be continuing with our work on Spring. We will be planting some beans in our own mini green houses and will be watching how they begin to grow. We will also plant some cress and will be making cress heads with a focus on the scientific processes for Science week.

Towards the end of the week we will be learning about Mothers day and will be making a nice surprise for our mummies.

We will have lots of time to play together and have the opportunity to talk about how we are feeling being back in school. The grown ups will also be doing a little assessment on our Phonics and reading so we can be given the correct reading book to support where we are with our phonics learning.

Thursday will be our P.E day so please remember to come into school in your P.E kit. White T-shirt, black leggings or joggers and a black sweatshirt/ hoodie ( as the weather warms up we can wear our black shorts) and footwear such as trainers. Please make sure if you are wearing trainers that you are able to put these on and off and if they have laces you should be able to tie these yourself. Hopefully over lockdown you have been dressing and undressing yourself so this is a skill that we hope you have all mastered.

We can’t wait to see you all

The Reception Team