Category: Reception Blog

Our topic this week is ‘Around the world’ We will be looking at a world map and the different places where people live or where their families are from. We will be studying climates in different countries and locating different countries on a map. We will be discussing different types of housing in other countries and comparing them to our own houses. Does your house have a garden? Is it attached or detached? Is it a house, bungalow or flat?

In maths we will be learning about odd and even numbers. We will be investigating putting objects into pairs and seeing if there are any left over. We will also be making models with cubes, copying and matching them. Can your child share objects and work out which amounts are odd and which are even when shared between two?

We are working hard in our new groups. Some groups have recapped sounds this week and some groups have learnt new sounds. We are working so hard in phonics and this being shown off in their writing and reading. An extra well done for those children who are doing their online work and practising their reading book at home. Those children who are consistently completing their online homework and reading regularly are the children who are making the best progress. Please continue to read every night at home as this gives your child the best support in helping them to move forward with their phonics.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/umYynzbs/NR8cRQVG

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qAIKCOjU/gqlo4k5R

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ho6KTQZu/pbOx50KR

Thank you so much to all the parent’s who attended RKM’s assembly.

The lovely weather is set to continue so please can you provide your child with a named sunhat and a water bottle each day. There are still a few children coming to school without a water bottle . Please provide water and not squash. Please can you also apply sun cream to your child before they come to school as we are unable to apply it on them. Many brands do an 8 hour cream which means your child doesn’t need to reapply it in school. Thanks for your support.

Have a great week.

The Reception Team

Our topic this week is ‘changing me’. We will be looking at how we have changed since we are babies and how we continue to grow and change. We will discuss what we can do now that we couldn’t do when we were babies and how we will learn new things as we get older and turn in to adults. We will be naming and learning the parts of the body. We will also be learning about our differences and identifying where were born and looking at a map to see the different countries that we were born in. Can your child tell you what they can do now that they couldn’t do when they first started school?

This week we have assessed the children’s phonics and therefore some children may change phonics groups from next week. We have seen fantastic progress! We are working so hard in phonics and this being shown off in their writing and reading. An extra well done for those children who are doing their online work and practising their reading book at home. Those children who are consistently completing their online homework and reading regularly are the children who are making the best progress. Please continue to read every night at home as this gives your child the best support in helping them to move forward with their phonics.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/umYynzbs/NR8cRQVG

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qAIKCOjU/gqlo4k5R

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ho6KTQZu/pbOx50KR

In Maths this week we will be learning about sharing and grouping. We will learn how to share into two groups and more. We will be using practical apparatus to see what equal and unequal looks like. Can your child share objects, sweets, toys equally between two or more people?

This is the link to last week’s doubles rap for the children’ to practise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik_-OAgzD-8

Thank you so much to all the parent’s who attended RMT’s assembly. This Wednesday the 14th June is RKMs assembly. Please join us if you can at 8.50 am.

There will be a letter going home this week about our ‘changing me ‘topic. Please can you provide a baby picture of your child with their name on the back.

The lovely weather is set to continue so please can you provide your child with a named sunhat and a water bottle each day. There are still a few children coming to school without a water bottle . Please provide water and not squash. Please can you also apply sun cream to your child before they come to school as we are unable to apply it on them. Many brands do an 8 hour cream which means your child doesn’t need to reapply it in school. Thanks for your support.

Have a great week.

The Reception Team

Our topic this week is Summer. We will be learning about the different seasons and what we can see and do in the Summer. We will learn about the weather in the Summer and how it is different to the other seasons. We will also learn what is good about the sun and how we can keep safe in the sun. Can your child say what clothes are suitable to wear in the sun? What can we do to protect ourselves in the sun?

Our writing just keeps getting better and better! We are working so hard in phonics and this being shown off in their writing and reading. An extra well done for those children who are doing their online work and practising their reading book at home. This really helps in consolidating their learning.

Please continue to read every night at home as this gives your child the best support in helping them to move forward with their phonics. By re-reading the same text it allows your child to build both pace and fluency which will help them become a confident fluent reader. Please also remember to do your ‘Reading wise’ activities as extra phonic practise.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/umYynzbs/NR8cRQVG

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qAIKCOjU/gqlo4k5R

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ho6KTQZu/pbOx50KR

In maths this week we will be learning doubles to 10 and beyond. We will be making doubles butterflies practically, playing doubles games with dominoes, dice, numicon and cubes. We will also be learning doubles facts. Can your child use a dice to throw a number and work out its double?

We have had some lovely weather recently so please can you provide your child with a named sunhat and a water bottle each day. There are still a few children coming to school without a water bottle . Please provide water and not squash. Please can you also apply sun cream to your child before they come to school as we are unable to apply it on them. Many brands do an 8 hour cream which means your child doesn’t need to reapply it in school. Thanks for your support.

On Wednesday 7th June RMT will doing a class assembly. All parents are welcome to attend. On Wednesday 14th June RKM will be doing an assembly.

Have a great week.

The Reception Team

TOPIC

This week we are continuing our topic of healthy lifestyles focusing on the importance of being active. We will be learning about different ways to keep active completing our topic with a sponsored event on Friday. We will also be learning about how to keep our minds healthy and finding out what mindfulness is and completing activities to support this. Can your child tell you what foods are healthy and unhealthy? Can your child practise riding a bike or scooter?

The children have worked hard this week in phonics. We have seen some brilliant writing and reading, proving how well the children are progressing. We have sent the children home with reading books that they have read in guided reading. Please continue to read every night at home as this gives your child the best support in helping them to move forward with their phonics. The continuous practise allows your child to reinforce the learning done at school by applying what they have learned to their reading. By re-reading the same text it allows your child to build both pace and fluency which will help them become a confident fluent reader. Please also remember to do your ‘Reading wise’ activities as extra phonic practise.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/umYynzbs/NR8cRQVG

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qAIKCOjU/gqlo4k5R

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ho6KTQZu/pbOx50KR

This week we will be learning to subtract using first, then, now stories. How much do we have first, how much are we subtracting and how many do we have now? We will be using tens frames and counters to understand what happens when we subtract an amount. We will be working out practical problems and learning how to read and complete subtraction number sentences. Using a group of toys ask your child how many there are, then take some away, how many have been taken away and how many are there now? Can your child complete some subtraction number sentences?

Friday the 19th May is wheels day so your child can bring in a bike, scooter or pram to take part in our sponsored event (see separate letter). NO electric wheeled toys please.

Library story sessions are starting next week after school. On the 16th May RMT are invited to attend and on the 23rd May RKM are welcome to attend.

Please remember to contribute to our 50p fund each week if you can. This helps us purchase different resources to help enhance the curriculum and make it more exciting for your child so is very much appreciated.

Have a great week

The Reception Team

This week our topic is

We will be learning what is special about superheroes. We will be reading a variety of books about superheroes and creating and describing our own superheroes. Ask your child about their favourite superhero. Can your child draw a picture of their own superhero and write or label its special powers?

This week the children will be moving to their new phonics groups. The children will be either recapping sounds or moving on to new sounds and books, Continue to practise the letter sounds daily before your child reads and encourage them to use the SF, FT, RTW strategies to work out unfamiliar words. The online book should be read quite fluently without the need to work out every word as they will have read this book several times in school. We have attached some links to home learning videos for your child to watch at home.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/umYynzbs/NR8cRQVG

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qAIKCOjU/gqlo4k5R

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ho6KTQZu/pbOx50KR

This week in Maths we will be learning more about numbers to 20. We are focusing on how to order numbers to 20 and identifying missing numbers up to 20. We are looking at different representations of the amounts using numerals, numicon, cubes and tens frames. We will be making amounts up to 20 using tens frames recognising that we need one full tens frame and then so many on the next tens frame. We will be playing bingo with numerals and representations of numbers to 20. Can your child collect objects to make different amounts to 20? Can they match numbers to the correct group of objects? Can they order numbers to 20 and work out where a number is missing?

Next week we will be completing our topic on Superheroes by having a dress up day. We are not expecting parents to buy super hero costumes. We would like the children to think of the type of superhero they would like to be and come dressed according to this quality e.g. they may dress in sparkles and what to spread happiness, or be cheerful and come dressed in yellow. Obviously children can come in dressed in a superhero costume that they already have but we do not want to cause you any extra expense. A letter will come out explaining all about the day.

Please remember to contribute to our 50p fund each week if you can. This helps us purchase different resources to help enhance the curriculum and make it more exciting for your child so is very much appreciated.

Have a great week

The Reception Team

This week we are continuing with our Topic of Spring and are focusing on ‘New Life and the life cycles of animals. We are learning about the life cycles of frogs, butterflies and chicks. The children will be learning what we mean by a life cycle and will be looking at the changes that take place through the course of a life cycle. Can your child tell you the different stages of one of the life cycles? Maybe you could talk about your child’s life cycle and how they have changed since they were a baby and how they will change as they get older.

This week we will be assessing the children on their sounds and word blending to see if they are ready to move on to the next phonics groups. The children will be saying the sounds they have been taught and will be using ‘special friends, Fred talk, read the word (sf, Ft, RtW) to read a range of decodable words using these sounds. They will also be tested on reading some simple words speedily to assess their reading speed and fluency. Continue to practise the letter sounds daily before your child reads and encourage them to use the SF, FT, RtW strategies to work out unfamiliar words. The online book should be read quite fluently without the need to work out every word as they will have read this book several times in school. We have attached some links to home learning videos for your child to watch at home.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/umYynzbs/NR8cRQVG

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/qAIKCOjU/gqlo4k5R

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/ho6KTQZu/pbOx50KR

This week in Maths we are beginning to look at numbers to 20. We are focusing on how the numbers are 10 plus . . . . . more e.g. 14 is 10 and 4 more. We are looking at different representations of the amounts using numerals, numicon, cubes and tens frames. We will be making amounts up to 20 using tens frames recognising that we need one full tens frame and then so many on the next tens frame. Can your child use their number bonds to 10 to help them work out how many they would need to get to 20? e.g. if I have 14 that’s a 10 and a 4. I know 4 and 6 make 10 so I will need 6 more to get to 20. try this for all the numbers from 10 to 20.

As the weather warms up it is tempting to send the children to school in lighter clothes. Please remember that the Reception children spend a large portion of the day outside in all weather! Your child will need to bring in a waterproof coat with a hood so they have the correct clothing should the weather change. If you would like to send in a pair of wellington boots for your child to change into on wet days then please send them in clearly named. As the weather gets warmer please be reminded that the staff are unable to apply sun cream to any child. Please apply sun cream in the morning before your child comes to school – there are a variety of 8 hr creams available to buy that will mean the cream should last for their time in school. If you wish your child’s sun cream to be reapplied during the day then they will need to be able to apply it themselves.

We are looking forward to a busy term and are planning lots of lovely activities. A special thank you to those parents that contribute to our 50p fund each week. This helps us purchase different resources to help enhance the curriculum and make it more exciting for your child so is very much appreciated.

Have a great week

The Reception Team

This week we are continuing with our topic of Spring and are looking at the Christian celebration of Easter. We are learning about the different ways that Christian’s celebrate Easter and are learning about the significance of items linked to Easter such as chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and Easter gardens. We will be learning about the Easter story and why Christians celebrate this time of year. Throughout the week we will be doing a range of Easter activities such as making Easter crowns and cards, tasting hot cross buns, singing Easter songs, making chocolate nests and will be finishing the week with an Easter egg hunt.

Please continue to read every night at home. This gives your child the best support in helping them to move forward with their phonics. The continuous practise allows your child to reinforce the learning done at school by applying what they have learned to their reading. By re-reading the same text it allows your child to build both pace and fluency which will help them become a confident fluent reader. Please also remember to do your ‘Reading wise’ activities as extra phonic practise. Below are some videos to practise some of the set 2 sounds.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/58lPXQJC/jyNUEhOQ

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/CvqsEwmC/9cExkO7r

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/uR6AxjnP/SQnHGFr2

This week in Maths we have been consolidating this terms learning. We have been focusing on our number bonds to 10, playing different games to practise using our number bond facts. Keep learning the number bonds at home. Can your child tell you all the different ways that make 10? If confident with their number bonds see if they can tell you the corresponding subtraction fact e.g. 7 +3= 10 so 10-7=3. We have also been recapping our 3D shapes as the children are finding this difficult. Can your child name the 3D shape and tell you some properties such as shape of the faces, number of vertices, does it roll?

School finishes on Friday for the Easter holidays. Your child will bring home their bean stalk plant this week. Please replant at home and look after it. As it grows please take a photo and email it in to us so we can show the class and see how they are getting on.

Have a wonderful Easter break. We are looking forward to a busy summer term once we are back and seeing even more progress with your children’s learning and development,

The Reception Team