Welcome to the Summer term, this week we will be focusing on new life. We will learn about the life-cycles of frogs, hens and butterflies and about which animals are born at this time of year. We will read a variety of Non-Fiction books to learn more about these animals.
In Maths, children will be encouraged to build on their conceptual subitising, ‘1 more’ and ‘1 less’ skills by focusing on the composition of numbers to 10. As children’s number sense develops, they learn to see greater numbers as a whole number and its parts at the same time. The children will explore number bonds to 10 using real objects in different contexts and build 10 using two parts.
At home, explore different ways of building the bonds to 10, for example, parking 10 toy cars in two car parks. Use egg boxes with 10 holes that can be partially filled with objects. Ask children how many more we need to make 10. Seasonal songs also support children making bonds, using actions with fingers to represent making 10.
See the number bonds to 10 song to practise on the link below.
The children will start their new groups this week. You may find your child is on a new colour book and may have different work set online. Please check reading diaries for work set at the end of this week. Please continue to listen to your child read and support them with completing their homework.
This week we will be taking part in the Mini London Marathon , Reception will complete a 2 mile run over the course of 4 days.
Now that the weather has taken a turn for the better the children are enjoying being outside for even longer periods. Please remember to send in a waterproof coat with a hood into school each day so that our child can still access the outside area even in Spring showers and when the weather turns a bit chilly.
Have a great week.
The Reception Team