Reception
12.01.24
admin on: Reception
Welcome back to the Spring term even though we are still in the middle of our Winter.
VOCAB - Winter Solid Liquid
This week we have been looking at our season winter and talking about what happens to the weather, plants and animals and discussing what we wear in winter that's different to summer.
We have had a fun time making snowmen with different materials.
We did an experiment to make a liquid into a solid jelly.
In math's we looked at how to make 6 and the season winter.
Here are a few highlights.
Snowmen using different media and skills
Smelling pots watching how a liquid turns to solid
Building an Igloo
Having fun with numbers and a box.
Look out on the Teams for home work pre learning.
Next week we are going to attempt the 8 rhymes challenge. Saying Nursery Rhymes is an important part of your child's talk and reading development.It helps with fluency which is a way so saying it becomes easier and quicker to do.
Thank you for your support at home.
Mrs Oddy and the Team.
21st December
admin on: Reception
Congratulations to all the children for their tremendous efforts in Autumn term 15 full weeks of learning and they are all due a very welcome Christmas break.
Thank you for all your support at home and we look forward to returning in the New Year with our Theme of Nursery Rhymes and Traditional Tales.
If possible please keep up the reading and 'Fred Talk' which can always be a game. " Where is the t .. r ee ?
Here are a few photo's
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Mrs Oddy, Mrs Hemingway and Mrs Parker.
15th December
admin on: Reception
Well one more week to go of our Autumn Term.
The Nativity practise went well this week, so we are all set for Monday 9.15am ish!
Please be prompt on Monday arriving at school with your child so we get the children to the toilet before they get changed into their costumes. I will open the door a little earlier in the morning to cater for this.
This week we have been looking at the Journey of a letter and that we need a stamp and a written address on the envelope before we pop it in the letter box.
In phonics we have been writing about our Elves.
Please could you point out any local letter boxes to show the children. i might be fun posting a card they have written to family member to open.
Here are in maths we have been consolidating out number bonds to 5. Instant recall.
Here are a few highlights:
Finishing off our cards
Learning the story of the Nativity
Decorating Trees.
Thank you for all your support at home.
Mrs Oddy and the Team!
8th December
admin on: Reception
Another busy week!
This week we have been thinking about recycling and naming different materials around the home. Have a go at this with your child.
Words this week Materials Recycle
We have been talking about the properties of 2d and seeing if we can see them in the 3D shapes.
We have also learnt to sew a running stitch.
Thank you for the outfits for our Xmas play. If you are needing one we have a few in school PLEASE ask us.
Here are a few highlights.
Zoobs
spirals and shapes
Recycling
Snow inspiration on Monday!
Thank you for all your support at home.
Mrs Oddy and the Team
1st December
admin on: Reception
What a full week we have had and to top that the weather has been wintery!
We started the week with our fantastic visitor, Harley's Mum who is a police officer and told us all about her job and her uniform.
In mathematics we have been looking deeply into numbers within number up to 5.
In phonics we have been continuing our rhyming strings bringing confidence to the children with their first writing.
Outside we have been looking at changes in the environment and ice and snow and floating and sinking.
We have taken all the children finger prints and they have been writing their names.
Here are a few highlights.
Experimenting
Observing
Free paining
Rescue boats
Building and constructing
Thank you for your amazing children this week they really shone!
Thank you for all your kind words and support at home,
Mrs Oddy and the Team