Reception
A warm welcome to Reception Class
The Reception children are taught by Mrs. Bayley, the class teacher.
Our teaching assistant is Mrs. Welsh.
Mrs. Shaw and Miss Price also help us with our learning.
Parent Information
Reception class welcome letter
We are Reception Class! Watch us learn!
Happy Birthday to these children who celebrate their 5th birthday this half term:-
Abdulhamiid, Ella-Rose, Oleena and Gruffydd!
It's a Bugs Life! We have enjoyed watching our caterpillars grow and turn into butterflies. It was interesting to observe them so close up and then release them from the net. We also had a fun open afternoon looking for mini-beasts and doing some creative artwork.
National Science Week - The children in Nursery and Reception class got together for a morning of science. The completed Euro Tunnel made using Lego and worked on collaboratively was very impressive. The children were very interested in finding out how our brain helps to work our body.
Red Nose Day - we heard about a talented boy called Farhad who had to leave his country, we learnt a little sign language from Mr Tumble and sang about how we can all shine!!
Zoolab visited school as part of our Chinese New Year celebrations. Alina didn't have a dragon but brought a smaller version to show the children. The children thoroughly enjoyed looking at the gerbil, tarantula, snake, African snail and frog. We learnt a lot of interesting facts. Did you know that a snail's poo is the colour of the food it eats??!!
Chinese New Year
Churnett Valley Santa and steam
Busy, busy Bethlehem!
100 year anniversary of the end of World War 1
This week Reception class have been inspired by the story book 'Where the Poppies now Grow' written by Hillary Robinson and Martin Impey. We acted out scenes from the story where we pretended to build an air shelter, join the army, march and charge like soldiers, be in the trenches, and fight behind the barricades. We have had a good go at learning the story off by heart! We looked at what it was like living in the trenches and labelled a picture. We also did some marching with Nursery class – left, right, left, right.. - while singing the Grand Old Duke of York!! They have made aerodromes, planes and trenches using the construction toys and the children have done some super drawings and paintings of poppies. We ended the week making poppies and poppy wreaths.
Where the Poppies now Grow
Surpise storytime! Gemma from Silverdale library came to read some stories and encouraged the children to join the library for free.
Let's Bake!
The week we met our Buddies!
We have been busy bees!
Topic information
Autumn Term - Home and School Support
Proud clouds
Please make a note on the proud cloud of any of your child's achievements at home. Date and send them into school to be displayed on our board. They are lovely to read and help to contribute to your child's assessment throughout the year.
We also use the Tapestry on-line journal to record your child's learning in school. You are encouraged to upload photos from home that show your child enjoying family activities throughout the year. Again this shows what your child is achieving at home with your support.
- The focus in mathematics is to gain a good grasp of number recognition to 20, ordering numbers and counting objects reliably. They will be learning to recognise more and less and to match numeral and quantity correctly.
- In writing, we are encouraging the children to mark make and build up their fine motor skills with lots of different activities. They will also be encouraged to hold their pencils/crayons correctly using a tri-pod grip. We will be learning to write our letters correctly using the correct formation.
- Reading progression will be developed by the children using their daily phonics lessons to 'sound out' words as they learn to read simple words. They will consolidate blending and segmenting sounds in words. Your continued support with their reading at home is very important. They will be entered into a raffle and could win a reading prize if their diary is signed five times a week!
If you have any queries about what your child is learning or about how you can help please don't hesitate to ask.
Important Class Information
Reading books are changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
We change for PE on a Monday.
At morning break, the children may have milk and toast. Toast costs 20p per day. Please send any monies for the week or half term into school in a named envelope.
Milk is free for Reception children until their 5th birthday.
Free fruit is offered in the afternoons.
Please ensure your child has a filled water bottle in school everyday.
Useful websites and information for phonics and maths development
www.letterandsounds.com (useful for phonics)
www.doorwayonline.org.uk (useful for + - 10, odd/even numbers)
Twinkl phonics app (useful for phonics)
Bee Bot app - (useful for directional maths)
Heat pad app (useful for writing)
www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Library (this is a very good website)
www.phonicsplay.co.uk
www.tentown.co.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/help-your-child-with-maths