Category: Reception Blog

We have had a very hot week this week! Even in the heat we still powered through and in phonics we learnt root words with -ing, root words with -ed as /t/, root words with -ed as /id/ and root words with -ed as /d/. In maths we have been practising our automatic recall of our number bonds to 5

This year, Ernesford Grange’s Art Exhibition was focused on ‘Celebrations Around the World’, teaming with RE to explore a range of different cultural celebrations through art. Every year group had a different celebration to explore and learn about, before creating pieces that were put up in our art exhibition, which our children visited in year groups. Everyone also took part

This week has been busy! In Phonics we covered words ending with -s that sound like -s/-z, words ending with -es and longer words. In Maths we looked at patterns within numbers to 10 including making a whole number from two parts, splitting numbers into two groups and recognising how to spot a double and equal groups. We also looked

This week we have covered CCVC words in phonics and went over any tricky words needed. In maths we focussed on counting beyond 20deepening the children’s understanding of number. In other areas we have learnt about rock pools, what animals live at the seashore, sounds of the seaside and what animals eat. For writing we wrote about rock pools independently.

We had a range of activities linked to Valentine’s Day.