Author: Roxanne Conniff

This week we have learnt the sounds -h, -b, -f and -l as well as tricky words the, is and I. In maths we worked on comparing quantities with language such as more than and fewer than being a main focus. Our main project this week was Build it Up and we read The Three

This week we have covered the sounds -ck, -e, -u and -r as well as tricky words, is and I. In maths we have been subitising and investigating numbers and patterns made with numbers up to 4. The children have enjoyed representing numbers in various ways. In other learning we explored our Autumn treasures following

This week in Reception we have continued our Phonics learning and have now learnt the sounds -g, -o, -c and -k. We have also learnt our first tricky word, is, we have enjoyed practising forming the graphemes and playing oral blending games. In maths we have been exploring how numbers can be composed of ones

In Reception this week we have continued learning new sounds in Phonics, we have learnt the sounds -i, -n, -m and -d, we have played role blending games and formed some letters. In maths we have been practising careful counting to know how many objects we have. As part of our topic Let’s Explore we

This week has been a busy week! We started learning Phonics and we now know the sounds -s, -a, -t and -p and have had a go at forming these letters. In maths we have been subitising 1 to 3, representing those numbers on our fingers and recognising the numbers in larger groups of objects.

Our first couple of weeks have been busy! We have spent time getting to know the children and making new friends! The children are getting used to their new environments and new routines. We have read books such as The Colour Monster, The Colour Monster starts School, A letter from Your Teacher, Super Duper You,

We have really enjoyed getting to know our Reception children this week and are pleased to say they are starting to settle into school life.

This was our last week in Reception! We have enjoyed playing phonics and maths games and getting very creative! We continued with our topic On the Beach and thought about hot and cold climates and the oceans around the world. We had a lot of fun at our end of year party and enjoyed some

This week we have continued to learn phase 4 words with a focus on words ending with -s and -es and all tricky words. In maths we focussed on assessing and deepening the children’s automaticity with number facts to 10. We read Anna and the Crocodile and wrote navigational instructions that we followed to find

We carried on with phase 4 words and tricky words in Phonics and looked at words ending with -ing and -ed. In maths we have been splitting numbers into two groups, recognising that two equal groups can make doubles and that double patterns are even. We read A story about Afiya for our mini Moving