Author: Roxanne Conniff

This week we we learnt the sounds -sh, -th, -ng and -nk as well as tricky words she, push, he, and of. In maths we drew attention to the purpose of counting, concept of 1:1 correspondence and developing their understanding of the ‘stopping number’ being the last number that we stop at when counting. In

This week we learnt the sounds -z, -zz, -qu, plurals with -s and -ch and tricky words no, go, to and into. In maths we consolidated our knowledge of part and whole numbers by looking at the composition of three, four and five practically. In other areas we completed some science experiments using different vehicles

Thank you all for your kind donations, bringing in cakes, entering the raffle and joining in with our pyjama day! We raised £1,215 with more donations still to be counted. Congratulations to all of the raffle winners and the poster competition winners, who should have received their prizes.

This week we learnt the new sounds -v, -w, -x and -y as well as new tricky words and, has, his and her. In maths we focussed on composition and parts and whole vocabulary, looking at ourselves, toys, animals and numbers and how they are composed and decomposed. In our topic we thought about how

This week in Phonics we covered the sounds -ff, -ll, -ss and -j. In maths we were thinking about comparing groups of objects by counting them 1:1 and reinforcing language such as more than, fewer than and equal number of. In other areas of learning we wrote a wanted poster about the book No-Bot, The

This week we have revisited some phase 2 sounds. In maths we focussed on the importance of careful counting, counting to 5, counting actions, sounds and objects, 1:1 correspondence skills and how many ‘altogether’. In other areas we looked at seasonal celebrations such as Bonfire Night and our experiences. The children wrote initial sounds linked

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