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 oral blending games and formed some letters. In maths we have been practising careful counting to know how many objects we have. As a part of our topic ‘Let’s Explore’
Author: Roxanne Conniff
This week has been an exciting week in Reception! We have started our phonics learning and have learnt the sounds s, a, t and p and have had a go at forming these letters. In maths we have been subitising 1-3, representing those numbers on our fingers and recognising the numbers inside larger groups of
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 new Reception children this past week and are pleased to say they have all settled into school life really well!
This week we have revised phase 3 and phase 4 root words with -ing and -ed. In Maths we addressed counting, comparison and the rank order of numerical magnitude. It was our mini project Move It this week which focussed on being healthy and fell nicely in line with our sports day! We read The
This week we have covered phase 4 words and recapped phase 3. In Maths we built on our subsisting skills, noticed the numbers within numbers, explored odd and even numbers and used games to support our knowledge of more and less. In other areas we have thought about Father’s Day and wrote Father’s Day cards.
This week we have reviewed any phase 2/3 sounds needed and looked at phase 4 words. We have also recapped phase 3 learning. In Maths we have focussed on the composition of 5 looking at doubles, partitioning and positional language to describe arrangements. We were very excited to start our new topic On the Beach
This week we looked at words ending wihth -ing, -ed and -est and recapped some of our phase 3 sounds. In maths we were counting beyond 20 focussing teen numbers, subitising and using rekenreks. In other areas we read The Mixed up Chameleon and spoke about strengths, we printed chameleons with paint and bubble wrap,
This week we focussed on word endings such as -ing, -ed/t, -ed/id/ed and -est as well recapping on phase 3. In Maths we were subitising using a rekenrek which allowed the children to continue to develop their subitising skills as they explore the structure of small numbers while building a foundation for further work in
This week we have focussed on longer phase 4 words and compound words in Phonics as well as recapping our knowledge of Phase 3 sounds. In Maths we worked on comparing groups, looking at equal amounts, generalising 1 more and 1 less to 10 and noticing and creating patterns. In other areas we read Owl