Reception Learning Highlights
Week 4: Week Commencing Monday 20th October - Friday 24th November
In Reception this week we have:
Been learning about 2D shapes in Maths this week. We have looked at the properties of circles and triangles.
We also loved having many parents and carers in for our reading morning, the children loved sharing stories with you and showing off how they use the provision when learning.
Child Voice: Pointing at the clock “Look it’s a circle, it is round”
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapestry to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday. Children will be outside in all weathers for our outdoor PE sessions therefore we are asking, if possible, children could bring waterproof clothing to add to their PE bag. Please see tapestry for examples.
Dates for your diary:
Wednesday 6th December 2023: Reception Nativity Performances
Morning Performance: 9:15am – 10:00am
Afternoon Performance: 2:15pm – 3:00pm
Thursday 14th December 2023: Success Square Share (Ruby)
Friday 15th December 2023: Success Square Share (Rose)
Thursday 21st December 2023: Christmas Party
Friday 22nd December 2023: Carols in the woods
Below are some highlights of our week in action.
We hope you all have a fantastic weekend.
Week 3: Week Commencing Monday 13th October - Friday 17th November
In Reception this week we have:
Been practicing writing CVC words using the phonics we have learned so far. The children have worked very hard and we are seeing a massive improvement in their letter formation
We have also started to learn our songs for our Christmas nativity, the children have been joining in with learning the words beautifully. We are excited to keep learning new songs.
Child Voice: Whilst writing the letter “o”…“ you whoosh in…back around, meet at the top and lead out.”
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapestry to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday. Children will be outside in all weathers for our outdoor PE sessions therefore we are asking, if possible, children could bring waterproof clothing to add to their PE bag. Please see tapestry for examples.
Dates for your diary:
Friday 24th November 2023: Non-Uniform Day – Bottle tombola donations
Friday 24th November 2023: Christmas Fair 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday 6th December 2023: Reception Nativity Performances
Morning Performance: 9:15am – 10:00am
Afternoon Performance: 2:15pm – 3:00pm
Thursday 21st December 2023: Christmas Party
Thursday 14th December 2023: Success Square Share (Ruby)
Friday 15th December 2023: Success Square Share (Ruby)
Friday 22nd December 2023: Carols in the woods
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
We hope you all have a fantastic weekend.
Week 2: Week Commencing Monday 6th October - Friday 10th November
In Reception this week we have:
Been subitising in maths which is learning to recognise how many is in a group without counting each one, we have also been matching the correct numerals for each group too.
In our topic lesson this week we have learned about what remembrance day is and we have been making poppies using egg cartons in our creative area.
Child Voice: “The soldiers were kind so we can remember that.”
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapestry to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday. Children will be outside in all weathers for our outdoor PE sessions therefore we are asking, if possible, children could bring waterproof clothing to add to their PE bag. Please see tapestry for examples.
Run Pudsey: Reception’s Run Pudsey smile for a while will be completed on Friday 17th November and they are invited to wear Pudsey headbands/badges etc whilst they take part if they would like to.
Dates for your diary:
Friday 17th November 2023: Non-Uniform Day - Chocolate tombola donations
Friday 24th November 2023: Non-Uniform Day – Bottle tombola donations
Friday 24th November 2023: Christmas Fair 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday 6th December 2023: Reception Nativity Performances
Morning Performance: 9:15am – 10:00am
Afternoon Performance: 2:15pm – 3:00pm
Thursday 21st December 2023: Christmas Party
Thursday 14th December 2023: Success Square Share (Ruby)
Friday 15th December 2023: Success Square Share (Ruby)
Friday 22nd December 2023: Carols in the woods
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
We hope you all have a wonderful weekend.
Week 1: Week Commencing Monday 30th October - Friday 3rd November
In Reception this week we have:
Been doing continuing to practice our letter formation whilst writing potions in our writing area we have had lots of interesting ingredients such as eyeballs, zombies and spiders. Children were super at finding initial sounds for their choices.
In music this week we travelled all the way to India to listen to the type of music used to celebrate Diwali and explore how the rhythm of the music made us move. We learned about what Diwali is and had great fun learning it too.
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapestry to discover the learning challenge we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday.
Dates for your diary:
Friday 17th November 2023: Non-Uniform Day - Chocolate tombola donations
Friday 24th November 2023: Non-Uniform Day – Bottle tombola donations
Friday 24th November 2023: Christmas Fair 3:30pm - 6:30pm
Wednesday 6th December 2023: Reception Nativity Performances
Morning Performance: 9:15am – 10:00am
Afternoon Performance: 2:15pm – 3:00pm
Thursday 21st December 2023: Christmas Party
Thursday 14th December 2023: Success Square Share (Ruby)
Friday 15th December 2023: Success Square Share (Rose)
Friday 22nd December 2023: Carols in the woods
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
We hope you all have a wonderful weekend and that you and your families safely enjoy bonfire night.
Week 7: Week Commencing Monday 16th October - Friday 20th October
In Reception this week we have:
Been learning about dreams and goals, the children have been thinking about what they want to be when they grow up, where they would like to go on holiday. They have also been thinking about Sam’s dream of what is in the hole in his garden and in English they have been practicing their letter formation by writing Sam a letter.
A huge highlight of our week was having parents in for the Success Square Share, it was wonderful to see how proud the children were when sharing their work with you. They have had such a brilliant first term in reception and have adapted to school life very well, we cannot wait to see what next half-term has in store for us all.
Child Voice: "I want to be a scientist"..."I want to be a firefighter"..."I want to be a hairdresser"..."I want to be a zoo keeper"..."I want to be a singer..."
Home learning this week:
There will be no homework set for this week we just ask that you keep sharing reading material with your child.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE will be on a Thursday and Forest school sessions will be on a Wednesday.
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
We hope you all have a wonderful half-term break; the children definitely deserve a good rest after such a fantastic start!
Week 6: Week Commencing Monday 9th October - Friday 13th October
In Reception this week we have:
Been learning about sets of objects in maths, we have looked at how many objects we can see in a set and if we can make matching sets and different ones. Our key vocabulary this week was: set, match, same, different.
We learned about castles in our topic lesson this week and we can describe some of the features that help keep them and the people inside them safe.
Child Voice: “That one has a river around it so that people will sink if they try to get in”
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapestry to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday.
Dates for your diary:
Pumpkin Picking Festival: Saturday 14th October - Don't forget your tickets for this day full of fun. Hopefully, we will see some of you there
Spooky Disco: Thursday 19th October 16:15 – get ready for lots of spooky dancing!
Wear Red Day: Friday 20th October – Your children can swap a piece of uniform for something red or wear a whole red outfit on Friday in support of Show Racism the Red Card.
Success Square Share (Rose): Thursday 19th October- 9:00- 9.30am – Rose Class’ parents/ carers are invited in, to share your child’s ‘Success Square’.
Success Square Share (Ruby): Friday 20th October 9:00- 09.30am - Ruby Class’ parents/ carers are invited in, to share your child’s ‘Success Square’.
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend.
Week 5 : Week Commencing Monday 2nd October - Friday 6th October
In Reception this week we have:
Been working on our handwriting by practicing pre-writing skills to help us with our pre-cursive letter formation. The children have a good fun, squiggling and wiggling away with their magic wands!
We have been learning lots about different animal homes this week. The children have loved using different mediums to try and make their own versions of these homes.
Child Voice: “Look I made a tree (out of Lego). That's a home for a bird.’
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapesty to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday, indoor PE is on Wednesday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday.
Dates for your diary:
Parent's Meetings : 11th/12th October - we look forward to speaking to you all regarding how children have settled into the new school year.
Pumpkin Picking Festival: Saturday 14th October - Don't forget your tickets for this day full of fun.
Success Square Share (Rose): Thursday 19th October- 9:00- 9.30am – Rose Class’ parents/ carers are invited in, to share your child’s ‘Success Square’.
Success Square Share (Ruby): Friday 20th October 9:00- 09.30am - Ruby Class’ parents/ carers are invited in, to share your child’s ‘Success Square’.
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend.
Week 4 : Week Commencing Monday 25th September - Friday 29th September
In Reception this week we have:
Met Sam’s dad in Magic Story World and we found out that he was worried that there were frogs in the hole because he is scared of them! This sent the children into excellent discussions about their likes and dislikes using our Wonderful Words!
Ask your child and see if they can remember what these were.
We have been outside to use the PlayPOD and had so much fun designing, building and creating using the equipment. All our Reception children showed incredible teamwork and commitment to the activity. It was brilliant.
Child Voice: “You have to choose it, use it then put it away’.
Home learning this week:
Please login to Tapesty to discover the learning challenges we have set for this week.
Key Information:
PE Days - Outdoor PE is on Friday, indoor PE is on Wednesday and Forest school sessions are on Thursday.
New Class Information – The children now know which class, Ruby or Rose, they have been assigned to. Please take a look on Tapestry for your child’s class information.
Dates for your diary:
Pumpkin Picking Festival: Saturday 14th October - Don't forget your tickets for this day full of fun.
Success Square Share (Rose): Thursday 19th October- 9:00- 9.30am – Rose Class’ parents/ carers are invited in, to share your child’s ‘Success Square’.
Success Square Share (Ruby): Friday 20th October 9:00- 09.30am - Ruby Class’ parents/ carers are invited in, to share your child’s ‘Success Square’.
Below are the highlights of our week in action.
Have a lovely weekend.
Week 3 : Week Commencing Monday 18th September 2023 - Friday 22nd September 2023
This week in Magic Story World, we met the mother of the little boy. She told us that she had noticed things changing around her in nature. For example the leaves of the tree in her garden had started to grow and the shoots of the plants have started to show. We agreed to find out more about seasons and nature. Therefore throughout the week we have had lots of nature and seasons based activities.
Week 2 : Week Commencing Monday 11th September 2023 - Friday 15th September 2023
This week we started with our Magic Story Box Ritual. We met a little boy who has found a little hole in his garden. He isn't sure what is down the hole. We told him lots of ideas and agreed to find out more throughout the week. Over the week, the children made pictures and flaps of things that could be down the hole.
Week 1 : Week Commencing Monday 4th September 2023 - Friday 8th September 2023
This week the children have focused on getting to know each other. Around the room we have had lots of fun activities to teach the children how we use the different areas. We have been really impressed with how quickly and easily they have settled in. Well done team Reception!
Welcome to our Classroom
We can't wait to welcome all our children into the classroom this week. This week we are focusing on getting to know each other, we will be doing this through circle time activities, games and team building activities.