Dive Into Reception's Under the Sea Adventure!

Hello to all our wonderful Reception Families and Friends! 

It has been an incredibly busy week in Reception as we dove deep into our Under the Sea topic. From encountering marine life to mastering new physical skills, the children have shown fantastic engagement across all areas of the curriculum. Here is a look at what your little explorers have been up to this week.

We began on Monday by revisiting last week's Dear Zoo. As the week progressed, we shifted our focus to the ocean, reading Under the Sea Cleaning Spree. To inspire our next piece of writing, the children turned into mini-researchers on Wednesday by visiting Weymouth Sealife Center which lead to children writing their very own Sea Creature Fact Files.

(and of course we just needed to test if their park was Prince of Wales approved 😏)

In Maths, we have been focusing on Composition. This involves helping the children understand how numbers are made up of smaller parts (for example, knowing that 5 can be made of 3 and 2). This foundational skill is vital for their future mathematical fluency. This week our focus has been the numbers 6 and 7.

Getting Creative this week, we have been very busy with our hands working with various textures and techniques. On Monday gave children free range of resources to make Rainbow Fish. Inspired by the story, we used different materials to create our own shimmering fish.

We also continued with our Portraits Unit inspired by Picasso:

Family Games Afternoon: It was wonderful to see so many of you join us on Thursday afternoon for our Family Games session. These moments are so valuable for the children to show off their classroom environment and practice turn-taking and sportsmanship with their favorite people.

Reminders

- Don't forget that Rocket Club continues to run as scheduled.

A Huge Thank You!

Finally, I want to send out a massive thank you to all our parents and carers. Whether you volunteered your time to join us for our trip to the Sealife Center or simply helped them practice their "Speedy Sounds" at home - your support makes our classroom community so special.

We truly appreciate the partnership we have with you in supporting your child’s Reception journey. We couldn't do it without you!