Name writing challenge!!

Hello everyone,

This week the children were asked to have a go at independently writing their name, I thought we could turn this into a bit of a competition and ask you at home to come up with the most interesting way to write your name! Some possible ideas could be...

Using chalk on a wall/floor

Writing it in some shaving foam

Using different colours/pens etc.

Using paint 

Please feel free to bring in pictures if it isn't possible to bring the wall in. Let's see if we can get everyone in the class to have a go at writing their own name! 

Reception team

Sounds Glorious Sounds!

Hello all,

Thank you to all the children that brought in their 7 different body part Wow! Moments today! We will be looking at the question 'What is special about our bodies?' all week so please carry on bringing them in. We have also put up our first display on the back wall of the reception classroom so please come and have a look. 

The children have been doing really well with phonics and from next week we will be sending children home with their first group reading book. The sounds we are covering this week are - 

'd' - as in dig - Beat hands up and down as if playing a drum and say d, d, d

'g' - as in god - Lifting a cup up to have a drink, and say g, g, g.

'o' - as in off - Pretend to turn the light switch on and off and say o, o; o, o

'c' - as in cup - Raise hands and snap fingers as if playing castanets and say ck, ck, ck.

'k' - as in kick - Same action as for 'c'

Children will also be coming home with a sound pot in the next week or so. More explanation will be given closer to the time. 

Reception team

This week...

Hello everyone,

A big well done to all the reception children for doing their first full week of school this week! Next week we will be focusing upon the question; what are the different parts of our bodies called. To help with this we will be putting together bits of bodies and inviting children to draw round each other and talk about what body parts are where. As well as  this we will be looking at body percussion and what sounds different parts of our body can make. We will look at Bobby McFerrin and some of the music he has produced based on body percussion. 

To help begin this I have a small challenge for you to try. 

Can you think of 7 different body parts? 

Please feel free to bring your answers in on a Wow! Moment. Add a drawing of the different body parts if you want to. 

We will also be starting our maths and literacy jobs this week. The children will work in a small group to complete both a maths and literacy job. The literacy this week will focus on how to hold a pencil effectively and then form some of the sounds we have covered. The maths will focus on orally counting up to 20 as well as putting some items in height or length order. 

A quick reminder that tomorrow morning is reception's parent information session so after drop-off please feel free to head into the hall and take a seat. 

Reception team

Sounds being covered this week

Hello everyone,

As promised, I shall give a list of the sounds we are going to be doing each week. Each sound has an action that goes with it that I will also list. The sounds this week are:

't' - as in tennis - the action is pretending to play tennis with your hand. 

'p' - as in pig - the action is pretending to blow out birthday candles whilst say p,p,p 

'i' - as in igloo - the action is pretending to be a mouse by wriggling fingers at end of nose and squeak i, i, i

'n' - as in not -  the action is making a noise, as if you are a plane, hold arms out and say nnnnnn.

'm' - as in map - the action is rubing your tummy as if seeing tasty food and saying mmmmmm.

We have had the first 2 groups of children cooking this week and I hope you have enjoyed eating the cookies. If your child has not brought cookies home today they will be doing so over the next couple of days. 

Lastly, if any children choose to bring their scooter or bike into school, there is a scooter pod in the reception playground (just round the corner from where you drop off). We are very keen to keep children active and will be having various events based on scooting/cycling to school throughout the year. 

Reception team

Me, Myself and I

Hello everyone,

Next week will be receptions first full week in school so please don't be surprised if your child is very tired at the end of the day! 

We started our topic on Friday:Me, Myself and I. Over the next few weeks we're going to be looking at what makes us special as well as who lives in our houses'. This week, every child will also be making some cookies that can be taken home.

We have also started our daily phonics lesson that will eventually lead into reading. The sounds we have covered so far are 's' and 'a'. As the weeks progress I will post a blog outlining what sounds we'll be covering so you can practise them at home if you wish to. 

We will also be sending your children home with a home school learning diary this week too, in order to start filling up those bookbags. We have a new design this year for reception and I will explain how these work in the parent information session next Monday (15th). We would be very grateful if all empty bookbags go into children's trays - thank you. 

Reception team

Wow! Moments and home learning...

Hello everyone,

A big well done to all the reception children for making it through their first day! There were some big yawns towards the end of the day. There was an awful lot to take on board today and we all thought that the children coped very well with it all. Your child was introduced to their  year 4 buddy and got to go into assembly with them. 

Tomorrow, we will be putting 2 Wow! Moments into each child's bookbag. These are to get you started. If you do anything at home that makes you think Wow! please write  it down and bring it into school. If you ever need any help with what to put on a Wow! Moment please come and ask us! Every Wow! Moment is shared with the class and put into your child's learning journey. If you ever need more Wow! Moments, they are available from the parent board (near the cloakroom).

We will also be having a Home Learning wall in the classroom. This is where any work that children bring in from home is put. Please feel free to being in anything that children have done at home and they feel proud of - simply colouring in a picture is fine! 

Reception team

The First Day of School!!

Hello everyone,

I hope you have all had a lovely summer and are raring to go for the new term! We certainly are. 

I thought it would be useful to mention what to bring into school tomorrow morning. Please do not worry if you forget anything, we won't tell you off! 

Coats, bags etc.

Bookbags

PE kits (our first PE lesson is on Friday).

Snack pots - filled with a healthy snack. 

Water bottle

Lunch boxes - if your child has not opted for a free school meal. 

(Phew!)

The reception classroom will open at 8.45am tomorrow morning and please feel free to come in with your child to hang their bags and coats up. Snack pots and drinks will need to come out of children's bags and go into the snack/water trays by the door. We would also like to get children into the habit of putting their bookbags into their trays - they may not have anything in for the first few days but this will soon change! 

Once this is all done each child will have a table to go to where they will have a job to do (Teddy Job) - throughout the week each child will get to do each job. The timetable will be up on the cupboard door as you head to the cloakroom. Please feel free to stay with your child until an adult claps their hands to get the children's attention.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow! 

Reception team