What we are up to this week...

Hi all,

Thank you to all those that came to the parent information session on Monday. If you missed it, there will be a newsletter going out this Friday with all the information and some extra bits. As always, if you have any pressing concerns, please come and see us. Another thank you to all of the super home learning that we have had in! Its great to see all of the creativity. 

This week we are continuing to set our expectations and are gradually expecting children to develop their independence with the more routine parts of the day. We're continuing to develop our current topic: All about me! This week we'll be looking at likes, dislikes and how we would describe ourselves. We'll also be making....... cookies! The children will get to choose a flavour and then make it. You may have already noticed some children coming home with a bag at the end of the day. 

We are working towards putting up our first display on the back wall. You may have already noticed we have put up the birthday balloons with a picture of your child that they have painted. See if you can spot yours! 

Reception team

Parent information session tomorrow

Hi all,

Just a quick note to say that the reception parent information session will be tomorrow morning at 9.00am. We will discuss what we'll be up to this half-term and will be a chance for you to ask any questions you have after the first full week! This will take place in the hall and you are welcome to head straight their after drop-off tomorrow morning. See you all tomorrow!

Reception team

Name writing home learning!

Hello everyone,

Every now and then I will put up some potential home learning ideas. This will be linked to what we are doing in school. It is not compulsory. We will show all the home learning that comes in to school and will put it up on the display board at the back of the classroom. So please bring in anything that your child does at home. We have already had a couple of pieces in! 

In class we have been thinking about our names! For home learning we want to see who can write their name in the most interesting way. Previously we have had names written, painted, collaged, glittered or play-dohed. It would be great if you could bring it in to school but if you can't, a picture would be fantastic. There may even be a prize for the most interesting way! We look forward to seeing what you come up with. 

Reception team

Sounds this week

Hello all,

As promised I have put below all the sounds we will be covering this week. Please feel free to practice these at home with your children. Please note we cover one new sound a day so we won't have covered them all until Friday. I have put them in the order we will do them though. For every sound there is an action that goes with it to aid children with remembering them all! 

• 's' - as in snake - Weave hand in an s shape, like a snake, and say ssssss
• 'a' - as in ant - Wiggle fingers above elbow as if ants crawling on you and say a, a, a
• 't' - as in tennis - Turn head from side to side as if watching tennis and say t, t, t.
• 'p' - as in pig - Pretend to be Peppa Pig and puff out the candles and say p, p, p.

If you do any practice at home don't forget to write it down on a Wow! Moment! We've already had several in so thank you very much! 

Reception team

My word we've been busy!

Hi all,

In the last couple of days reception have accomplished a lot  of 'firsts'. We had our first phonics session yesterday where we looked at the 's' sound. I'll put another blog up outlining all the sounds we're covering each week. We then had our first literacy session. As our topic is 'All about me!' we will be looking at names in literacy this week. We clapped syllables for names and will move on to recognising your name written down and eventually writing your name. Everyone has also had their first PE session - for the first half-term we'll be looking at movement. Jigsaw Jenny has also been introduced during Jigsaw time. This is a scheme of work that the whole school follows and will be built on each year. Finally, we've also had our first music lesson! Fantastic to see that the children already know a lot of songs and rhymes. 

Over the rest of this week we will continue with phonics and literacy. Beginning next week there will also be a maths session. 

Reception team

Teddy jobs tomorrow morning

Hello everyone,

Tomorrow morning we will begin working in our Teddy job groups. There will be six groups and all children will be in a group. We will work in these groups throughout the year and tomorrow morning will be the first time we use them. On the tables and carpet will be all the group cards. We would like children to find their group card and stay at that activity until 9.00am - when we will stop for the register. The children were told which group they were in on Friday but  may need some help finding the card. Below I've listed the groups:

The Gruffalo

Mr. Bump

Mrs. Armitage

The Hungry Caterpillar

Stick Man

Elmer

Please come and see us if there are any problems. We will see you all tomorrow morning! 

Reception team

Welcome to the Beginning of POW

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a brilliant summer! From listening to some of the children today, it sounds like you have been up to all sorts of lovely things! It was great to see all the children today and have the whole class together for the first time. They all settled very quickly and showed a keen sense of intrigue of the classroom environment.

Throughout the year there will be regular blogs (roughly 3 a week) explaining what we have been up to, suggesting different home learning activities and other bits of business that are relevant. 

Please don't forget to bring in any Wow! Moments for things that your child has done/accomplished over the summer. It would be great to read these out to the children! 

Tomorrow will be largely the same as today; children may come in and put coats/bags away but then have to choose an activity that is out on a table or the carpet. From Monday this will change to grouped tables where the children will work their way round the room on a rota - more to follow. 

Thank you very much for your positive support today and here's to a great year! If you feel unsure about anything, please come and ask one us.

Reception team