Reception Home Learning Thursday 9th January 2020

Good evening,

It was soooooooo lovely to see everyone today! The children had so much to tell me and were so kind and caring! They all signed my freshly plastered leg and decorated my chair. I loved the card they made and it will cheer me up no end.

Tomorrow they will bring home their new Power Maths booklet. This is to stay at home until we have finished the Spring Term units. This week we have been working on unit 6 week 1, so please take some time to explore this at home (it tells you unit 6 week 1 at the top of the page in their booklet). Key language that we have been using and will continue to use: part-whole model, count, same, different, sort, group, whole, parts and more than. Key questions: Where is the whole in the model?  Where are the parts? How many parts make the whole? Please use these at home.

One RWInc group will be coming home with their first reading book, these are to be read as many times as the child likes - this is essential in order for the child to feel success and to build confidence. The books will need to be returned EVERY THURSDAY and new ones given out on a Friday. The book will link to the learning they are doing in their group. New books are on order for other groups.

Children that do not bring a book home yet need to continue to practise Fred Talking and blending.

I can't wait to come in again soon!

Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Cura.

Reception Tuesday 7th January 2020

Good evening,

I am so very sorry that I cannot be in class at the moment - I miss everyone very much. I did send the children some pictures and a message as well as a video and today the class face timed me to introduce the new class fish which they named Lily and Chase. The names were chosen by a fair and democratic vote! I intend to send a video of me telling them a story and will be popping in for a surprise visit at some point this week!

The children have settled in well to the new term and are loving our new topic - Blue Planet. Mrs. Smith has displayed all their jellyfish and they are producing some amazing writing which is currently being displayed in the Writing Hall of Fame (WHoF Wall) - the main school entrance, please take a look! Hopefully they are dazzling you too with new topic themed vocabulary as they have been learning collective noun names for groups of different sea creatures!

Basketball was a huge success, half the class participated this week and the other half will take part next Tuesday - this will be a weekly lesson! We are currently learning a sea themed dance with Mr. Treble in preparation to perform at the Reception Dance Festival coming up soon.

Information about Power Maths will come home on Friday and I will blog then too!

Mr. Spracklen and Mrs. Smith will be leading the Spring Term Reception Parent Information Session as planned.

Many thanks for your well wishes and support,

Mrs. Johnson and The Wonder Team - Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Cura.

Reception are here to help.........clear out your cupboards!

New Year Sales request................

In your Spring Clean post Christmas cupboard clear outs, Reception wondered if you came across any of the following which we would greatly receive............

We really want to build upon the success of our role play resources that you kindly donated to, so any unwanted shoes, belts, hats, scarves, shawls, clothes - suit jackets/dresses, jewellery or accessories would be fantastic.

Our area of focus this term is our small world provision which will enhance communication, language, imagination and oracy skills. If you have any unwanted playmobil figures, fairies or animals, or small wooden figures we would be really grateful for to build a collection of these. Along with the figures we wondered if any of you have any interesting, small wooden off cuts that the children could use their immaginations to construct with. Scraps of material and irredescent fabrics are also useful for the small world area.


And finally: buttons, shells, glass beads, keys etc are great natural items for the children to count with, sort or create with.

Thank you so much for your help............please don't go out and buy anything - have a rummage in the back of a cupboard instead!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. J and Mrs. Smith

Reception week 1 2020

Happy 2020 Everyone!

We hope you have all had fun, festive family time and managed to relax as well as eat yummy food!

Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Cura and I would like to take this opportunity to say a very heart felt thank you to all of you for your thoughtful and generous gifts. We were all absolutely blown away and did not expect the surprise at all!!!!!!!! It really did make us very emotional................we know how much you support us and would like to reiterate just how much we love our jobs and coming to school every day. It really is a privilege to be a part of their first year in school and a step along their educational journey. Each and every one of our class is a unique individual who is precious to us.

Here's to an exhilerating 2 more terms!!!!!!! Mrs. Smith and I have lots of inspiring learning planned that we hope will ignite curiosity and imaginations............that is all I will say!!!!!!!!!!!

A few reminders: PE kits need to be in school by Tuesday please - we now have a regular basket ball lesson lead by a professional coach, this will take place on Tuesdays. Our PE with Mr. Treble will continue on a Wed and Thurs but we have decided that as there are 3 sessions of PE, we will run the lessons as half a class at a time so that children maintain an equal balance between Physical development and independent free learning time.

We will be starting a new Power Maths book - children will be sent home with these as before - we do ask, please, if you could try to follow the weekly lessons rather than completing the booklet all in one go. Thank you for all your support with these last term - the children absolutely love Power Maths. I will blog weekly key vocabulary that you can use at home.
The RWInc hand writing sheets will continue to be just inside the classroom for you to take as and when you like.
The children will be in new RWInc groups and some groups will begin bringing home corresponding home reading books - more information to follow!!!!!!!!!

We are all looking forward to seeing you!

Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Cura

Reception week commencing 16th December 2019

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I can't believe we are in the final week of the term - where does time go? Mrs. Smith and I are so proud of our class and we keep reflecting on how much they have achieved in their first term of school - they have grown so much already...…...in confidence, developing skills, positive behaviour, friendships, attitudes...…...the list goes on! They really are a kind and caring class!

We are very excited about the Carol Service on Tuesday and hope that you can all make it - Mrs. Smith and I will be ready to welcome the children at the back of the Church between 4:30 and 4:45. They will bring their costume home on Tuesday and will need to wear it to the Church with their school shoes. PLEASE CAN YOU RETURN THE COSTUME THE NEXT MORNING SO THAT YEAR 1 MAY USE THEM (this is why we have not sent them home earlier as I stated in the last blog - Year 1 need them for their technical and dress rehearsals.)

A few last reminders for this week - Local Food Links Christmas Lunch is on Wednesday this week for those of you who have ordered it. The Christmas party is on Friday - please come in and sign up to make a contribution to the party food. As well as party games and dancing on Friday, there will be a little treat for all the children in the school as, for the third year running, The Prince of Wales Staff Panto will be performing!!!!!!!

We are still filming for a Christmas secret film and if you do NOT want your child to possibly appear in it, please let us know as it will appear on our school facebook page.

See you all tomorrow,

Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Johnson

Reception information - Wednesday 11th December 2019

Good morning to you all,

We arrived on Monday morning to discover Father Christmas had set up hs workshop in our classroom and that also we had had a blizzard!!!!!!!! Presents were made, wrapped and delivered as well as snow angels made!!!!!!!!

Thank you to those of you who have already completed the handwriting home learning, we will have a continuous supply of the different handwriting sheets in the classroom for you to take as and when you like for further practice. They are located in baskets on the right hand side as you enter the classroom.

This week we are on a secret filming mission which may entail us taking some children off site - all will be revealed at the Carol Service NEXT TUESDAY. We will be sending your child's costume home this week. Please could you wash it if it needs it and feel free to add extras to the costume. For example the angels might like more tinsel or stars added. It is totally up to you. All we ask is that the children arrive at the church wearing their costume and school shoes between 4:30 and 4:45 ready for the service to begin at 5pm. Costumes MUST be returned the following morning as Year 1 will need to use them!

You will NOT need a ticket and there will be no reserved seats, the church doors will be open from 4:30pm. The service is truly magical and all friends and family are welcome.

A reminder that this Friday children may wear a Christmas jumper and home clothes.

Christmas party day is NEXT Friday - party food sign up sheets are on the white board in the classroom, please take a look and sign up next to something you may be able to donate.

Many thanks!!!!!!!

Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. smith

Reception week commencing 2nd December 2019

Good morning to you all,

A week full of mixed emotions..............whilst we have had the most exciting start to December with our North Pole Research Station, STEM week and a ride on a train through the school, many of us have been very poorly!

To those of you who are not well, Mrs. Smith and I send you our love and best wishes - "Get well soon!"

There seem to be a few different bugs floating around - chicken pox, shingles, a nasty virus with a hacking cough and a tummy bug. Please allow 48 hours from the last episode of being ill to return to school, if your child has had a tummy bug. Please be reassured that we will keep a close eye on all the children in our class and will not hesitate to call you if they are unwell.

This week has been a spectacular STEM enrichment experience for the children where they have been immersed in an array of STEM activities. Please come in on Friday afternoon to see the work the children have been doing, in the hall. There will also be a Power Maths workshop the same afternoon, run by Mr. Gibson.

FYI in advance - NEXT FRIDAY is Christmas craft morning as well as the school fayre in the afternoon. The children will NOT need book bags on this day, they CAN wear home clothes and a christmas jumper. There will also be a sign up sheet in the classroom next week for our christmas party lunch!

Home Learning - thank you for all the pictures that have been emailed in, the children have thoroughly enjoyed sharing them and speaking with confidence infront of the class. We will be having a focus on handwriting and letter formation, the children will be sent home with their home learning books and a RWInc letter formation sheet. Should you wish to take more and different letters over the week, we will have a tray with them in that you can take from whenever you like!

See you soon and get well soon!

All our love, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Smith!