Ducks, Skeletons and Glorious Mud

 Hi Reception Families,

We had such a wonderful week this week.

This week we were exploring our bodies and how to keep them healthy. We made skeletons and explored X-rays.

We also enjoyed Funny Bones in Drawing Club.

In Understanding the Natural World this week, we have begun our focus on magnets. we made skeletons and then made them dance using the magnets.

This week in maths we have been focusing on comparison, the children identified which duck had more and which had fewer. They also practised their sharing skills to make sure the ducks had the some amount.

 Now.... The mud! Spontaneously this week a few children discovered the mud of the mud kitchen, whilst it was messy (sorry for the additional washing) it brought them SO much joy, pure magic of childhood!

We had a great time with Coach Luca in basketball.

We've also played and played!

Well done to our hat entrants for Children in Need.

Turning our attention to next week:

Drawing Club: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Maths: Composition

Understanding the World: London.

As ever if there is anything we can do to help, please do get in touch.

Ms Evans and the Reception Team.

five littel peas, a police car and Diwali!

 Hi Reception Families,

We had a really lovely week this week and goodness me we were busy!

This week in Drawing Club and Expressive Art and Design we were exploring The Three Little Pigs. I wonder if the children can remember the signs for BIG BAD WOLF ?

In Art we were exploring adding white to make different colours such as pink and grey.

In Maths we continue to explore numbers to five, we've got really good at our rhyme Five Little Peas.

We had an absolutely wonderful visit with PC Welch on Thursday, the children really enjoyed themselves.

This week the children have really enjoyed learning all about Diwali and we are so grateful that so many families were able to join us on Friday for our special celebration.

Turning our attention to next week:

Drawing Club: Funny Bones

Understanding the world: Healthy bodies

Maths: Comparison

As ever please do get in touch if there is anything we can do to help.

Ms Evans and the Reception Team

Don't Forget!

 Hi Reception Families.

The children are really looking forward to our Learning Exhibition tomorrow, We are looking forward to sharing our Diwali themed learning experiences with you.

The session will start at 2:30 tomorrow in the school hall. 

Children have worked really hard this week to prepare and we can't wait have shared experiences together.

Ms Evans and the Reception Team

Remember Remember the 5th of November

 Hi Reception Families,

We have been so impressed at how settled the children have been during their first week back.

In Drawing Club this week we were focussing on the 'spooky' story A Dark Dark Tale. I wonder if the children can tell you what was in the box?

This week we have been learning all about Guy Fawkes and the traditions and celebrations of Bonfire Night. The children enjoyed speaking about their experiences of fireworks and loved watching some firework displays.

In SCARF this week we have been reflecting on the things that make us unique and the things that we all share. 

We also had a fantastic time on Thursday, planning and conducting a science experiment, making and launching a firework!

Thank you for returning your completed reading records; reading records should be returned every Friday, you should write down any books you have shared with your child during the week.

Turning our attention to next week:

Drawing Club: The Three Little Pigs

Maths: Amounts to five

Understanding the World: Diwali

Don't forget our Exhibition of Learning

Friday 10th November 2:30 in the hall, we will be celebrating Diwali together.

Please do get in touch if we can help in anyway.

Ms Evans and the Reception Team.

A fantastic first half term

 Hi Reception Families,

Well, the children have all completed their first half term at The Prince of Wales School,  they are settling in wonderfully and I've been impressed how well the children have made friends and connections with each other and the 'grown ups'.

It was lovely to meet with you all this week for parent consultations and share the children's accomplishments. As discussed our first Parent Session will take place on the 10th November at 2:30 in the hall. We will be exploring the celebration of Diwali all together. This gives us a fantastic opportunity to all learn together. I do hope you will be able to join us!

We continued with our space learning this week, we learnt all about the moon landing, Neil Armstrong and Tim Peake. During our play project this week we 'made a rocket, built a rocket and drew a rocket.' it was lovely to see the children begin to work together to achieve common goals. 

On Monday we worked together to create a verbal story of travelling to space. The children worked together to create the story and then they drew pictures to compliment the story. Over half term can you make a verbal story with the children?

On Friday we had a very special visitor! I'm sure the children told you Stitch delivered the children's POW Passports. POW Passports are an important part of our home-school connection, please look through the passport with your child and perhaps you could decide on something for your child to achieve. Mr Spracklen reviews the passports throughout the year and they follow children throughout the school. Please keep it in a safe space!

Congratulations to our half termly award winners, it was extremely difficult to choose children this half term, throughout the year I am looking forward to celebrating all the children's achievements!

After half term, children will be moving into the Read Write Inc group for their individual stage, the groups are decided after careful assessment of children's phonentical knowledge. Children are assessed every half term. By in large children will continue to have a member of the Reception Team teach them RWI.

Our strand of learning after half term is Cultures and Celebrations, we will be learning about Bonfire Night, Diwali, Seasonal Changes and Bears! Please do refer back to the knowledge organiser sent home on the 17th October.

PE will continue to be on a Friday, children should attend school in their PE kit.

Children will begin to bring home some home learning after half term, we would love to see the completed home learning returned on a Friday with children's signed reading records.

I hope you all have a wonderful and playful half term and we will see you soon!

Ms Evans, Mrs Rogers, Mrs Hibberd and Miss Street.