Hello all, I hope the children are busy at home and have adjusted to new daily routines. The new home learning activities for Reception class have been set up on our school website. I have not made the home learning list too long, as I'm sure many of you have to be working from home. We don't want to add too much pressure to already stressful situation. Do what you can. The children learn the best through play. If you could just provide paper and pencils for them, and encourage some writing related to their play it would be great. For example if they play with Lego ask them to describe the character or the construction they have created. Ask them to make a construction using exactly 20 bricks, etc Writing shopping lists and cooking recipes are usually children's favourite writing tasks. It is easier to work around your child's interests. As long as they read, write and count they are learning, and you are doing a great job.You might also encourage your child to make p
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The children have kept our spirits up during the week by singing, dancing and having fun as they normally do. This week we have focused on language skills and communicating with each other. We have read story books and thought of different endings to each story. A group of children have found a green caterpillar in our garden. We have learnt facts about caterpillars, we have read The hungry Caterpillar book, and have sequenced the events of the story. The hair salon has been very busy, and we have had teachers visiting us to have their hair done. They were all delighted with the service! In Maths we were working on adding one more and taking one away through practical activities. During school closure We have put together some activities for the children to do while they are not at school and these will be on the school website. Please continue to look at the website for any updates and do not hesitate to communicate with me through email. I wish you all stay healthy and stron
This week we have introduced Hair Salon role play to our classroom. As always, the role play creates lots of learning opportunities. The children take bookings for appointments, they practise their social skills while interacting with each other, and use their maths knowledge to pay for the service. We have lots of talented, creative hairdressers in our unit. We have celebrated British Science Week in our school. Over the week the children have engaged in variety of scientific activities. We have planted trees in our garden and have sown cress seeds in our classroom. On Thursday the children took part in the Forensic Science Workshop which they have really enjoyed. Maths In maths we have been adding two single digit numbers using our addition calculator. We have used whole-part models to record our calculations. We will continue the addition activities next week. Phon
During the week we have continued with The Gingerbread Man story. The children have created beautiful pictures and they have written the the descriptions for the photos related to the story. We have put up a big display of children's work, and have created small world play activity, where the children can retell and react the story. On Thursday we have celebrated The World Book Day. The children looked amazing in their costumes! We have enjoyed reading the books the children have brought from home. Next week is Science week at school. We will be planting trees in our school grounds and we will learn about the importance of trees for the environment. Phonics During phonics session we have practised blending and segmenting. We have also revisited the digraphs: qu, ch, sh, th and ng. Please practise these sounds at home. In Pen Pals we have practised writing One armed robot letters: r, n, m, h, b. Next week we will focus on following letter sounds: ai, ee