Reception

 Hello all, Following the children's interests, this week, we have been learning about volcanoes and we have carried out a volcano eruption experiment. We have found interesting facts about volcanoes in information books and on the internet. The children role played volcano scenarios when involved in small world play. Next week, together with the children, we will be preparing the classroom for winter season. We will create winter areas where the children can learn about the changes in the environment. We have started practising Christmas songs and we can all feel that the Christmas season if fast approaching. Phonics In phonics the children have been introduced to digraphs: sh, th, ng, nk. Please practise the digraphs at home with the corresponding catchphrases:  sh- Share the shells. th- Thumbs up, we're having fun. ng- Bling on a ring. nk- I think I am pink. Maths In maths we have focused o number bonds to 5. Using tens frame and counters, we looked at different ways of mak...

 Hello all, This week we celebrated Anti Bullying Week in school. We wore odd socks on Monday to symbolise how we accept and celebrate that we are all different. On Friday we have dressed up in spotty clothes for Children in Need. We have discussed with the children the idea of charity and the importance of helping one another. The children had fun making spots on the giant Pudsey Bear. Next week we will learn about volcanos and will do volcano eruption experiment. During the week we also looked at our pets and discussed how we look after them. Many children brought pictures to school and presented their pet to the class. Phonics In phonics the children were introduced to the following letter sounds: y, z, ch. Our new tricky words are: go, no, to, into. Maths In maths we have explored capacity. The children have practiced transferring liquids into different containers and have learnt vocabulary to describe capacity. Next week in maths we will focus on number bonds to five. Have a g...

 Hello all,                                               This week we began to look at the artwork by Stephen Wiltshire. This is something we will be continuing into next week. The children are going to reproduce some art in the style of Stephen and also learn about his life. On Friday we talked about Remembrance Day. We listened to a story called "Poppy's Day" on CBeebies. This is a child friendly story all about remembering. The children were excellent at understanding elements of this story, and it was a good example of how we should remember others. We have marked Remembrance Day with a minute of silence. We closed our eyes and thought of people who keep us safe. The children made their own poppies using paper, scissors, glue and tape. Next week we will be learning about pets and how to look after them. If your child has a pet at home, please bring a picture to sc...

Hello all, This week we have celebrated Diwali with the children, which is the Hindu festival of light.  The world Diwali means 'rows of lighted lamps' because houses, shops and public places are decorated with small oil lamps called 'divas'. Diwali always falls sometime between October and November, but the exact date varies each year as the Hindu calendar is based on the Moon. This year Diwali was on the 24th of October. The children really enjoyed learning about this festival, and we created our own rangoli patterns and divas. We have talked about bonfire night, especially the safety element of the firework display and the children are looking forward to seeing some fireworks.  Next week we are going to be learning about an amazing artist called Stephen Wiltshire. Phonics In Phonics the children were introduced to digraphs: ff, ll, ss and the letter sound j. Our tricky words were: put, pull, full, as. We have placed the Phase 2grapheme information sheet for this half...