Hello all,

This week in Reception we began our exciting exploration into water. The children have been curious, busy, and full of wonderful ideas as we introduced the water cycle, talked about where water comes from, and described what it looks, feels, and sounds like. We listened carefully to the sounds water makes—from gentle drips to fast splashes—and the children loved experimenting with pouring, stirring, and swirling.

We will be continuing our water activities next week, giving the children more opportunities to investigate, experiment, and discover.

The changing weather added even more excitement to our learning. With the frosty mornings arriving, the children made lots of amazing discoveries outdoors. They found frozen water in containers, inside tyres, and even thin icy patches on the ground. There was so much awe and wonder as they touched, observed, and talked about how water can change when it gets really cold.

As the festive season approaches, we have also begun singing Christmas songs, which the children are thoroughly enjoying. Our classroom is already starting to feel very warm and joyful with all their enthusiastic singing.

Phonics

In phonics the children were introduced to the following letter sounds: z, qu, ch. Our thricky words were: go, no, to. into. We have practised reading words with  -s at the end e.g. cats, pigs, sits, naps.

 E books

To access eBooks please go to  Collins hub and log in using your child's user name and password which you can find inside the cover of their reading record ( orange book in your child's reading folder).

Maths

In maths we were finding one more and one less from a given number up to 5 through variety of hands on activities and Nursery Rhymes.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs Sheehan

Mrs Robinson getting ready for the weekend 😃




 

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