Reception – Apple and Lime
Dec 08 2023
This week in Maths we recapped measuring objects using the key vocabulary of longer, longest, shorter and shortest. We then introduced measuring objects using non-standard units such as uni-fix cubes. The children loved investigating how long objects were around the classroom. We counted the cubes 1-1 and then compared their lengths focusing on longest and …
Nov 24 2023
In Phonics this week we have learnt the phase 3 sounds ai, ee, igh, oa. A digraph is a two-letter grapheme, a combination of two letters representing only one sound. A trigraph is a three-letter grapheme, a combination of three letters representing one sound, like igh in the word sigh. In Maths this week, …
Nov 17 2023
Happy Friday! This week we have been learning all about nocturnal animals. We firstly read the story ‘Owl Babies’ and then a range of non-fiction books. The children then had a go at making and writing their own non-fiction books all about nocturnal animals. They created a front cover and then wrote one fact about …
Nov 10 2023
What a busy and exciting week we have had in Reception! In Phonics this week we have covered the sounds y, z, zz, qu and ch. We have practised the formation of these sounds using the rhymes, we have been segmenting and blending words that include these sounds for reading and writing. In Maths we …
Nov 03 2023
The Reception team are really proud of how well all of the children have returned and settled back into school. Our text focus this week has been on ‘Stickman’. We have enjoyed reading and retelling the story using actions, pictures and words. The children all thought of a new object that Stickman could be turned …
Oct 20 2023
What an amazing first half term in Reception! Well done to all of our children that have settled so well into their new school and routines. We have had another busy week this week! In Literacy we have been focusing on the text ‘A Pipkin of Pepper’. Before starting to read we made story predictions …
Oct 13 2023
‘Pumpkin Soup’ has been the text focus in Reception this week. We started off the week by drawing and writing story predictions. We then made a list of ingredients that we would need to make our own pumpkin soup. We followed simple instructions to chop and prepare the vegetables for the soup. Once the soup …
Oct 06 2023
It has been a very busy week in Reception! ‘The Little Red Hen’ has been our focus text this week in Literacy. We enjoyed reading and comparing different versions. We took turns to retell the story to the class using our puppet show. We then learnt about why we use instructions and how to follow them. …
Sep 29 2023
In Phonics this week we have learnt the sounds ck, e, u and r. We have also covered the Harder to Read/Spell words into, t and go. We have been practising blending to read sounds in words. We have also started to segment words to hear sounds in order for writing. In Maths this week we have …
Sep 22 2023
We have had another very busy week in Reception. In Phonics this week we have learnt the sounds g, o, c, k. We have also covered the Harder to Read/Spell words put, of and is. We have been practising blending to read sounds in words. We have also started to segment words to hear sounds …