Reception learning this week
Below you will find our weekly teaching and learning summary to find out how we develop and enrich your child's learning whilst they are with us.
| Week ending | What we have been learning about... |
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| 15/11/24 | This week in Reception we have been reading the story My Granny Goes to the Market. Our explorations have taken us all around the world, as we travelled to many countries on our magic carpet. We have been learning all about the similarities and differences between England, Thailand, China and Australia. In Maths, we have been exploring the relation between the seasons and months of the year. We’ve discovered how to spot signs of a changing season and have discussed animal hibernation. Phonics: x, w, y, v Her, his, has |
| 08/11/24 |
This week in Reception we have been reading Funnybones! We have been writing about which animals the skeletons saw at the zoo. We listened to the sounds that we could hear in the words and practised using a sound mat to write them down. In maths, we have learnt to recognise and name some 2D shapes. We looked at how many sides each shape has and whether the sides were straight or curved. In playful learning, we have been using shapes to make pictures. We have also been learning our nativity songs this week. |
| 25/10/24 |
This week in Reception we have been learning all about Autumn. Through our exploration of season change we have been looking out for signs of Autumn, and went for an autumn walk in Forest School, where we used our senses to explore our ever changing local environment. We have been furthering our subitising skills during maths and have explored the relation between numbers when making 4. |
| 18/10/24 | This week we have been reading the story of ‘We are Going on a Bear Hunt’. The children have been on a bear hunt in their forest school this week and then used this hunt to create maps in our classes. In addition the children have been creating posters of the bears and have been writing sentences using describing words. In Maths, we have been looking at number composition within 5. The children have enjoyed finding all the ways to make 5. Phonics: Sounds: c, ck, e, r Words: rug, cat, bed, sock, kick |
| 11/10/2024 |
In reception this week we have been reading about the colour monster. His emotions are all muddled up! We have been talking about different emotions and what could make us feel that way. We have also started to think about what we could do if we are feeling angry or worried. We have created pictures of our own colour monsters and tried using some of the sounds we have learnt so far in our writing. In maths we have continued to learn our numbers to 5. We have also been looking at groups of objects and thinking about which has ‘more.’ |
| 04/10/2024 |
In Reception the children have been enjoying writing letters to the friendly dinosaur. They have been telling the dinosaurs all about their new school and the different things they love to do. In Maths, we have been focusing on number recognition to 5. They have been learning to count amounts and match the numbers to the correct amounts. In addition we have been making our own dinosaur eggs on the creative table. |
| 27/09/2024 | This week in Phonics we have begun learning our sounds! We have been discovering what sounds objects begin with and have been going on sound walks around our class and have even used musical instruments to explore noises. In maths we have been using our subitising skills to count to 3, as well as the formation of numbers to 10. We have also been learning about the world of dinosaurs and have been reading the story of the Worrysaurus to explore our Zones of Regulation and becoming more aware of our emotions. Phonics: s, a, t p |
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20/09/2024 |
In Reception this week we have been making something special for our grown-ups. We have continued reading our Harry and the Dinosaurs story and have had fun with the dinosaur toys in our small world area. We have been writing our names and practising our number songs. We have also introduced our stay on green chart and have spoken about what it means to stay on green when we are on the carpet and in the classroom. Phonics: This week we are developing our listening skills with listening and rhyming games. |
| 13/09/2024 | This week we welcomed our new Reception children into school. We started the week with Teddy Bears’ Picnic and enjoyed getting to know our new friends. On Wednesday, we all enjoyed our lunch at school and had fun on our first full day on Thursday. The children started to read their book of the week ‘Harry and the Dinosaurs go to School’ and we talked about their thoughts and feelings on starting school. In addition, we began to sing counting nursery rhymes to help us remember our numbers to 10. |
