Author: Mrs Wood

Goodbye Reception 2018

Well done to all the children in Reception for having such a fantastic year. We hope they have had as much fun as we have! 

From investigating ice to reading in the glorious sunshine.

From minibeast hunts at Nellbank to becoming astronauts during our space topic.

We’ve learnt to read, write and ride a bicycle amongst many other things! The children have grown in confidence and we look forward to seeing their progress and minds grow in Year One. 

Thank you for all of your support throughout the year.

Caterpillar kebabs

In Reception, we’ve been learning ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. Feeling inspired by this story, we made some fruity caterpillar kebabs. The children loved following a recipe and describing the appearance and smell of the fruit. They enjoyed eating it even more! We used the claw and bridge technique to chop our fruit. Why not make one at home so that your child can practise their chopping skills.

 

Cycle and stretch!

We’ve certainly had an action packed day full of exercise! The children had their first Balance, Pedal and Go session, which will continue for two days next week (Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th July). Not only did the children enjoy a morning of cycling, they also had a yoga session this afternoon in the MUGA! It was a great way to wind down ready for home time. Namaste!

       

Talk to your child about which yoga position was their favourite. Maybe they could teach you how to meditate!

Musical mood!

We’ve had a marvellous musical morning! The children listened to two different pieces of music (Morning Mood by Grieg and O Fortuna by Carl Orff). We discussed how the music made us feel and how we could represent our feelings using different colours and mark making.

Here are some comments from our discussion:

“I would use red because you go red in the face when you are sad and red is angry.”

“The song made me feel calm and made me think of whales in the ocean.”

“It made me think of erupting volcanoes!”

We had a fantastic morning filled with conversation and the arts!



Talk to your child about what colour they are feeling.

Phonics

Thanks for attending our phonics mornings last week. We hope you found it useful.

Here is a list of the ‘tricky words’ your child should be able to read and begin to use in their writing.

the, I, to, no, go, into, he, she, me, we, be, my, you, are, all, said, was, they, her, have, like, so,do,some, come, were, there, little, one, when, out, what.

We hope you saw how confident and capable the children have become.  Please help them to continue their writing journey by encouraging them to write at home and praise their efforts. 

Keep calm and carry on!

Today, we talked about managing our feelings and behaviour, which is part of the Personal, Social and Emotional Development (PSED) prime area of learning.

The children came up with some ideas about calming down when they feel angry or sad:

  • Have a drink
  • Sit in bed
  • Take deep breaths

We had a mindfulness session where we tried different ways of staying calm and talked about who we can talk to if we feel upset or angry.


Talk to your child about how they can calm down when they feel upset.