Reception Class News

This week’s learning

Posted on Sunday 04 October 2020 by Mrs Wood

We are really impressed with how well the children have settled. They have quickly learnt the routines and are ready and eager to learn.

Reading

Your child will bring a book home this week. These books don’t contain any words at this stage. Please share the book with your child. Encourage them to talk about the characters and events and predict the ending.

Use the reading record book to write a short comment.

We will change books weekly, so please keep both the book and the record book  in their bookbag.

Phonics

We will begin phase 2 of our phonics programme, ‘Letters and Sounds’ this week. In this phase children will be taught the phonemes (sounds) for a number of letters (graphemes), which phoneme is represented by which grapheme and that a phoneme can be represented by more than one letter, for example, /ll/ as in b-e-ll. We use Jolly Phonics actions to help children remember these phonemes.

We will be continuing with activities to help children identify the initial sounds in words. Games such as, ‘I spy’ are easy to play at home and when out and about.

Phase 2 phonemes:

Set 1:  s  a  t  p

Set 2:  i   n   m  d

Set 3:  g  o  c  k

Set 4:  ck (as in duck)  e  u r

Set 5:  h   b  l   f

We will send one set of phonemes home each week to practise at home.

Next week I will post a presentation explaining how we teach early reading and writing and how to help at home.

If you have any questions please email me.

moortowneyfs@spherefedertion.org

 

 

Our first PE lesson

Posted on Thursday 01 October 2020 by Mrs Wood

The children really enjoyed their  first PE lesson.

PE is on a Wednesday. Remember to send your child to school in their PE kit. We will try to be outside when possible, so please make sure they have warm clothes and trainers.

The first few weeks

Posted on Sunday 27 September 2020 by Mrs Wood

The children are settling really well and it’s lovely to see how happy and engaged they are in the classroom.

During the next few weeks your child will be getting to know new routines, rules and making new friends. We will be doing on-going assessments of the children to make sure we are providing the right learning opportunities for each child.

Please let us know about those ‘wow moments’ that happen at home.

moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org

Reading

Your child will start to bring a reading book home shortly. They will need a bookbag which they will need to bring to school everyday.

The first books we will send don’t contain any words but are intended to introduce your child to holding a book, turning pages and discussing the pictures. Please encourage your child to predict events and retell the story.

When we begin learning letters and their sounds your child will bring home letters to learn and words to read. We will then send phonetically decodable reading books home.

I will be posting a presentation explaining how we teach early reading and writing soon.

PE

We will begin PE this week. Your child will need to come to school in their PE kit every Wednesday.

Maths

We are learning about the number one and the ‘oneness of one’. The children will be thinking about one as an amount and quantity, and that first means position one and once means one time.

Phonics

This week we are learning to identify the initial sound in words. We will also introduce the children to ‘blending’ by saying  the sounds in a word individually. For example, c-a-t.  The children will then blend the sounds together to say cat.

Settling in

Posted on Friday 18 September 2020 by Mrs Wood

We’ve had another great week in Reception with twenty children settled and happy. We can’t wait to meet the final ten!

Please remember that the school day for our class is 8.30-3.00.  Please try to bring and collect your child at these times.

Our first week

Posted on Friday 11 September 2020 by Mrs Wood

The first group of children have started school and been amazing!

We look forward to meeting more of you next week.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact us via our Reception Class email.

We value the knowledge and understanding you have of your child so we’d like you to be involved. It would be really helpful if you let us know what they enjoy out of school and if possible take some photos.

This information will help us plan activities to meet your child’s needs and  motivate their learning.

Let us know of any ‘wow’ moments that happen at home by sending photos of your child’s achievements.

moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org

The Reception Team
Teacher – Mrs Burke
Teaching Assistants-
Mrs Burgess
Miss Billard
Mrs Stewart

Welcome Reception Class 2020

Posted on Sunday 06 September 2020 by Mrs Wood

We are really excited to begin welcoming the new Reception  children to school this week.

Please bring your children on the dates and times you have been given to ensure an easy and relaxing transition.

Things to bring:

Water bottle-please fill with water at home

Coat

Bookbag

Packed lunch if needed

A set of spare clothes-underwear/trousers/skirt

Please clearly label anything your child brings or wears into school with their name.

To avoid any disappointment or upset please leave all toys at home.This is especially important this year.

We are really looking forward to getting to know you all.

 

 

 

Week 14: 17 July 2020: Home learning

Posted on Thursday 16 July 2020 by Mrs Wood

Good morning!

Today is the last day of the school year.

Instead of the usual lessons today, here are some ideas and activities for the holidays.

Try these fun activities.

 

Why not try yoga…

…or be a scientist.

Check out ‘The Imagination Tree’ for creative activity ideas.

Discover wonderful people and places with Paddington Bear.

Above all, have fun and stay safe.

 

Week 14: 16 July 2020: Home learning

Posted on Wednesday 15 July 2020 by Mrs Wood

Hello, everyone!

Phonics

Practise saying these phase 3 digraphs

Can you read the sentences and draw a picture to match?

Literacy

This week we are reflecting on this unusual year and looking forward to Y1.

Think about the new friends you have made.

Can you write a message to your friend?

Email it to us and we can put it on the class news for your friend to read!

Maths
Let’s learn about the number 20!

20 is two tens or twenty ones.

Watch Numberblocks 20

Can you fill in the missing numbers?

Extra activity

One of our favourite themes this year has been ‘Dinosaurs’.

Play this game at BBCBitesize

Week 14: 15 July 2020: Home learning

Posted on Tuesday 14 July 2020 by Mrs Wood

Good morning!

Here are today’s activities.

Phonics

Watch Geraldine the giraffe learn the phoneme ‘air’.

Words to read:

Can you write a sentence using each word?

Literacy

This year, lots of you have been learning at home. Think about your favourite home learning moments.  Have you done something new?

Maths

Take part in this Numberblocks quiz.

Can you complete these challenges?

 

Extra activity

Try these activities to keep fit over the holidays.

https://www.nhs.uk/10-minute-shake-up/shake-ups

 

Week 14: 14 July 2020: Home learning

Posted on Monday 13 July 2020 by Mrs Wood

Good morning!

Phonics

Recap the phoneme ‘ear with Geraldine the giraffe.

Words to read:

Play sentence substitution.

Swap the words to make different sentences.

How many different sentences can you write?

 

Literacy
This week we are thinking about our time in Reception and looking forward to going to Year 1.
Think about your proudest achievement.

Draw a picture of your proudest moment during your Reception year.

Maths-subtraction

Sing this subtraction song

Use objects or ten frames to solve these subtraction problems.

 

Extra activity

Healthy living – hygiene
Sing this song about how to wash your hands.

You could sing it whilst washing your hands at home.

Discussion: Why do we need to wash our hands?

Watch an experiment on CBeebies?

Why not have a go?
You will need:
• Pepper – these will be the germs
• Bowl of water
• Soap