Reception Class News

Free White Rose Rugby event for all pupils

Posted on Sunday 16 January 2022 by Mrs Taylor

As part of our partnership with White Rose Rugby and Moortown Rugby Club, here is an invite to a free rugby event, for all pupils, on Sunday 23rd January.
Last term, White Rose Rugby worked with classes for curriculum PE and also delivered the Thursday after-school rugby club.
We hope you can take up this opportunity for a fun morning at Moortown Rugby Club. Click here to register for the event.

What’s been happening this week?

Posted on Friday 14 January 2022 by Mrs Weekes

We’re very proud of Reception this week; there have been a lot of staff changes (because of illness and other things) and the children in Reception have been amazing!

There’s been so much learning going on that it is hard to know where to start! They have shown that they’re ready to learn and they’ve shown that they are able to take responsibility for their own learning – brilliant.

Some great PE has been happening this week – here are some photos from a movement lesson:

In Maths, they’ve been finding out all about the number ‘7’ including finding different ways of making 7 and counting 7 objects – they’re now experts so make sure you test their knowledge!

Just a reminder that there is a bit of a change with the books that are coming home. Children will bring a book home to share with you; this isn’t a phonics book but a book that you can just enjoy with your child. They have read their phonics book in school, several times this week, and this can be accessed as an e-book with the details that have already been sent home. This is a very new system for all of us so if there are any issues, please be patient.

A great week for Reception – well done everyone. Have a great weekend.

This week in Reception

Posted on Sunday 09 January 2022 by Mrs Wood

We will continue with our mini-topic, ‘Frozen Planet’.

Phonics

This week the new phonemes are sh, th, ng and nk.

Reading

There are a few changes to how we will practise reading and sending phonic reading books home.

To practise reading in Reception, the same practice book that’s been read in school will then be available to read at home as an e-book. Because we’ve read it at least three times in school, your child should be able to read the text independently. If they’re reading it with very little help, please don’t worry that it’s too easy – your child needs to develop fluency and confidence in reading.

  • Listen to them read the e-book.
  • If they can’t read a word, read it to them.
  • After they have finished, talk about the book together.
  • Remember to give them lots of praise – celebrate their success!

Your child should have received their e-book login details. You will be able to access the e-book this week. We will inform you which day by writing in your child’s reading record.

If you have trouble accessing e-books at home, please let us know.

To develop a love of reading, your child will continue to bring home a separate book. To encourage your child to become a lifelong reader, it’s important that they learn to read for pleasure. This sharing book is a book they have chosen for you to enjoy together.

  • Don’t expect your child to read this alone – read it to them or with them.
  • In a fiction book, enjoy the story, predict what might happen next, use different voices for the characters.
  • In a non-fiction book, explore the facts.
  • Discuss the book’s cover and the title, and discuss the pictures or diagrams.
  • With this sharing book, the main thing is that you have fun!

Any questions, please ask!

Stay and Learn Sessions

Unfortunately, we have had to cancel the sessions on 20/01/22 and 07/02/22.

PE

This half-term, PE will be on Wednesday and Thursday. Please send your child in their PE kit on these days.

 

City of Leeds Basketball

Posted on Friday 07 January 2022 by Mrs Taylor

The City of Leeds community basketball sessions will be restarting this weekend and can be booked here.  Sessions are available for children age 5-8 and age 9-11.

Happy New Year!

Posted on Tuesday 04 January 2022 by Mrs Wood

Welcome back! We hope you had a great holiday.

This term in Reception, our themes will be ‘Fire and Ice’, ‘Superheroes’ and  ‘Chinese New Year’.

Frozen planet
Our return to school often coincides with frosty weather. We use this as a stimulus for learning. As a scientist, your child will investigate ice: making it and melting it. They will use their senses to describe how the weather has changed and the effects on their environment. Linking to Geography, your child will find out which are the coldest regions on Earth, using globes or maps of the world. They’ll learn about animals which live in these places and what it’s like to live there.

Superheroes
This theme is all about different superheroes! At first, your child will use their imagination to create their own fictional superhero stories using small world resources to develop their ideas. Your child will then learn that superheroes are in their lives every day.  Developing their drama skills, they’ll take on the role of doctors, paramedics and police during role-play times. Your child will also consider what makes them special, learning how important and individual we all are.

Chinese New Year
This theme takes place during the week that Chinese New Year occurs each year. As a geographer, your child will find China on a globe or world map. They will find out about the story relating to Chinese New Year, learning about customs and traditions. They will watch dragon dances and create their own versions of these with their friends.

Phonics

We will continue to learn digraphs(two letters that make one sound) in phonics. This week the new phonemes are sh and ch.  The children will be learning how to blend plurals eg cats, naps, hits.

Literacy

The children will be encouraged to continue to use their phonic knowledge to write labels and captions for their drawings. They will begin to write sentences.

These are the main books we will be reading and retelling this half term.

Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers

The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson

Supertato by Paul Linnet and Sue Hendra

Maths

The children will be encouraged to continue representing quantities in different ways, including by showing amounts on 1 hand ‘all at once’. There will also be a new focus on the symbolic representation of number and the children will work on their recognition of numerals to 5, matching numerals to correct quantities in various games.
They will play games which involve counting on and use  number tracks (with numbers placed in equal spaces in ascending order) to play dice-based games. Playing games with dice will consolidate the children’s understanding of the stable order of numbers.

Why not play some board games at home?

 

This week in Reception

Posted on Sunday 05 December 2021 by Mrs Wood

The last two weeks of the term are always really busy. As we head towards Christmas we will begin our mini-topic of Christmas by decorating our home corner.

Phonics

This week we will learn the phonemes z, qu and ch.  The children will be taught the term ‘digraph’- two letters making one sound.

We are really impressed with how well the children are doing with their phonics learning. Please keep practising the phonemes and listening to your child read at home.

Literacy

The class have been enjoying listening to Julia Donaldson stories and talking about their favourites.

Christmas events

Guess how many ‘reindeer poos’ are in the jar.

The children have seen the jar and have made some guesses about how many ‘reindeer poos’ they think there are. You can enter the competition on the app.

Christmas non-uniform day-Friday 10 December
Children can come in Christmas jumpers, any other festive clothes or just non-uniform and make a donation via the app or as they come in the gate. .
Secret Santa
During the school day, children will have the opportunity to select a small gift for a parent/carer/grandparent/older sibling etc. All gifts must be pre-booked via the Gateway App for £2.50 each, booking closes Wednesday 08 December.

Christmas Movie Afternoon Monday 13 December

Skipping ropes for sale

Posted on Wednesday 01 December 2021 by Mrs Taylor

This year we are continuing to work with Skipping School to develop the children’s skipping skills. Skipping School ropes (KS1 ropes and longer KS2 ropes) are now available to buy from the office.

Potions!

Posted on Monday 29 November 2021 by Mrs Wood

The children enjoyed making potions in our ‘Potions Lab.’

We made a bubbling potion and children watched what happened when we mixed some magic ingredients (bicarbonate of soda and vinegar) together.

Phonics

This week we will be learning the phonemes j, v, w, x. Please continue to read with your child at home. They have read their reading book three times before bringing it home. Extra reading will increase their confidence.

This week’s story is ‘Room on the broom’ by Julia Donaldson. The children will invent a new character for the story.

Maths

We are continuing to investigate the composition of numbers to 5 as well as learning to count to higher numbers.

We will be comparing size, mass and capacity and using the language heavier, lighter, taller, shorter.

Girls rugby opportunity

Posted on Wednesday 24 November 2021 by Mrs Taylor

Leos Junior Rugby Club are hosting a girls only training session, open to all girls in Reception to Year 6, on Sunday 28th November, with the aim of setting up a girls only rugby team in the area. Please see below for more information.

It’s magic!

Posted on Sunday 21 November 2021 by Mrs Wood

This week we start our mini-topic-‘It’s magic’.

Our roleplay area has been transformed into a witch’s kitchen based on the fantastic book, ‘What’s in the witch’s kitchen’ by Nick Sharratt.

The children will be scientists this week making their own potions and observing what happens when different ingredients are mixed together.

Phonics

We have finished the first sets of letters and will be recapping them this week. Please continue to practise blending and segmenting words at home and learning the tricky words to, the, I, no, go, into. When we teach these words,  we look at which part of the word is ‘tricky’.  The children can still use their phonic knowledge to decode them.

Maths

We are continuing to investigate the number 5 and learning which numbers can be used to make 5.

We will also be investigating capacity and building on children’s understanding of full, empty, half full, nearly full and nearly empty.

They will make direct comparisons by pouring from one container to another and indirect comparisons by counting how many pots it takes to fill each container.

Expressive arts and design

Last week the children looked at ‘The Starry Night’ by Vincent Van Gogh and produced their own version using a printing technique.

Don’t forget our drop-in session on Wednesday.

 

We look forward to seeing you all.

 

Moortown Primary School, Leeds
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