Week 7

This week in Reception

We’ve had a busy and exciting time full of learning and creativity!

Phonics

We’ve continued learning new sounds and practising our blending skills. The children are becoming more confident at sounding out and reading simple words – well done everyone!

Literacy

We’ve been reading the book Christopher Pumpkin. The children have loved exploring the spooky story and have been incredibly creative! We looked at the story setting, invented our own gruesome guests, and even created our own pumpkin splatters. There has been lots of fantastic storytelling and imagination in our discussions and play.

Maths

Our focus has been on the concepts of more and fewer. We’re beginning to use this language during our play and when comparing quantities. You can support this at home by encouraging your child to use these words – for example, when sharing snacks or toys: “Who has more? Who has fewer?”

Understanding the World

We’ve also started to look ahead to Diwali, learning about how people celebrate and why it’s such a special festival. If your family celebrates Diwali and you have any photos of your celebrations, we would love it if you could upload them to Google Classroom. The children really enjoy sharing and talking about their experiences with the class!

Thank you for your continued support – we’re so proud of how well the children are doing

Week 6

This Week in Reception

We’ve had a busy and exciting week in EYFS!

Phonics:
We have now split into smaller groups for phonics within our classes to support each child at their own level. Please continue to practise the sounds sent home in the envelopes – regular practice really helps!

Literacy:
This week, we have been exploring Rosie’s Walk. The children loved drawing different places for Rosie to hide and coming up with imaginative ideas for how the fox might try to catch her!
We have also continued enjoying The Little Red Hen. The children compared the two stories, looking at similarities and differences between them, and talking about the characters and story events.

Understanding the World:
As part of our harvest learning, we talked about where our food comes from and even made our own bread! The children were fantastic bakers and really enjoyed the process from start to finish.

Maths:
In Maths, we have been focusing on the vocabulary of more and fewer. We’ve been using practical activities to help the children compare amounts and talk confidently about what they see.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another exciting week of learning!

Week 5

This week in Reception, we have been having lots of fun while learning new things!

Phonics

In Phonics, we have been continuing our exploration of letter sounds. The children are really getting the hang of it and are showing good progress! We've been practising blending sounds together to form simple words, and everyone is getting more confident every day.

Maths

In Maths, we’ve been reviewing numbers 1-5. The children have been using different activities to practice counting, recognizing numbers.

Literacy

We’ve also been reading the story of The Little Red Hen. The children have really enjoyed this classic tale, and we’ve been discussing the key events and characters. It’s been great to see them engaging with the story and learning about teamwork and responsibility.

Expressive Arts 

To finish off the week, the children have been busy getting creative! We've had lots of fun with collaging, cutting, and painting. From colourful collages to exciting paintings, the children have had the chance to express their creativity in so many ways!

We can’t wait to see what next week has in store!

Week 4

We are continuing to settle beautifully into school life and are becoming more confident with our daily routines. The children have been busy developing their phonics skills, and we’ve been working hard on our writing and mark making – it's wonderful to see their creativity and confidence growing!

In Drawing Club, we've been exploring the story Not Now, Bernard by David McKee. The children have loved discussing the characters and using their imaginations to create drawings and stories inspired by the book.

We've also been enjoying painting, expressing ourselves through colour and creativity. We also looked at and celebrated what makes each of us unique – it's been so special to hear the children share their news and talk about the things that make them them.

It’s been a fantastic start to the year and we’re excited for all the learning and adventures still to come!

Autumn Term

Marvellous me 

All the children have settled in really well and have had a busy first full week learning all the school routines, making friends and exploring our learning areas.

We have enjoyed a range of different activities, exploring volume in the water tray and role play in the home corner. We have been very creative exploring using different media for example painting at the easel.