It’s been another busy week in Reception this week. We have been looking at the focus book The Hundred Decker Bus by Mike Smith. The children loved the journey the bus took.
Our word of the week was Countryside- land that is away from big towns and cities. We’ve also used Google Earth to find school and some of our houses. We had so much fun, we will continue looking for more places next week.
Maths
This week in our Maths we have been comparing and considering where numbers to 8 are in relation to each other. We have used the vocabulary ‘more than, less than and equal to’ to describe the relationship between them. The children have enjoyed making the stair pattern to help them to describe each number.
“7 is more than 6”
“3 is less than 4”
“5 is more than 4 but less than 6”
Phonics
Spring 2 week 3 has been a review of phase 3 sounds, reading words with two or more digraphs (2 letters that make 1 sound). We review tricky words (a word you can’t sound out – you just have to know it) daily.
Tricky words can be just that-tricky! Tricky Word Bingo is still a huge hit in class and the prizes are becoming incredible, this week we have been playing for a trip on a cruise ship and a golden helicopter!
Poetry Picnic
Each week we learn a new poem and recite this poem every day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line. We talk to children about how this can help us become better readers. This week’s poem is the traditional nursery rhyme Pat a Cake, Pat a Cake. We turned this in to a clapping song and the children enjoyed singing it with a partner.
We talk about how a poem sometimes has rhyming words and sometimes doesn’t. Can your child tell you the rhyming words in this week’s poem? We also talk about how a poem can have a fast rhythm or a slow rhythm.
Reminders and Dates
‘Number’ Stay and learn – Tuesday 18 March 2:20-3:00pm
Our Stay and Learn sessions are a chance to find out more about your child’s journey through Reception. You can observe some teaching and learning, and pick up some tips to support your child at home. This session is all about Number.
Please send your child into school with an empty shoebox next week. The children will be creating their very own deck, based on their designs.
Have a happy and healthy week and thank you as always for your support.
Mrs. Kendrew, Mrs. Rippon, Mrs. Small and Mr. Smith