Reception Class Blog 2017-18
9/11/17
"This week we have been looking at the story of The Little Red Hen, coming up with actions for each part of the story. Soon we will know the whole story by heart! We have also been taking part in lots of different activities in choosing time, to become more familiar with the story such as stick puppets to act out the story and popcorn kernels to practice our maths and fine motor skills, separating them into groups with tweezers
9/11/17
"This week we have been looking at the story of The Little Red Hen, coming up with actions for each part of the story. Soon we will know the whole story by heart! We have also been taking part in lots of different activities in choosing time, to become more familiar with the story such as stick puppets to act out the story and popcorn kernels to practice our maths and fine motor skills, separating them into groups with tweezers
18/01/18 This week Reception have been really impressing me with their super writing. Lots of children brought in a matchbox with something special inside and enjoyed telling me and the other children all about their object. Some children labelled a drawing of their object and others did a great job of thinking of a sentence about it and sounding out all the words themselves.
11/01/18 This week Reception have had an interesting visitor who told them all about his 'matchbox diary'. They have been talking about what small objects they would put in a matchbox to remember special events in their lives, just like their visitor. I am really looking forward to hearing their stories and seeing their writing next week when they bring in their matchboxes to show the class. Thank you to the parents who came to our Time for Words. Lots of children are making great progress with sounding out and blending all the new sounds they have learnt in phonics. It is lovely to see their growing enthusiasm for writing whether this is single words or whole sentences!
04/01/18 This week Reception have started looking at the story 'Mrs Mole I'm Home'. It's all about a mole who gets lost on his way home and pops up in all sorts of different places. We will be using this as a way to explore habitats over the coming weeks. Ask your child if they can remember the different places Morris goes and if he would be happy living there.
15/12/17 Reception have had an exciting week. The children did so well in their Christmas nativity, remembering all their lines and singing their hearts out! They have also been learning the Christmas story and using stick figures to tell the story in their own words. They also had a surprise visit from Santa at the Christmas party, who brought a present for everyone!
16/11/17 This week in reception we have been taking part in lots of fun activities in maths to help with our counting and number recognition skills. There has been a game where we have had to match numbers to dots, we have played a tricky board game where we have had to copy the numbers that we land on and even tested our doubling skills with some pizzas (just a shame they weren't real!). We are slowly becoming maths masters.
9/11/17 This week we have been looking at the story of The Little Red Hen, coming up with actions for each part of the story. Soon we will know the whole story by heart! We have also been taking part in lots of different activities in choosing time, to become more familiar with the story such as stick puppets to act out the story and popcorn kernels to practice our maths and fine motor skills, separating them into groups with tweezers.
9/11/17
"This week we have been looking at the story of The Little Red Hen, coming up with actions for each part of the story. Soon we will know the whole story by heart! We have also been taking part in lots of different activities in choosing time, to become more familiar with the story such as stick puppets to act out the story and popcorn kernels to practice our maths and fine motor skills, separating them into groups with tweezers
18/10/2017
"This week we had lots of fun using what we have learnt in our maths lessons and applying it to our maths based outdoor learning session. First we had to find lots of hidden numbers and then place them in order on a human number line, based on the numbers we each found! Next we had to use our counting knowledge to find a certain number of the same items in the environment such as leaves, sticks or minibeasts and place them on our whiteboards with that number on. We had lots of fun using what we have learnt in our maths lessons and applying it to our outdoor learning"
18/10/2017
"This week we had lots of fun using what we have learnt in our maths lessons and applying it to our maths based outdoor learning session. First we had to find lots of hidden numbers and then place them in order on a human number line, based on the numbers we each found! Next we had to use our counting knowledge to find a certain number of the same items in the environment such as leaves, sticks or minibeasts and place them on our whiteboards with that number on. We had lots of fun using what we have learnt in our maths lessons and applying it to our outdoor learning
2.11.17
This week Reception had their first P.E. lesson with a coach from Leeds Rhinos. They pretended they were moving through the jungle using different actions, and played a game throwing food to the different animals. They impressed me by listening carefully and following the coach's instructions.
18/10/2017
This week we had lots of fun using what we have learnt in our maths lessons and applying it to our maths based outdoor learning session. First we had to find lots of hidden numbers and then place them in order on a human number line, based on the numbers we each found! Next we had to use our counting knowledge to find a certain number of the same items in the environment such as leaves, sticks or mini-beasts and place them on our whiteboards with that number on. We had lots of fun using what we have learnt in our maths lessons and applying it to our outdoor learning.
12.10.17
This week Reception have been making some fantastic creations with all the junk modelling resources. We have been encouraging them to plan what they are going to make, and to think carefully about which resources they will need and how to join them together. The children have made rockets, robots, jet-packs and even a shark!
There has also been lots of fantastic mark making, with children beginning to use the sounds they are learning in phonics in their writing.
This week Reception have been making some fantastic creations with all the junk modelling resources. We have been encouraging them toplan what they are going tomake, and tothink carefully about which resources they will need and how tojoin them together. The children have made rockets, robots, jet-packs and even a shark!Â
There has also been lots of fantastic mark making, with children beginning touse the sounds they are learning in phonics in their writing.
This week Reception have been making some fantastic creations with all the junk modelling resources. We have been encouraging them toplan what they are going tomake, and tothink carefully about which resources they will need and how tojoin them together. The children have made rockets, robots, jet-packs and even a shark!Â
There has also been lots of fantastic mark making, with children beginning touse the sounds they are learning in phonics in their writing.
04.10.17
We have had a musical week in Reception. Some children have been experimenting on the piano playing high notes like a squeaky mouse and low notes like a stomping Gruffalo. We have learnt a new Gruffalo song which the children already know all the words to, and a song for rainy days about splashing in puddles (...there has been plenty of that this week too!). In maths we have been practicing some counting songs and learning how to write the numbers under ten.
Click on the links below to see the songs we have been singing:
How many fingers on one hand? 
The Gruffalo 
The Umbrella Song: (tune only-lyrics below) 
Down come the rain drops SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH! (stamp feet on the splashes)
Let’s run for cover, DASH, DASH, DASH! (run on the spot)
Pitter patter, pitter patter, DRIP, DRIP, DROP! (clap hands in rhythm)
I’m under my umbrella till the raindrops STOP! (put up pretend umbrella)
28.09.17
The children have really impressed us in phonics this week. They have learnt how to form 'm, a, s, d, t and i' so far and have been practicing writing them every day. We have also been playing games to help them improve at sounding out and blending words orally. e.g. 'Eye spy with my little eye a p-e-g...who can show me which object I have chosen?'. Lots of children showed a great can-do attitude and have been listening carefully to the sounds. You can play this game at home too.
21.09.17
Reception have had their first experience of Outdoor Learning this week and they had a great time exploring the environmental area; looking for minibeasts, climbing trees, playing games and talking about Autumn.
We also had the first of our weekly cooking sessions. Some children had a go making apple and blackberry crumble. They enjoyed chopping the apples, mixing the ingredients for the crumble...and of course eating it. Delicious!
14.09.17
Reception's giant new sandpit has been popular this week and the children have been very busy digging, pouring, mark making and building in the sand (and working those arm and hand muscles ready for writing!).
We also discovered the word 'spectacular' in the book 'Sam and Dave Dig a Hole' at story time and discussed when we might use it. Have a go using the word spectacular with your child at home and encourage them to use it too.
07.09.17
The Reception children have really risen to the challenge of starting school! They have explored every area of the classroom inside. Outside, they have tested their balancing skills on the climbing frame, and worked together to create fantastic balance beam tracks with the crates and planks. I have been really impressed at how quickly they are settling in to their new routines and expectations.
