The Reception class value is to Have Fun

Friday 18th November 2024

The children had so much fun last week! We enjoyed learning about primary colours and how they mix to make different colours. The children used a variety of paint brushes to mix these colours and create some colourful Diwali lights.  

We also read a special story from the bible called “The Christmas story”. The children learned about Jesus and how he was a special baby. We have started to learn some special Christmas songs for our own class Nativity.  

In maths we have been practising our counting skills and finding total amounts of numbers from 1-5. We also learned about an artist called Kandinsky who used lots of different shapes in his artwork. The children made their own pictures using triangles and circles.  

In phonics we have been learning the sounds: 

J,w,v,y,x,z,zz,qu,ch,sh and th. 

And the tricky words:  

The, go, I, know, he, we, she, to,  

Reminders:  

• This week we have the Snow-White pantomime coming into school on Thursday 21st November.  

• Non uniform day on Friday 22nd November- donations for the chocolate tombola.  

• Please can we ask that children read at home 4 times per week to practice their reading skills.  

Miss Outram and the Reception team  

Friday 6th September

Hello and welcome to Reception! I am Miss Outram your child’s class teacher along with Mrs Goulding and Mrs O’Brien who are the classroom teaching assistants. We are really excited for the upcoming year and working with your children to help them to learn and grow!

Here is some key information and dates for the upcoming term:

· PE sessions are on a Monday and Friday so please ensure that your child is wearing their full PE kits on these days.

· Snack is given daily and we have a selection of fruit on offer. This is £5 every half term.

· Please bring in a spare backpack of clothing to be kept in school on your child’s peg.

· Home challenges are given out every Friday and we ask that you complete these with your child to help with their learning. Reading books are changed once a week and we would like the children to read at home at least 4 times a week to help them practise their newly taught sounds.

· Our Phonics workshop will take place on Wednesday 11TH September at 9am and 5pm. This will give you lots of information on how you can support your child when reading a home.

· Please bring in photographs of your child with their family so that we can share them in class and use them on our display.

This week we have spent lots of time getting to know the children and learning about our classroom rules and routines. All of the children have been fantastic and had so much fun with their new friends! Our current topic is “Who Am I” and we have been talking about our families and how special they are. They have also met the Numberblocks 1,2 and 3!

Look out on our next class blog and Dojo to see what we get up to next week!

Miss Outram