Reception

October - December 

We continued with more brilliant learning and exploring in October through to December. 

In Maths we learnt:

- to compare amounts of objects in groups

- all about capacity using the language 'full', 'empty', 'half full' 

- what a repeating pattern is and how to make one

- all about balanced and unbalanced, we made chocolate cornflake cakes to practice weighing 

- to compare numbers to 5

- shapes including circles, squares and triangles

In Literacy we learnt:

- to order the letters of my name

- hear initial sounds 

- form letters

- retell the Gunpowder Plot 

- to verbalize adjectives and identify initial sounds when writing about Bonfire Night

- to write a shopping list

- to reorder instructions for a jam sandwich and then make it 

- write cvc words

- write facts

In Topic/Understanding the World/Art & Design/Personal, Social and Emotional Development we learnt:

- how to make music using body percussion

- how to paint a self portrait

- talk about the members of my family

- to discover the 5 sense and taste fruit to compare what I like and dislike

- all about Diwali and create a mehndi hand design 

- all about toys from now and toys from the past

- how to carry out science experiments such as 'Dancing Raisins'

September - October

This half term our classes have taken part in some wonderful learning! This included lots of Numeracy, Literacy, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design. We have done investigations and exploring, play outside and lots of exciting activities. 

Here are some photos from just a few of our activities:

A visit from Police Officers for our topic 'People Who Help Us'

Self portraits                                    

Exploring our sense of taste by tasting fruit   

Numeracy

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Week beginning 12th September 

This week we have welcomed and settled our new Reception classes into school. 

We have had lots of fun getting to know them individually, and spending time exploring our school and learning what it means

to be in Reception.

The children stayed for lunch and explored our canteen. 

We have started our Phonics teaching, beginning with environmental sounds. The children went on a 'sound walk' and were able to draw or write the things that they could hear.

We look forward to our Reception children staying for full days from Tuesday 20th September.