Reception

Welcome to Reception

On this page you will find lots of information about our learning, dates for diaries, useful websites and resources.

Below is a summary of the learning which has taken place in the classroom this week.

This week the children have been writing about their trip to Hesketh Farm. They have also been thinking about ways they can look after our planet and wildlife. 

The children have also been learning about healthy and unhealthy foods, and the importance of eating a balanced diet. They have been learning why some foods are good for us and why others should only be had as a treat. 

Learnology

There are five learning heroes; Reggie Relationship, Rosie Ready, Richard Resilient, Ronnie Resourceful and Rachel Reflective. They all have their own special learning powers, which the children will be learning all about. 

Our Learning Hero focus will be based on Ronnie Resourceful’s learning powers, which include having a good imagination and being creative, using lots of different resources to help with learning, being good at noticing how learning links together, having a balanced view and being able to explain answers.

Our Learning Hero for this week is Rupert. Well done!

Circle Time

The children have been talking about what they did at the weekend.. 

Phonics

The children have been revisiting the previous learned sounds – s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, l, ll, ss, j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, sh, ch, th, ng, ai, long oo, short oo, oa, ar, or, igh, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, er and ure. 

Reading and writing words with the following blends in – pl, fl, gl, bl and cl. 

Reading and writing the common exception words (tricky words – these are words that the children can not sound out as they do not have the phonic or spelling knowledge yet).

  • I, the, to, go, no, into, he, she, me, we, be, they, was, said, you, are, all, my, her, like, have, so, do, out, were, some and come.

Handwriting

The children have been practicing their letter formation.  

Shared Reading

Reading the comic – Moon Camping

Listening to fiction and non-fiction about looking after our Planet, including; ‘Lola and Charlie – Looking after our planet’, ‘Green Planet Kids’, ‘Let’s Recycle’, ‘George Saves the World by Lunchtime’, ’10 Things to do to look after our World’ and ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’. 

Mathematics

Completing our daily attendance chart, calendar and weather diary. 

Counting to 100 and backwards from 20.

Counting in twos to 20. 

Revisiting the number bonds up to 10.

Recalling doubling facts up to 10. 

Comparing numbers using the language more than, greater than, less than and fewer than. 

Recalling odd and even numbers. 

Exploring and comparing numbers 13, 14 and 15. 

PE 

Yoga

Practicing activities for sports day. 

Music, songs and rhymes

Listening to music from musicals. 

Provision

The children have access to a wide range of provision (indoors and outdoors) throughout the day where they can develop their own learning and interests, problem solve and work together.

Dates for diaries  

Friday 27th June – Nell Bank Buddy Day Trip 

Stay and Play dates – 9am to 10:00 am

Monday 9th June

Friday 4th July

Show and Tell Rota

House Aire – Friday 25th April 

House Nidd – Friday 2nd May

House Swale – Friday 9th May

House Wharfe – Friday 23rd May

Useful websites

www.phonicsplay.co.uk

https://phonicsplaycomics.co.uk/

www.teachyourmonster.org/

www.oxfordowl.co.uk

www.topmarks.co.uk

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html

ictgames.com