Reception Weekly Review

  Prime Areas

(Physical Development, Understanding the World, Communication and Language, Expressive Arts and Design and Personal, Social and Emotional Development). 

Another week learning, laughter and fun in Reception. RC had a WONDERFUL time doing the last two Forest School sessions with Mr Kheir from Chesterton School. The children made charcoal pencils through whittling elder wood, foraged for materials to make ‘wood crowns and made dream catchers from thread and twigs. The dressing-up costumes under the shelter have been a welcome enhancement outside and we have loved seeing where the children’s imaginations have taken them this week. Other highlights have been printing with balloons, the Phonics table inside and imaginative play with castles. 

 PSED/PATHs/ Topic

In Topic session this week we learnt about Eid-al-Adha. We looked at how Muslims around the world celebrate this religious festival and the children had the opportunity to make cards for their families. Eid Mubarak to all of our families celebrating. In Circle Time we talked about the half-term break and each child shared a highlight.

    English

Our English Topic this half term is. ‘Where does your Imagination Take You?’ and we have kicked off our learning by focusing on the book, ‘The Blue Balloon’ by Mick Inkpen. In the book the blue balloon is magical and takes the little boy on an imaginative journey into the unexpected. The children have all written about where they would go if the blue balloon took them, for a ride. We have used the opportunity to focus on the children interests and their ideas and likes will inform the text we look at next week in English.

  Phonics and Reading Practice

Phase 4 learning continues in Phonics this week we have focused on CCVCC words e.g, crisp, blend, strong. We have been working hard to ensure we hear all the sounds and reflect this in our writing. This week our tricky words have been were, says, little and here. Please do go through these with your child over the weekend. Reading Practice has been lovely and it is great to see the progress that the children are making.

  Maths 

Our Maths session have been based around subitising and the children have been introduced to the ‘Rekenreks’ which are a wonderful resource, similar to an abacus. The children have used these to represent numbers and we have made the most of looking at the ideas of one more and less, odd and even.

Information and Key Dates

Information

Please remember we close the door in the morning promptly at 8.45 to start teaching a carpet session. If the door is closed please take your child and their belongings round to the main office. We are very sorry that we have such little time to talk to parents in the morning as the children really do need support with settling and we appreciate that you are kindly be mindful of this. Thank you

 Key Dates

 Wandsworth Fringe festival of the Sticky Dance Show at Balham Library – Wednesday 11th June 2025 (parent volunteers needed please!)

 Lower Showing Assembly:

Friday 13th  June

Friday 27th  June

 End of Year Celebration

Wednesday 15th July.

Miss Roborgh, Mrs Cunningham, Miss Banton, Tara and Angie 

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 Things we need

Art

Do you have any of the following?

• Plastic bottle tops
• Boxes – large and small
• toilet rolls
• egg cartons
• cardboard boxes
• plastic bottles
• yoghurt pots
• bubble wrap
• newspapers and magazines
• shells
• CD
• recyclable straws
• Buttons

If you have any of these, we would love to have them.  Thanks