Reception Weekly Review

Friday 19th April 2024

 Learning Through Play  

We have loved seeing all the children come back after a well rested holiday break. It has been nice to see holiday stories being shared and how happy everybody has been to see their friends. The children have enjoyed learning through play this week and have particularly enjoyed building with lego and drawing.

Fine Motor Skills - 

This week we continued with our weekly handwriting sessions. This week we practiced the letter o – all around the octopus. We are grateful for all the practice that has been done at home and are impressed with all the progress made.

 Phonics 

In phonics this week we have been focusing on CVCC (consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant) words with short vowels such as lamp, tent, hump. We have been practicing segmenting the word to hear all four sounds before we write it. Our tricky words for this week have been said, so, have and like.

It has been lovely to see all the children eager to read in their groups this week.

Maths

In maths this week we have been looking at doubles. The children had turns rolling dice and checking with their fingers if they were the same. 

We also looked at length and compared different objects such as giraffes, pigs and people. 

Literacy

This term in Topic we will be looking at a different book each week that we have taken from . Our first book this week was Bowerbird by Julia Donaldson. The story is about a bowerbird called Bert who is trying to impress another bird Nanette by collecting a range of objects for his bower. At the end of the story Bert gets tricked by Nanette when she steals all of his objects. The children all had a go at drawing and painting Bert the bowerbird and writing what they would collect in their own bower.

Disco 

We had a FANTASTIC Wednesday afternoon with our mini disco. The children loved dancing alongside their friends and joining in with the activities organised. A big thanks to FOR and Emma from Tappy Toes for providing this fun!!

Very best wishes

Georgie, Jessie, Tara and Maftuha

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Showing assembly

This half term:

Jessie's class will be in the middle hall.
Georgie's class will be in the lower hall.

Reception children will get certificates each week but we will not start sharing our work until after the first half-term break. 

Fund
A huge thank you to the parents who have donated to the school Reception fund.  Please remember to contribute if you can. 

Keep an eye on our important dates:
We will try to add on the relevant dates below but please check the main calendar and Parent Mail for all important dates.

See our 'Reception Information' page for all you need to know about the year.

Remember to follow us on Twitter to see what we are up to during the week. You can find us @RavenstoneEY

Things we need

Fund

In Reception, we often buy items to supplement the children's learning.  From ingredients for playdough to art supplies, small items for you termly themes to large exciting things like the ducklings.  To help pay for all this, we are for a £1 a week voluntary contribution.  If you would like to help, just give anything you can to us in the mornings.  Thank you.

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