Reception

Welcome to Reception!

Staffing:

Mrs S Hussain - Class Teacher (RH)

Mrs N Hussain - Class Teacher (RN)

Miss Hule - PSA (am)

Mrs Kaur - PSA

Mrs Ali - Lunch Time Supervisor

Below is some of the key information

linked with our week:

Monday 6th March 2023

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in maths, children will explore number bonds to 10 using a variety of representations. Children will progress from seeing concrete representations through the song of 10 green bottles to pictorial representations (counters), finally using counters on a ten frame to show all number bonds to 10. They will answer ‘how many altogether ‘and ‘how many more’ questions.

Monday 6th February 2023

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in Maths, we will be focussing on addition through the part-whole model.  Here is a video below that explains the part-whole model.  

Monday 30thJanuary 2023 

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in Maths, we will focus on comparing numbers within 10.  We will use language like more, fewer and equal to compare amounts. 

Monday 23rd January 2023 

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in maths, we will learn to count up to 10 objects and show them using real objects, including the tens frame.

Monday 16th January 2023 

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in maths, we will learn to count up to 8 objects and show them using real objects, including the ten frame.

Monday 9th January 2023

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in phonics we are moving onto Phase 3! More information about Phase 3 can be found under the 'Little Wandle Phonics' tab above.  

This week in Maths, we will be working on our number bonds for the number 5. 

Monday 12th December 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in phonics, we will be focussing on revisiting all the sounds we have learnt.  Can you recognise all the sounds? Can you sound out and read the words below? 

This week in maths we will be focussing on positional language.  Can you describe the position of the bear? 

Monday 5th December 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in Maths, we will continue to look at changes within the number 5.  We will be using the language of first, then, and now with a focus on subtraction.  

Monday 28th November 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in Math, we will look at changes within the number 5.  We will be using the language of first, then, and now.  

Monday 14th November 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week, in Maths we will continue looking at 2d shapes.  Can you name the 2d shapes?

Monday 14th November 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week, in Maths we will begin a new topic.  We will be exploring the properties of everyday shapes.  

Can you name some 3d shapes? 

Monday 7th November 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

In maths, we will continue to focus on more, fewer and equal. 

Look at the image below.  Are there more apples or more oranges? 

Monday 10th October 2022

This week in phonics, we will be focussing on revisiting all the sounds we have learnt.  Can you recognise all the sounds? Can you sound out and read the words below? 

This week in English, we are reading the text 'I can, Kim can.' Can you use the stem sentence 'I can ...' and talk about the different things you can do.  

Remember I is one of the tricky words we have learned in Phonics! Can you have a go at writing this?

In maths, we will be focussing on more and fewer.  Have a look below.  Which one has more? Which one has fewer? Remember to use the word fewer! 

Can you subsidise and say which has more or fewer? 

Monday 10th October 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in English, we are continuing to learn all about initial sounds.  We will be singing the song 'I've got a body.' Can you label the body parts? 

What sound does mouth begin with? mmmmmmmouth

What sound does neck begin with? nnnnnnnnnneck 

What sound does nose begin with? nnnnnnnose

Do any parts begin with the same sound?

In maths, we will be focusing on counting to five.  Can you remember the rules of touch counting? Can you recognise quantities to 5 without counting?

Monday 3rd October 2022

Our Phonics learning this week:

This week in English, we are learning all about initial sounds.  What sound does your name begin with? Does anyone in your family have the same initial sound as you?  In English, we will have a go at writing the initial sounds for the characters from our text Owl Babies.  Can you remember the names of the four characters?

What sound does Sarah's name begin with?

What sound can you hear in Bill?

Can you hear the sound mmm in mum?

In maths, we will be focusing on counting to four.  Can you remember the rules of touch counting?

Monday 25th September 2022

Our phonics learning this week:

This week in English, we have been looking at the story of Owl Babies. Have a look at the images below and talk about the story: 

• What are the names of the characters?
• What does Percy say?
• What happens at the beginning of the story? 
• How are the owlets feeling at the end of the story?

You can watch the story by clicking this link: Owl Babies Picture Book Animation - YouTube 

In Maths, we have been learning to count to 3!

We have been thinking about the rules of counting.  The rules are:

Can you count at home following these rules?