Our Week - Reception - W/C 16th May 2022

We have had a lovely week in the sunshine this week. This week the children have started their challenge books at 'busy time' which is where the children have to complete a literacy, maths, topic challenge based on the prior weeks learning. The children also have a questioned linked to their next steps to support development. The children have really enjoyed taking ownership of these.

In Literacy we have continued to read our topic book Gigantosaurus. The children recieved a letter on Monday from the dinosaurs mummy saying 'Can we list some foods that the Gigantosaurus might like to stop the Gigantosaurus trying to eat her child dinosaurs'. The children used their phonics knowledge to write some wonderful lists of foods. The children have also been developing their sentence writing this week in phonics.

In maths we have been focusing on 'subitising', composition and counting. Subitising is showing the amount without counting. This week the children have been subitising on their fingers. The chidlren have also been subitising on a class bus we made out of chairs. Such as if four children are sat on the bus and then we add another two children, how many do we have? The children were challenged to write their own addition sentences to go with this problem solving. The children worked really hard to say addition sentences linked to the number bonds to 10.

This week in provision the children have had the opportunity to learn about The Queens upcoming Jubilee. The children have had photos of The Queen, young and old to look at and marking/writing opportunites to write about it all.

In Science this week we looked at different types of dinosaurs and their life styles. We looked if they were herbivores, carnivores or omnivores.

A super duper week Reception.

We are really proud of you.

Miss Clarke and Mrs Dykes.