W/C 25th April 2022

It has been wonderful welcoming Reception back this week after a lovely Easter Break.

The children have enjoyed coming into class exploring their 'Dinosaur and Jungle' themed provision. Provision is linked to our topic this half term which is 'Dinosaurs and Jungles'. The children have started our 'Behold' poem about the environment in Literacy and are already discussing new vocabulary about the earth, habitats and jungles. The children on Monday were engaged in an 'Awe and Wonder' activity where we studied the roots of a plant. The children then went into class and wrote lots of words and sentences about items in their environment. Over the next few week's we will be writing our own nature poem.

In maths we have been looking at patterns with numbers and have started counting in 2's to 20. We went outside and made a chalk numberline and the children hopped onto the multiples of two! Amelia noticed that multiples of two end in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0. Mrs Dykes and I were super impressed that Amelia noticed this! Well done, Amelia.

We have also started our new phonics programme this week 'Little Wandle', the children have enjoyed the new flashcards and resources and have been very engaged with phonics learning and guided reading. The children have already chosen a library book to share with their adults and will bring their guided reading books home on Friday. They will also bring home  a revision sound sheet to continue practicing this weeks learnt sounds at home.

What a fantastic start to the half term Reception.

Miss Clarke and Mrs Dykes