The children have been little superstars this week and I have been so impressed at just how well they have adapted to full time days. We know this is a tricky time and that some children may struggle with change, but on the whole there have been lots of smiles, beautiful behaviour and full tummies! The children have enjoyed having their lunch at school, and there have been lots of empty plates each day. Well done Reception!
We have hit the ground running with our learning this week. Here is what we have been up to…
Phonics - the children have learnt two news sounds this week: ‘m’ - maisie, mountain, mountain and ‘a’ - round the apple and down the leaf. Phonics is an integral part of our school day and it enables the children to recognise and learn sounds and their corresponding graphemes (letters) which will in turn lead to them blending these sounds together and being able to read. We are not yet at the stage where we can read however please practice these sounds with your children at home (recognising and writing them).
Maths - we have been learning to subitise this week (recognising an amount without counting). The children have done fantastically well at this and they have enjoyed applying this knowledge to various Maths games.
PSHE - we have read the book The Colour Monster this week and we have discussed the various emotions we can feel.
Art - the children have done a blow painting of The Colour Monster.
R.E. - we have learnt that God created the world in seven days. The children then chose an item from our classroom that they believed God had made to place on our R.E. table.
P.E. - In Reception there are five FMS (fundamental movement skills) that we will be working on with the children. One of these is jumping for distance. In P.E. the children took part in a carousel of activities that gave them lots of opportunities to practice their jumping skills.
Award winners
Each week during our school celebration assembly I will be handing out three certificates - Maths, Writing and a Golden award. The children attended their first celebration assembly today with their buddies and here are the winners for this week:
Maths - Layla
Writing - Esme
Golden - Eva
Reading records
Even though we are not yet at the stage where the children can read independently, I still think it is extremely important that the children are exposed to a variety of texts on a regular basis to help to develop their love of reading. Today your child has come home with a reading record so that you can write in it which books you are reading together at home. You can also let us know if your child enjoyed the book - this will give us a good idea of their interests. Thank you for your support with this.
Notices
Our P.E. days are Monday and Wednesday.
It is school photo day this coming Monday. Please send your child to school in full school uniform even though it is a PE day for us. Thank you.
I still have a small number of parents who have not yet activated their Tapestry accounts. Please follow the activation link in the e-mail that has been sent out to you.
A reminder to please ensure that all jumpers and cardigans are clearly labelled with your child’s name.
We will be having a welcome assembly for the Reception children on the 11th October at 2.30pm. We would love it if you could attend!
Please ensure your child’s water bottle is returned to school each day.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Miss Heim-Sarac, Mrs Debowska and Miss Murray
