We have had a very exciting week in Reception! The highlight was on Monday when James came in to teach us how to use balance bikes. The children loved having a go and it was a joy to see them learning a new skill. James is going to be coming in again for the next two weeks to help us to develop our skills even further which the children are looking forward to. I have also ordered us 10 of our very own balance bikes for our class so that the children have weekly sessions on the bikes. Balance bikes offer a lot of developmental benefits. They improve children’s fine and gross motor skills, help to develop their core strength and they also help them to understand perception and spatial awareness.
Our Learning
Look at what we have been learning this week! Our theme in Reception was Antarctica through the book Lost and Found:
Phonics - we have recapped our sounds and tricky words. The children now work in groups daily with myself or Mrs Debowksa to progress their reading skills. We hope you can see the progress they are making through their reading at home. Please continue to be patient and help your child to sound out the words as they work through the book.
Drawing Club - this week, we have started drawing club. For the children, the club is an opportunity for their imagination to run wild and it allows them to draw to their hearts content! However, drawing club is about much more than that. Not only does it develop the children’s imagination and storytelling skills, but it also opens them up to a wide range of stories, tales and animations. It also helps to develop their fine motor and mathematical skills. The club was created by a man called Greg Botterill who is passionate about the power of play and developing children’s imaginations.
Maths - the children created penguins out of 2D shapes. The children also learnt how important the stopping number is when we are counting.
Mark making - the children created a ‘Lost’ poster for the penguin from the book.
Fine motor skills - this week the children created towers out of cubes of ‘ice’ using tweezers.
Super six - our guided reading book this week was Lost and Found.
PSHE - this week we spoke about right and wrong choices.
Communication and Language - the children learnt the song ‘Row row row your boat’.
Our theme next week is Scotland.
Award winners
Each week during our school celebration assembly I will be handing out three certificates - Maths, Writing and a Golden award. Here are our winners for this week:
Maths - Olivia
Writing - Esme
Golden - Mabel
Wednesday Word
We are delighted to be able to share with you the Good News Gospel readings for families. Please follow the link to share the Gospel at home with your family. These are really child-friendly resources to share at home. https://www.paperturn-view.com/uk/wednesday-word/faithfulness?pid=MTA101634&v=74.6
Please take a look at these Ten Ten resources to support prayer and worship at home.
http://www.tentenresources.co.uk/prayers-for-home/parent-newsletter/
Reading at home
Thank you so much for the support you are giving to your children to develop their reading skills at home. It is glorious to see how often the children are reading and to read your comments. You are making such a big difference! There is a small amount of children who do not appear to be reading at home at all. Please try to read with your child for at least 5 minutes a day. Not only is it a lovely experience but it is also greatly helping their progress. Thank you.
I hope you have all had a lovely weekend,
Miss Heim-Sarac, Mrs Debowska and Miss Murray
