This week we have had yet another busy week!

We have been doing lots of fun activities based on the story ‘Bog Baby’. We started by making our own bog babies using blue salt dough and craft materials. We then wrote about our Bog babies describing what they look like and why they are special.

This week we also went on a Bog baby hunt to the pond next to the field. The children followed the foot prints and magic dust to find the bog babies home! The children then gathered natural materials to make a home for their own bog baby. We also learnt about the different living things you may find in a pond habitat and either drew a pond scene or a bog baby on the ipads, using the app 2paint.

In maths this week we have been learning about finding one more or two more than a given number. The children created number lines, used money and other objects to help them work out these addition problems.

Our ASPIRE core values focus for this half term is independence. We had a circle time talking about what this means and the children shared their experiences of when they did something all by themselves. Every time we see the children doing something independently for the first time we add a pebble to our core values jar. We hope to have a party and dress up day as a reward at the end of term once it is full (more details to follow). If you see your child doing something independently for the first time please let us know so we can add a pebble to the jar!

This week we were also very excited to witness some chicks hatching! We got the chance to hold and stoke the chicks. They are very cute and fluffy!

We hope you all have a lovely weekend ready for another exciting week of learning!

Reception team

As you may know Willow class have been taking part in Helicopter stories. The first of the parent workshops was last week. The final workshop is on the 2nd of March and will be a practical session that will show you how the concept of helicopter stories can be used at home with you and your child.

This will be starting at 9:00am in the big hall.

We hope that you can all make it!

Reception team

This week we have had another busy week.

This week we have been learning all about number bonds to 10. The children have been using their fingers to help them work out their number bonds. Outside in the garden they were also using the large Lego blocks to help them work out their number bonds.

We have learnt this week that number bonds are fun! We have been singing this song to help us remember them.

Also this week to celebrate pancake day we have made and eaten pancakes. Here are some of the children enjoying their pancakes.

This week you will notice that there are not any labels with the sounds the children have been learning in their reading records. Unfortunately the label printer is out of action. However the children have been learning the following sounds:

Mrs Costons group: ay, ee, igh, ow, oo(zoo), oo (look), ar. Tricky word: are

Mrs Jones group: nk, ng, x, qu, ch. Tricky words: my, me, said, the

Mrs Williams group: m, a, s, d, t, p, i, n, g, o, c, k, u, b, f, e. And also hearing and recognising the initial sounds in words.

Activities you can practice over half term.

– Cutting skills using scissors.

– Blending and segmenting cvc words, and beginning to blend words in their heads.

– Writing cvc words.

– Recognising and ordering numbers up to 20.

– Practicing numbers bonds to 10.

– Reading the phonics books at home.

– Beginning to know one more and one less than a given number.

– Practicing the formation of numbers and letters.

– Getting dressed and undressed independently.

– Zipping up coats independently.

– Beginning to learn how to tie shoe laces.

This week has been another busy week.

Our focus has been on the Chinese New Year story, where the children learnt all about the animals in the race. If you want to read this story at home here is a link to the story that we have been using in class.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/ChineseNewYear/ZodiacStory.aspx

Here are some of the classroom activities that we have been doing this week based around the story of Chinese New Year;

Making lanterns

Making ribbons for a chinese ribbon dance.

Writing about our favourite character from the story.

Having races just like the animals in the story.

using chopsticks to pick up big and small items.

Here are some pictures from our week.

Within maths we have been learning all about repeating patterns and symmetry. We have been making some of our own repeating patterns.

As you probably know, Friday is our favourite day of the week in school, because we get to do PE! Yay! The children are becoming much quicker at dressing themselves independently.

Here are some pictures of us practcing our climbing and balancing skills in PE.

Also this week we have had another helicopter stories session. The children are becoming really confident at telling storys and acting them out. Here are some action shots of one story beign told.

What a busy and fun filled week!!

Mrs Jones and Mrs Coston