This week the children have continued to practice their phonic sounds and maths targets. In Science the children have been identifying and matching the living things with the correct habitat. In PE the children have been practicing their aiming and throwing skills using a tennis ball. In DT the children have been learning about paper weaving.
A great week in school!
This week in Rowan’s class the children have started the new topic of On the Beach. In phonics the children have been learning all about the +th sound. In colourful semantics the children have been constructing sentences to describe action scenes. In maths some of the children have explored number bonds to 5 whilst others have practiced taking away from a number. In science we explored rain, ice and water. The children completed an experiment to observe what would happen to the ice when we placed it on a plate above a jug of hot water. The children loved watching it rain as the iced melted. In geography the children listened to the story of Somebody Swallowed Stanley which was a story about a plastic bag in the sea. The children then explored a water tuff tray to see what objects they could find and if they needed to be recycled or put in the bin.
To further their learning on money, the children set up their own classroom shop.
There were shop keepers on the tills who had to count the money they were given and shop customers who had to ensure they gave the correct amount for each item they bought.
They really impressed me with their money skills!
This week has been a very busy week in Maples class. The children have continued to learn new phonics sounds across phases 3 and 5 and apply this knowledge to read single words, write words and sentences as well as reading simple sentences. In Maths the children worked on their own individual targets including one step subtraction problems, counting and addition using counters and a tens frame. In Science the children ordered the lifecycle of a frog and could describe what happens. In History, we have been learning about King Alfred the Great and have used what we have learned to write sentences about him.
A great week of learning in Maples.
See what we have been up to!
In Maples this week the children have continued to learn new sounds in phonics and apply this to their reading and writing. In Maths the children have been working on their own individual targets including answer one step addition word problems, matching dice faces to numerals, multiplication and telling the time to o’clock. In Science, we have continued looking at lifecycles and ordered the lifecycle of a butterfly and in Art this week we used software to create regal portraits. In History we have been learning about different royal residences and have sorted them into houses, palaces and castles. Have a look at what we’ve been doing!
This week, Reception Acorns have been reading ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ by Giles Andreae.
We wrote some sentences about the animals, remembering to start with a capital letter, use finger spaces between words and end with a full stop. Then we checked our sentences by reading them to make sure they made sense.
We also used our phonics skills to spell words independently, and tried to sit our writing neatly on the lines.
In Maths, we have been exploring the + and = symbols, and making some addition calculations. We made groups of animals to work out the answers.
This week in phonics the children have been learning all about the ‘qu’ sound. The children have also completed phase 2 consolidation tasks. In maths the children practiced identifying the pattern of a dice and the numerical meaning, counting on from a number and took turns during a variety of dice games. In geography and science the children explored learnt about the different habitats and climates animals live in. They particularly enjoyed learning about the cold climate of the Artic. Great work Rowan’s class!
In Art we explored colour and texture, and created some amazing animal masks.
In Maths Reception investigated pattern.
We made crowns for our Coronation party.
Some of us attended the after school ‘Mindfulness Club’ on Thursday with Hawthorns.
24.4.23 – 28.4.23
This week in Rowan’s class we learnt a new sound +y. The children have practiced blending, spelling and writing words that include the sound +y. The children have also continued to consolidate their understanding of GPCs. In maths we have have explored the one more than and one less than relationship between consecutive numbers, explored 3D shapes and made comparisons between the capacity of liquid. In Understanding the World we explored animals that are from hot and cold climates. In Expressive Arts and Design we made snakes using mouldable clay and bubble wrap to make the snake print!
This week the children in Maples have continued to learn new phase 5 and phase 3 sounds during their phonics lessons and have been using this knowledge to not only read words but also write them. During Maths the children continued to work on their own individual targets including counting, addition and subtraction. In Music the children enjoyed spending time with their friends from Hawthorns and sang some lovely friendship songs. They have also been learning how to use a cricket bat and ball during PE and matched mothers and their babies during Science.
