Reception Class
Summer 2
We have had a fantastic half term and cannot believe that it is nearly the end of the year. You have made us proud every day.
During Science Week this half term, our project was to design and make our own pirate ship. The ship has to float and hold a pirate. The children had lots of exciting ideas using a range of material- boxes, plastic tubs, tin foil, lolly pop sticks glued together, Duplo and Stickle bricks. We had lots of fun testing them in our new water tray and seeing which material and shape made the best ship.
In maths, we have looked at grouping and sharing objects. We also explored patterns, looking at how we could continue a repeating pattern and which part is repeated - the 'rule'. We did this using objects such as red apple, yellow banana, red apple, yellow banana. We call this an AB pattern. We made more complicated patterns using three objects called an ABC pattern such as circle, square. triangle, circle square, triangle. We also created our own patterns for our friends to continue using our body parts, clap, knees, head, clap, knees, head.
In art we used the technique of tearing paper to create coastline scenes. We looked at local artists and photos of Scarborough to inspire us. We shared some of our work to a local art exhibition.
Some of of our work this half term been about life on or under the water, we have talked about pollution in the sea. We read the story 'Clean up' and discussed what we can do to stop the sea creatures getting hurt. The children helped to litter pick the rubbish on our tuff tray beaches and coastline, using tweezers.
Our Peter Pan day, on 12th July was a big hit! We went on a treasure hunt and spent the morning in Pirate School.
Summer 1
What a fantastic half term! We went on our first school trip to Hesketh Farm and saw so many different farm animals.
In school, we have helped to look after tadpoles and caterpillars. We have noticed that they are changing and are learning about lifecycles. We read a story called Tadpole’s Promise and this inspired some of our writing.
We have been learning some new songs and got to perform these in our class assembly. Thank you to our grown ups that came to watch our assembly and joined us for our stay and play session.
Our mathematical skills continue to develop, we have explored numbers to 20 and started to perform operations within that number – such as combining groups, sharing quantities and taking a small number away from a larger one.
In Phonics, we are working our way through the sounds on sound mat 2. We will have discovered all of these sounds by the end of the school year.
Spring 2
Our half term was so busy, we were detectives and needed to find out what Evil Pea had done with some of our toys. When reading a booked called Supertato, we discovered that one of the characters from the book had come into our classrooms and taken some of our toys. We were shocked! We went on a hunt around school, looking for clues and putting up ‘wanted’ posters that we had made. Evil pea sent us a letter and we sent a response back to him.
We read the book Superworm and Super Duper You and brought some of books to life through Drawing Club.
In Maths, we discovered numbers 9 and 10 and talked about more, less and doubling numbers to 10. We also talked about 2D (flat) and 2D (solid) shapes.
We looked for signs of spring and have been busy planting and looking after the flowers that are beginning to grow in our garden. Have you seen any signs of spring at home?
Spring 1
We have had a wonderful half term and continue to learn so many new things. This half term, the children have spoken to many grown ups to learn about what they do for their job.
We had a police visit, which was perfectly timed. There had been a crime in school, as someone had pushed Humpty Dumpty off a wall and we needed to investigate what had happened. Luckily, we got some ideas from our police visitor and by following clues, we worked out what had happened to poor Humpty Dumpty.
In Literacy, children have written about different people who help us and we also thought about what job we might like to have when we are an adult. On the last day of term, children came to school dressed as 'Big Me' and spoke about the job that they might like to have as a grown up.
As mathematicians, we have discovered numbers to 8, subitising amounts of objects and looking at the composition of numbers to 8. We have also used early calculation skills to talk about more, less and combining two groups. We have used mathematical language to talk about and compare length, mass and capacity.
Autumn 2
We have had a busy Autumn term in Reception! The children settled so well and are forming some lovely friendships. They are confident to try new things in the classroom and in the quadrangle.
This half term, we started ‘Drawing Club’, opening up the magic world of tales and story to children whilst at the same time enriching their language skills and developing their fine motor skills. Drawing Club is an approach that immerses children into a world full of imagination where anything can happen and often does. Our Drawing Club adventures have focused on stories including ‘Funny bones’, ‘The Gingerbread Man’ and ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’.
In our mark making area, children have had the opportunity to write sentences to match pictures and help us with some shopping lists too. We also spotted some tiny messages and used magnifying glasses to read the words and write them. We are seeing some brilliant writing!
As mathematicians, we have discovered numbers to 5, subitising amounts of objects and looking at the composition of numbers to 5. We have also explored 2D shapes, looking at how many sides and corners a shape has.
The children have been investigating ice and discussing the conditions needed for it to melt. We performed our Nativity for parents and carers, had a Christmas party and had a visit from Santa! We now have presents for the classroom, which the children have loved playing with.
We can’t wait to see everyone again in January 2025.
Autumn 1
Welcome to Reception Autumn 1 2024
We are so proud how well the children have all settled into Reception. We are helping the children understand our rules and routines, especially tidying up and and sharing.
We are eager to start learning phonics and beginning our journey learning how to read. It is so exciting to meet the Phonics characters and following their gripping adventures.
The children love their new outside classroom called the 'Quad'. Over the Summer we have worked hard to create a fun and engaging outside space to learn in, surrounded in nature.