Our first PE lesson!
This week, Reception had their first PE lesson. We focused on developing our listening skills and practised following instructions. We warmed up our bodies and then played the 'Traffic Light Game'. We had to listen out carefully to find out whether the traffic light was red, amber or green. If the…
Number Rhymes
In our Daily Maths sessions this week, we have been learning number rhymes. We practised singing 'Five Little Speckled Frogs', 'Five Little Ducks' and 'Five Little Monkeys'. We used our fingers to represent numbers within five as we sang along to each song. We are becoming more confident when…
Our First Week in Reception
We had a wonderful first week in Reception! We enjoyed exploring our new environment, and had lots of fun both indoors and outdoors. We have also spent time getting to know each other, creating new friendships!
Comparing Africa and the UK - traditions and cultures
We looked at images of different traditions/ways of life in both Africa and the UK. This included types of traditional clothing, transport and homes. We discussed the images in small groups, making comparisons between the two locations. We then sorted images into groups whilst having some great…
Finding odd and even numbers
In Maths, we have been learning about odd and even numbers. We shared amounts between two groups to find out if given numbers are odd or even. If we could share the amount equally between the two groups, we knew the number must be even. If we could not share the counters equally between the…
Writing about Handa's Surprise
Today, we wrote sentences to describe what Handa is doing in the story 'Handa's Surprise'. We applied our Phase 3/4 phonics knowledge to spell, and are becoming much more confident with our use of finger spaces between words. We have also been practising the skills of using a capital letter and…
Writing a set of instructions
We wrote a set of instructions to explain how to make gingerbread men. We discussed the importance of writing our instructions in the correct order, as well as the use of verbs to tell the reader what actions they need to do. We used the skills of including a capital letter at the beginning of…
Subtraction facts
We have been learning about subtraction this week. We practised our verbal recall of subtraction facts within 5, using a prompt (e.g. number line) if/when required. Once we had worked out the answer, we wrote the number sentence to represent each subtraction fact.
A trip to Lidl!
This week, we went on a local area visit to Lidl to buy ingredients to make gingerbread men! We planned our route and walked safely along the pavements to the supermarket, discussing the importance of road safety along the way. When we arrived at Lidl, we looked at our shopping list before buying…