S tory focus : The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. We have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have a Literacy session where we discuss a picture, compose sentences and then write them.  We also have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus: composition of 5 and doubles.   PE focus : Country Dancing  Understanding the World/PSED focus: life cycles. We looked at life cycles of seeds and animals.  We always enjoy COOL Time (Choosing Our Own Learning) and we practise lots of skills during this time.

This is just a shout out to remind parents how beneficial it is to read at home.  It really helps your child develop confidence and a love of reading. At school, we read our reading books multiple times and it is lovely to see the progress the children make with regular practise.  Thank you for your continued support. 

 S ome parents have said that the Rhino Reader texts are not working online; we read the Rhino Reader several times at school so please read their blue book and other reading book instead.  The first week back is done. Only 6 more weeks left in Reception! The children enjoyed Break the Rules Day: RJ were on fire in Phonics, so maybe we need to break the rules more often...(just kidding!)   S tory focus : the teachers have been reading some of their favourite stories this week.  We have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have a Literacy session where we discuss a picture, compose sentences and then write them.  We also have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  subitising. We used a new maths tool this week: a rekenrek!  We practised 'one push' of amounts. There are 5 red beads and 5 white beads. We pushed 1,2,3,4 and 5 and recapped the 1 more and 1 less pattern. We enjoyed usin...

  Some parents have said that the Rhino Reader texts are not working online; we read the Rhino Reader several times at school so please read their blue book and other reading book instead.    S tory focus : Aesop's Fables. RW read The Tortoise and The Hare and RJ read The Lion and The Mouse.  Literacy focus : we have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We now have a Literacy session where we discuss a picture, compose sentences and then write them.  We also have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  comparison. We ordered towers of cubes and numerals, thinking about their position and their size.  What number coms first? What is the biggest number? What number is in the middle? What number comes after 7? Why? We remembered that the next numeber is 1 more as you go up the staircase and 1 less as you go down.  We also played bowling to help us practise our bonds to 10.  1 m...

 Come along on Friday at 3pm to see some of our learning. RW will be performing poems and RJ will be showing you a Maths game. 

Some parents have said that the Rhino Reader texts are not working online; w read the Rhino Reader several times at school so please read their blue book and other reading book instead.    S tory focus :  Mad About Dinosaurs! by Gliles Andreae. We have added actions to our poems! Literacy focus : we have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We now have a Literacy session where we discuss a picture, compose sentences and then write them.  We also have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus:  composition of numbers 6-9 as '5 and a bit', represented in the Hungarian frame (dice spot pattern) and exploring how 10 is composed of 2 parts.  _____ is made of ___ and ___. ____ needs ___ to make 10. 10 is made of ___ and ___. PE focus : Crawl, Climb, Collect Understanding the World focus:  what types of dinosaurs were there? We found out that some walked on 2 legs and ate meat (Theropods) and so...

Carrying on with our theme of cricket skills, this week we focussed on fielding as a team, passing the ball between team player quickly and accurately and a little bit of batting. The adults were very impressed with Year 5's good sportsmanship, team support and inclusive attitude. Mr Hopegood