[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#f9b6d5″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Reception Parents

The children are really enjoying our Caring for Animals topic this term. The children have enjoyed all the creatures that we’ve had in our classrooms, especially the beautiful pet tarantula that was brought in by Harvey from Chelsea. Many thanks to Harvey’s parents for bringing in their pet. The tadpoles are still with us  and the children are learning about its different stages of development. Next week we hope to have another exciting creature visiting so please ask your children  to share with you what they are learning about.

As this is the last week of the Summer 1 term, please remember to take your child’s PE kit home at the end of the week.  

Kind Regards

Reception Team

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#573af3″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SUMMER TERM 1 TOPIC: Caring for Animals

Theme: Minibeast

LITERACY:

Book Focus: The Bad-Tempered Ladybird by Eric Carle

We continue our learning about minibeasts this week with this delightful story about a very grouchy ladybird

Phonics: Group Phonics will focus on reviewing previous sounds and speedy blending of cvc and multisyllabic words

PSED: This week the children will talk about the things that make them grouchy, bad-tempered or angry like the ladybird in this week’s story. They will learn new words to describe different emotions

MATHS: This week the children will learn the concept of sharing in maths – how to share a quantity of objects into two equal groups to find half of a quantity. We will also review counting objects in groups of 2, 5 and 10. [/dropshadowbox]

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Minibeasts

Take a walk with your adult around a garden, park or outside area. Which minibeasts will you find?

Try looking under plant pots or stones.

Can you draw pictures of 3 different minibeasts and write a few facts about each?

READING BOOKS and WORD LISTS: These will be checked on group days [/dropshadowbox]

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#9bf6f2″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]Dear Parents, Carers

The children really enjoyed watching the ducklings hatch and grow over the last two weeks. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to them on Friday as they had to return to the farm in Norfolk. This week we continue with our  Caring for Animals topic focusing  on Minibeasts for the next two weeks. This week we explore the world of spiders. If anyone has any pet spiders at home, please let us know.

Please don’t forget to fill out a WOW card to share  important moments you have with your child at home. We would love to add more cards to our WOW wall.

Also, please remember to check the weather each day and dress your child appropriately for each day.

Kind Regards

Reception Team [/dropshadowbox]

[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#4dfa2e” ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

SUMMER TERM 1 TOPIC: Caring for Animals

LITERACY:

Book Focus: The Very Busy Spider

PHONICS: We will continue with group phonics, reviewing previous sounds and focusing on speedy blending of CVC words and multisyllabic words.

MATHS: This week we focus on revising skills for counting on from a given number to support addition. We will also practice subtraction and number formation

UW: We will discuss spider facts

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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffffff” border_width=”20″ border_color=”#4fc5f0″ ]HOMEWORK:

Doubling Challenge 

• If you double the spots on each ladybird, how many spots will each ladybird have?
• Can you write a number sentence for each ladybird?

READING BOOKS and WORD LISTS:

Please note that word lists are only  checked once a week on group days so please send in books, reading diaries and word lists on group days [/dropshadowbox]