Reception 1
God's Wonderful World
Today we listened to the Creation story in our RE lesson. We talked about all of the wonderful things that we like about our world. We then used a long piece of paper and created drawings of the things that we love about our world.
Music - Using the glockenspiels
This half term our music topic is called 'Big Bear Funk.' We will be listening to and appraising different types of funk music. Today we used the glockenspiels, playing a D together with the pulse. We all did a great job! We are looking forward to using this instrument over the next few weeks.
Maths - Patterns
The children have been recapping on their learning of pattern work this week in Maths. They were very good at making their own ABC pattern.
Maths - Number bonds within 8
Today in maths we worked on our number bonds within 8. We used dominoes and added the two parts together. We then had to place the total amount on our large sheet of paper, under the correct number. We did a great job!
Spring walk
Today we went on a spring walk to look for signs of spring. We saw daffodils, tulips, buds, leaves, blossom and even a bird's nest high up in a tree. We could also see seedlings starting to shoot up in our polytunnel. The sun was shining and we all enjoyed our spring walk.
Chicks
Today the children held the chicks that we currently have in Nursery. The children were very attentive and gentle with the chicks.
RE - Celebration of the Word
Today we celebrated the end of our RE topic on 'Gathering' by having a class Celebration of the Word. We listened to the story 'Let the children come to me.' We learned how Jesus welcomed children wherever he went and always showed people kindness. Afterwards, we reflected on the Word and coloured in a picture of Jesus with the children.
Writing - CVC words
In Literacy this week, we are working on reading and writing CVC words. The children looked at a picture on the board and thought carefully about the sounds needed to make the word. The children then attempted to write the word down on their own whiteboard. The children all worked very hard.
Making numbers 1-7
Today, we explored ways of making numbers 1-7. We chose a numicon piece between 1-7. We then found two numbers which made that number. We practised saying the stem sentence to our partner, filling in the answers related to the pieces that we had chosen.
For example:
4 is a part, 2 is a part, the whole is 6.
RE - Celebration of the Word
To end our Celebrations topic, Reception participated in a class 'Celebration of the Word.' We gathered to quiet music and set up our prayer space with a green cloth, candle, bible and plants. We then sang 'Great Big God.' We watched a video of the Presentation at the Temple - where Mary, Joseph and Jesus were greeted by Simeon and Anna. Afterwards we said some of our own prayers in our heads.
Maths - 6 and 7
In Maths this week we have been focusing on the composition of 6 and 7. We looked at number cards 6 and 7 and made a tower using cubes to indicate that amount.
Numberblocks
In our Mastering Number lesson today we ordered the images of the Numberblocks and then matched them with the correct numeral. After that, we used block tiles to make our own towers - just like the Numberblocks.
Winter Walk
This week, our book in Literacy is 'One Snowy Night.' It is set in the winter. We went for a walk around the schools grounds to look for signs of winter.
Break the Rules!
We all look fantastic for our 'Break the Rules' day. Well done, Reception!
Anti-Bullying Week
This week is Anti Bullying week and the theme is 'Respect.'
Yesterday, we launched the week by all wearing odd socks. This is to show that we are all different, but we all need to be treated the same.
In class, we listened to the 'Respect' song by Andy and the Odd Socks. We then discussed 'Friendly and Unfriendly' behaviour and sorted the pictures into the correct groups.
We have also been making friendship bracelets to share with our friends.
Maths bingo!
In Maths this week we have been subitising arrangements of 2, 3 and 4. We have been practising making 2s, 3s and 4s with our fingers. We played bingo with a partner using a game card and dice. We had to put a counter on the amount that we rolled. It was great fun!
Literacy - Freeze Frames
In Literacy we have been reading the story 'The Squirrels Who Squabbled.' Today we thought about how the characters were feeling at different points in the story. We created freeze frames for three different emotions - excited, annoyed and happy.
