Reception: Class 2 and Class 3

Welcome to Reception
We are the class teachers: Mrs Ruth & Mrs Kerswill (Class 2), Miss Smith (Class 3)
Key Information 
 
In Reception, we  plan and organise a range of activities which support physical development of both gross and fine motor skills within our daily continuous provision.  We do not have set PE days. If we have a specialist PE input, we will let you know in advance so that your child can come into school in a PE kit for that day
 
You can find further details of what your child is learning each week by looking at the half termly plans.
 
Schools must complete the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception.  See the parent guide below for further information. 
 
Please make sure you are sharing books with your child and that you are supporting them with their reading at home. Once your child starts to learn phonics, they will bring home books to practice the sounds and words that they know and are learning. 
See below for the Reception suggested reading list.
 
On Friday, we have had a fun day at Mount Kelly taking part in a Nature Day that they had organised with local schools. We were picked up by minibus and had a go at planting seeds and learning about bees. We made dens for teddies, made tree paintings, learned all about how Nature can be encouraged back into places and the benefits this has for all. We also talked about how we can look after the planet we live on and had an immersive experience about the wildlife on planet Earth.
Thank you to Mount Kelly for their organisation and to Miss Smith who liaised with them.
This week we have continued to learn about CVCC words. We have learned the tricky words 'some', 'come' and 'love'.
In maths we have learned about rotation of shapes and shape arrangements.
We have been reading Jasper's Beanstalk in Drawing Club and the Tiny Seed in class. We have planted seeds and looked at parts of a plant. Here is a song that you may enjoy joining in with.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFU_wJgvBI 

This week we have learning all about how many did I add and how many did I take away.

In phonics we have been reading and writing CVCC words with short vowels like, ‘jump’, ‘best’ and ‘thump’.

We are still reading Jack and the beanstalk and have been busy working collaboratively to make giant paper beanstalks in our outside area.  We have been practising our tricky words by going on ‘tricky word’ hunts. We have been sequencing the Jack and the Beanstalk story and this week we have been looking at a STEM challenge of making parachutes for Jack to get down safely from the top of the beanstalk.

This week we have been looking at building and continuing numbers past 10.
In phonics, we have been looking at longer words and words that end in 's' and 'es'.
On Tuesday, we had a visit from Marie from https://animals2usouthwest.co.uk/ '
We had fun looking at different animals.
We have been busy reading Jack and the Beanstalk as we start our new topic on Growth and Healthy Eating and we have been focusing on co-operation, which is this terms skill for success
This week in phonics, we have been looking at longer words, words ending in 'ing' and compound words such as farm yard and roof top. We need to practise our tricky words, so please use the Dojo link over Easter to try and learn these. They will really help with our reading.
In maths, we have been learning about the composition of 9 and 10.
We have been reading Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell by Sue Hendra.
On Friday, we had our Garden Day. We walked along Tavistock Canal, played Pooh sticks, fed the ducks, did a Spring Colours Scavenger Hunt and played 'Find it'. In the afternoon we made rice crispie cakes and decorated Easter baskets.
This week Reception have revisited the graphemes 'ur','igh','oa' and 'ow' and re learning our tricky words.
In maths we have been building 9 and 10 and looking at how to recognise and represent these numbers.
We have also read the story 'The Bad Tempered Ladybird' by Eric Carle. We have talked about what makes us grumpy.
On Friday, it was red nose day. We dressed in red and had crazy hair.

This week, Reception have been concentrating on a blending blast in phonics. We have been reading graphemes, blending and writing CVC words.

In maths we have been looking at length and measure – comparing length and height.

In Drawing Club, we have been focusing on the book Six Dinner Sid.

Our learning this week is all about worms and we are enjoying re reading Superworm.

In class we also have tadpoles and we are caring for them and watching them develop