Week beginning 10^th July 2023

This week we concluded our learning about mini beasts. We learnt all about butterflies. Did you know that butterflies do not sleep!! We read interesting facts and watched videos about them. Then, using our phonics knowledge we wrote sentences about butterflies. 

This week we are explore how to share equally into two groups. We are sharing fruits and we are making magic butterflies. 

 Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full   put   his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there  when  out today what here says

Can you write some sentences about your weekend?

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Please return your child’s guided reading book and reading journals by Wednesday
• Children MUST bring water bottles
• School finishes on Friday @ 2 pm
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 3^rd   July 2023

This week we are exploring odd numbers. We are finding odd numbers on a number line, in our environment and on a hundred square We also begin to count in twos. We consolidated our knowledge of even numbers

! This week we were reading the book called ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle.      We are using colorful semantics to write sentences about the story, learning the days of the week and retelling the story using a sock puppet. We are also learning about the lifecycle of a caterpillar.

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there when out today what here says

Can you write some sentences about your weekend?

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Children MUST bring water bottles
• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 26^th June 2023

This week, we have been learning some great vocabulary this week and some interesting facts about snails. Did you know, a snail is a gastropod mollusc! We read a book called Norman the slug with the silly shell’ by Sue Hendra. In this story, Norman, is a slug who wishes to be a snail-if only he had a shell! We have also been looking at the artist Matisse and his famous art work ‘The Snail’, as an inspiration to create our own Matisse style art.

In Maths, this week we explored even numbers. We are finding even numbers on a number line, in our environment and on a hundred square We also begin to count in twos. How clever we are!

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there when out today what here says

This weekend, can you use tricky words to write a sentence with your child? For example:

She burnt the toast.

She was surfing and she hurt her arm.

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Children MUST bring water bottles
• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 19^th June 2023

This week, we are reading ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson. In this story, Superworm is a hero, he always comes to the rescue when other animals are in trouble. We have been busy writing descriptions of a character from the book and some interesting facts about worms. Did you know a worm has 5 hearts? 

In Maths, we consolidated our knowledge about subtraction. We know that we have to count backwards when we subtract and we know that the numbers are always getting smaller while we take away. We used objects and number lines to help us complete number sentences. For example, 7-5, 3-2. 

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there when out today what here says

This weekend, can you use tricky words to write a sentence with your child? For example:

We were in pain.

The bug is stuck in the cobweb.

The snail crept along the road.

She burnt the toast.

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Children MUST bring water bottles
• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 12^th June 2023

We hope you enjoyed the activities last week, around bees. This week, we continued with the minibeast theme and read the story ‘Aaaarrgghh, Spider!’ by Lydia Monks. A story about a spider who wanted to be a family pet. We discussed what it would be like to have a spider as a pet, as well how to look after them. Spiders often get a bad name for themselves as people are frightened of them or do not like them. We used our super communication skills to debate whether we think spiders are good guys or bad guys. Spiders are super interesting, so we have been learning spider facts and writing them down. Did you know, spiders can lay up to 1,000 eggs? Can you see spot any spiders or cobwebs at home/park?  

In Maths, we began learning about subtraction and counting back. We used marks to represent the amount of objects we have and crossing them off as we subtract them to see how many we have left. We know that we have to count backwards when we subtract and we know that the numbers are always getting smaller while we take away. We also consolidated one less using cubes. 

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there when out today what here says

This weekend, can you use tricky words to write a sentence with your child? For example:

There are no chips left.

Look at her.

The girl is riding a bike in the garden.

Ben says his hair is dark.

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Children MUST bring water bottles
• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 5^th June 2023

We are learning about mini beasts and this week we are busy learning about bees. Our story of the week has no words! We wrote speech bubbles and captions for pictures from the story and we learnt some interesting facts about bees. Did you know, bees can flap their wings 11,400 times in 1 min! Perhaps this weekend you can go on a mini beast hunt and see what bugs you can spot! Can you see any bees? Write a list of bugs you find. Tell your family some interesting facts you have learnt about bees.

In Maths, We consolidated our number bonds to 10 by splitting 10 into 2 parts using lots of different resources such as coat hangers, cubes and numicon.​  

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there when out today what

New tricky words learnt:

here  says

This weekend, can you use colourful semantics to write a sentence with your child? Look at a picture in a book. Think about ‘who is in the picture?’, ‘what are they doing?’ and ‘where are they?’. Use this, along with your phonic knowledge, to write a sentence e.g. The girl is riding a bike in the garden.

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 22^nd May 2023

This week, we read the story called “The Treasure of Pirate Frank,” written by Mal Peet.  The story is about a little, adventurous boy who wanted to find the treasure of Pirate Frank. We have been busy writing sentences about the story and we have even started to make predictions. Perhaps this weekend you can draw or make your own treasure chest! What would you put inside? 

In Maths, we explored British currency. We used our knowledge of money to identify and describe what each coin is worth.

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  there when out today

New tricky words learnt:

what today

This weekend, can you use colourful semantics to write a sentence? Look at a picture in a book. Think about ‘who is in the picture?’, ‘what are they doing?’ and ‘where are they?’. Use this and your phonic knowledge to write a sentence, e.g., The girl is riding a bike in the garden.

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Next week is Half-term. Return Tuesday 6^th June
• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 15th May 2023

This week we listened to and retold the story of ‘Peter Pan’ or also known as ‘The Boy who Never Grow up’. We have been busy studying different characters from the story for example Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Captain Hook and Tic Toc. We discussed their physical appearance and behaviour towards others. Then, we worked in groups to create descriptive nun phrases such as ‘silver hook’, green hat and used them to write character descriptions. To learnt how to write questions and interview a character from our story.

In Maths, we have been learning how to say the number that is one less than a given number, we have counted backwards to find one less than a given number. We also learnt that one less is related to subtraction and we started recording some subtraction facts.  

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the   has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one  were  

New tricky words learnt:

there when out

I have lit the lamp in the dark.

The clown did tricks with a chimpanzee.

The cat is over there.

You were playing.

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please make sure to read the books with your children and practise phonics.

 Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 8th May 2023

 We have been busy sharing our ideas about the important event that happened over the weekend - the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla Consort. We have started to use colourful semantics to support us to say and write sentences. We think about who is in a picture, what are they doing and where are they? We use this knowledge to construct a sentence e.g. The king is sitting on the chair. We wrote invitations, instructions of how to make a cupcakes and we were lucky to make real cupcakes! Yummy!

This week we learned about 3D shapes. In Maths, we have been consolidating, the 3D shapes. We also worked together and built a castle for the King using loose parts! Look at our pictures. We learnt how to use different materials, tools and equipment such as loose parts and junk modelling.  

Phonics

All sounds learnt:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come  love  little  one

New tricky words learnt:

were there

The cat is over there.

You were playing.

I have a little car.

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please make sure to read the books with your children and practise phonics.

 Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Tuesday 16^th May – Class Photos
• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 1^st MAy  2023

This week we read a book called ‘If I were a King’ by Chelsea O’Byrne. We participated in a small group and whole class discussion focusing on the question: ‘What would you do if you were a King or Queen of Mora Primary School?’ We articulated and shared our ideas with our peers.

This week we learned about 3D shapes. We learnt the names of 3D shapes and recognised them in our environment. We also worked together and built a carriage for the King using real objects! Look at our pictures. I wonder if you can recognise the 3D shapes. 

Phonics

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have  some  come

New tricky words learnt:

love little one

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please make sure to read the books with your children and practise phonics.

 Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 24th April 2023

This week we learnt we learnt our number bonds to 10 by splitting 10 into 2 parts. We used different resources such as counters, cubes, and bricks to help us record the number facts. For example, 0+10=10 or 2+8+10. Perhaps you can support your child to say the number bonds to 10.

In Literacy, we learnt how to construct sentences using colourful semantic strips.

Our story for this week is called ‘Sam plants a sunflower.’ Sam is a little cat, who decided to plant lots of beautiful sunflowers in his garden. We used our phonics sounds and the colourful semantics strips to help us write about the story.

Phonics

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee eigh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure    do   so   have 

New tricky words learnt:

like some come

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please make sure to read the books with your children and practise phonics.

 Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Week beginning 17th April 2023

We began our summer term consolidating number bonds to 6,7 and 8. We looked at different ways to make 6, 7 and 8 using different resources and wrote the number facts. For example, 2+4=6, 3+3=6. Perhaps you can support your child to say the number bonds to 6,7 and 8. 

In Literacy, we made drawings and talked about our Easter holiday. Then we wrote some simple sentences about what we did during our break.

Phonics

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee eigh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure

New tricky words learnt:

do   so   have 

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:  

I have lit the lamp in the dark.

Milk is good for teeth

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

 Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders & Messages:

• Please return your child’s guided reading book every Wednesday  
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

Happy Eid to all who celebrate!

Week beginning 27th March 2023

This week we learnt to follow and to write an instruction. We explored and discussed facts about plants and how to grow them. We carefully followed the instruction how to plant sunflowers. After that, we had a go at writing our own instruction and we discussed what plants need to survive. Water and sunlight!

In maths, we have been learning to finding different ways to make 6, 7 and 8, using resources such as; number bonds frame, a part and whole template, and we are recording number facts to represent number bonds to 8.

Phonics

Over the holidays, use your phonics to write a diary entry about all the exciting thigs you get up to.

• Did you visit family? Friends?
• Did you go on holiday?
• Did you go to the park?

Your teachers would love to read all about your holidays!

Reminders & Messages:

• Children will return to school on Tuesday the 18th April.
• Please return your child’s guided reading book on Wednesday 20th April.
• Moon Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Tuesdays
• Sun Class PE lessons with Class Teacher on Thursdays
• Moon and Sun class PE lessons with Coach Ernest on Fridays

We hope you have a lovely holiday!

Many Thanks,

The Reception Team​

Week beginning the 20th March 

This week we recognised and made our own repeating patterns. We focused on ABB and AAB patterns using different resources and different actions.

‘Jack and the beanstalk’ is the title of our story this week. We have been developing our communication and language by talking about the main events of the story, the setting, and the characters. We also sequenced the events from the story using sequence cards and wrote simple sentences.

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee eigh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practice phonics.

 Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

Reminders:

• Tuesday school closed @ 1 pm for PARENTS EVENING.
• Guided reading books are to be returned every Wednesday. Your child will receive a new book on a Thursday.
• Please ensure all your child’s belongings are clearly labelled. If their name comes off their jumper or cardigan, it is your responsibility to make sure it is re-labelled.
• Your child needs to be in the correct school uniform every day. Brightly coloured hair accessories are not part of our school uniform.

Many Thanks

The Reception Team

 Week beginning 13th March 2023

This week was Science week! The theme this year is senses. Our week was packed with loads of fun experiments. Do you know what are the 5 senses and which part of the body do we use to hear, taste, smell, see and touch things? As a class, we made the Science scrap book showing all of our experiments. Maybe you can try some of them at home.

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee eigh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

Your teachers would love to see any writing you do at home.

                                        Reminders:

• Guided reading books are to be returned every Wednesday. Your child will receive a new book on a Thursday.
• Please ensure all your child’s belongings are clearly labelled. If their name come off their jumper or cardigan, it is your responsibility to make sure it is re-labelled.

• Your child needs to be in the correct school uniform every day. Brightly coloured hair accessories are not part of our school uniform.
• EYFS Science Fair Tuesday 21^st @ 9 am.

Many Thanks

The Reception Team

This week, we continued to explore traditional tales and learnt how to listen, respond, retell and talk about longer stories. We re-read the story ‘Three Billy Goats Gruff’ Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. We acted out the story and used story maps to helps us retell the main parts of the story (beginning, middle and the end.  

In Maths, we used everyday language to talk about time. We sequenced and ordered important events in the day and we used special words related to time.

We have been super busy in phonics revisiting and learning some new sounds.

air ure

We used these sounds to make words:

pure   hair  fair  lair  pair  cure  secure  clear manure

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee eigh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er air ure

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  sure

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:  

manure in the air

Put a pair of socks in my hair. 

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practice phonics.

Week beginning 27th February

This week, we are exploring traditional tales in order to create our own book cover. Using our own words, we retold different stories and discussed what features of the book covers are, then we had a go making book covers for our favourite stories.

In Maths, we learned how to rote count numbers to 20. Rote counting means when one can remember and recite numbers in the correct order. We sang counting songs and completed missing number exercises to consolidate our learning about counting.

We have been super busy in phonics revisiting and learning some new sounds.

ear er

We used these sounds to make words:

ear, fear, near, beard         hammer, butter, germ, danger

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee eigh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi ear er

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  by  all  

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:

We all hear the soil.

The hammer hit my finger. Bang!

Look at my beard.

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

Week beginning 20th February

This week we learned how to combine two groups of objects to find a total. We explored this concept in many different ways and we learned new words linked with addition (altogether, sum).

In Literacy, we read a new called The Smeds and the Smoos. It is story about two young aliens from opposing families who fall in love and run away; leading their relatives on a chase across outer space. We used clues found around the classroom to help us create posters. Since Bill and Janet run away from home, we wrote postcards to them asking about their lives on the new planet.  

We have been super busy in phonics revisiting and learning some new sounds. Perhaps at home, you can practice reading the words with your child. Clap it out, say it in a quiet, loud or fast voice.

New sounds:

ur ow oi

We used these sounds to make words:

turn, nurse, burn, hurt       cow, wow, powder, how             coil, foil, soil, point

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or ur ow oi

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  they  my  by 

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:

can you burp at me?

a nurse with a brown coin

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practice phonics.

Week beginning 6th February 

This week, we were researching information about dinosaurs in order to create our own class booklet. We have been looking at pictures and watching videos about dinosaurs and using descriptive language to talk about them.  

In Maths, we explored and compared the weight of different objects using balancing scales. We used key vocabulary such as heavy., light, lighter, heavier to describe and compare the weight of different objects (glue stick and stone). We also learnt how to measure the weight of objects by using cubes.  

We have been super busy in phonics revisiting and learning some new sounds.

oo ar or

We used these sounds to make words:

look, book, foot, hook, park, star, dark, dark, fort, corn, storm,

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo oo ar or

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she  me  we  be  they

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:

look at a book

a star in the dark

a torn book in the park

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

Week beginning 30th January

This week we started to explore non-fiction books. We have been looking at pictures and watching videos about dinosaurs and using descriptive language to talk about them. Then, we assembled some dinosaurs and labelled their body parts (long neck, tail, wing). We also wrote simple sentences to describe them.

In Maths, we learnt how to find and make a pair using objects such as socks, wellies, shoes and gloves. We also learnt how to make a pair of related objects such as a fork and a knife and how to match the number cards with their value. Perhaps at home, you can find and make related pairs (knife and fork, peeper and salt) with your child.  

We have been super busy in phonics revisiting and learning some new sounds.

igh oa oo

We used these sounds to make words:

night, light, flight, high, boat, float, goat, toast, poo, moon, zoo, boot

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee igh oa oo

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push  of  be  he  she me we be

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:

light in the night

float in the boat 

a goat in the zoo at night

Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

Week beginning 23rd January

This week we read the story ‘The Gingerbread man.’ The story is about an old man and an old woman who were baking some gingerbread when all of a sudden the gingerbread man jumped off the counter and ran out of the door! He was chased by different animals but he was so fast and he managed to escape. His favourite phrase was, ‘ Run, run as fast as you can, you can’t catch me I’m a gingerbread man.’ In reception, we learned how to write a speech bubble for different characters from the book.

In Maths, we learned how to find one less using concrete objects such as counters, shells, pine cones, and ten/five frames. As well as practicing recording the answers and writing number sentences. Lastly, to consolidate our learning we played a simple one more or one less game. Perhaps at home, you can practice counting to 10 (forwards and backward) with your child.

We have been super busy in phonics learning some new sounds.

nk ai ee

We used these sounds to make words:

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng nk ai ee

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into  push of be

Can you write a sentence using these words?

 Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practice phonics.

Week beginning 16th January 2023

This week we explored the composition of numbers to 5. We found different ways to make 5, using resources such as; a number bonds frame, a part and whole template. We also recorded number facts to represent the number bonds to 5.

In literacy, we continued reading the story ‘The Colour Monster’. To help us understand different feelings, we drew a picture of a monster; and wrote a speech bubble for him. We acted out then we responded to our picture by writing what we said.

We have been super busy in phonics learning some new sounds.

th (unvoiced)  th (voiced)  ng

We used these sounds to make words:

thick, thin, thorn, this, that, them, then, sing, thing, strong

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh th th ng

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his   pull   into  push

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:

that chick is thick.

moth in the shop.

 Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

Week beginning 9th January 2023

We have kicked off the week with the story ‘The Colour Monster’. The story is about a monster who shows different feelings. His emotions are all over the place. We shared ideas about what makes us feel this way and what we can do to be calm. We created our own monster and wrote how we feel as well as we match feelings with the correct colour and drawing a picture to represent our emotions. Then we are going to use our bodies to express feelings.

In Maths, we have been learning about capacity. We learned to use mathematical language related to capacity such as full, half-full and empty to describe and compare different-sized containers. We also estimated how much liquid containers held and measured to check whose prediction was right. We also made

Perhaps you could measure containers at home with your child.

We have been super busy in phonics learning some new sounds.

qu  ch  sh

We used these sounds to make words:

queen, quiet, quack, quick, shop, shed, shark, ship, sharp, fish, chop, chin, chick

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz qu ch sh

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put  his pull   into

Here are some simple sentences we have been reading and writing this week:

Can a duck quack?

chick in a shop.

a fish can get a shock

 Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practise phonics.

Week beginning 6th January 2023

This week has been short but sweet! The children have come back to school eager and ready to learn.

We have been talking about what we have been up to during our time off as well as recapping our phonics.

In Reception, we had an amazing DT and Maths week. We baked our muffins using different ingredients and we created safe containers for our muffins. We had so much fun!

We hope you had a wonderful break and are ready to kick start the year working with us to support your child’s learning.

Sounds we recap this week were:

s a t p i n m d g o c k ck e u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz

Tricky words:

I    no   go   the   to   the  has   is   as   her   full  put   pull 

 Lots of our children are ready to read simple sentences and apply their phonics knowledge to write some captions. Please read the books with your children and practice phonics.

Week beginning 12th December 

Snow and lots of snow. Our snowman has melted, we had to find all the body parts and name them. We also learnt how to build our own snowman and label all the body parts. Then, we wrote simple captions and sentences to describe the places where the snowman had been.

In Maths, we have been learning the names of 3D shapes; cube, cuboid, sphere, cylinder, cone and pyramid. We have been wrapping and unwrapping 3D-shaped boxes as well as hunting for and sorting 3D shapes. Perhaps you could help wrap some presents this festive season and identify which 3D shape it is. Or you could go on your own 3D shape hunt around your house or the park.

We have been busy in phonics revisiting all the sounds we learnt this term.   

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to  as  has  put  pull  full  no  go  her   his

We used these sounds to write simple captions and sentences. Can you write some captions?

Congratulations to all the children on completing your first full term in Reception! We are so proud of everything you have achieved so far and all the progress you have made. You worked really hard. We cannot wait to see what the new year brings and watch you grow! Have a break and we look forward to seeing you in the new year. Don't forget to read lots of books with your parents. 

The Spring Term starts on Wednesday 4th of January.

Thank you,

The Reception Team

Week begining 5^th December 

This week, we were reading the story ‘Stickman’ by Julia Donaldson. The Stickman was used for different things such as a mast for a flag, to play fetch with a dog and even as a log for the fire! We got our thinking caps on and thought of all the different things we could use sticks for.  We created our own stick and gave it a name! Stickman missed his family whilst he was off on his adventures, so we wrote post cards from Stickman to his family. We also wrote a ’ missing’ poster to help his family locate him and we wrote a letter to Santa! What a busy week it was! 

In Maths, we have been adding two numbers together as a group and saying how many we have altogether. Then we have been using sentence stems like 2 add 1 makes 3. We also made mark marking to represent the number sentence and used an addition mat to record the answers.

Sounds we have learnt so far:

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x y z zz

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to  as  has  put  pull  full  no  go  her

              The caption we must practise for this week is:

Can a yak buzz and zap?

Don’t forget to read with your child the book allocated by their teacher and look through our pictures to see our learning.

Thank you so much for joining our Winter workshop. The children really enjoyed it so did we.

School finishes @ 2pm on Friday 16th December

Thank you,

Reception Team.

Week beginning 28th November

Oh no, bear! This week we read a book called ‘We’re going on a bear hunt’. We investigated what has happened in our building. We collected and labelled the evidence we found. Then, we drew a map of all the places the bear had been and labelled our map. In Maths, we were measuring distance. We used words like ‘near, far, nearest and furthest’. We have been throwing snowballs and seeing who could throw the furthest and thinking about how we could measure the distance the snowball travelled. We have also been seeing how far we could jump and how far we could roll cars.

Sounds we have learnt so far:

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u r h b f ff l ll ss j v w x

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to  as  has  put  pull  full no go

              The caption we must practise for this week is:

        Will the fox go in the van?

Don’t forget to read with your child the book allocated by their teacher and look through our pictures to see our learning.

EYFS Winter Workshop

Monday 5^th December – Star Class (Nursery)

Tuesday 6^th December – Moon Class (Reception Moon)

Wednesday 7^th December – Sun Class (Reception Sun)

Week beginning 21st November

This week, we continued reading the story ‘Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson. We looked at pictures of animals that live in forests and wrote their names using our phonics knowledge. Then we picked an animal and labelled its body parts. As the Gruffalo was bored of eating bugs, we decided to design a new menu for him! What about Spider and beetroot Smoothie, yummy! In Maths, we have been finding one more than a given number. We used objects, and started using ten frames to help us find 1 more. Perhaps, this weekend you could practice counting and making amounts to 10.

Sounds we have learnt so far:

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u r h b f ff l ll ss j

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to  as  has  put  pull  full

              The caption we must practise for this week is:

the jam   pot fell in a mess

Don’t forget to read with your child the book allocated by their teacher. 

Week beginning 14th November

This week we have been reading the story ‘The Gruffalo’. Our learning took us on a very exciting adventure, we were very busy collecting nature objects to use for our literacy and maths lessons. To embed our phonics knowledge, we wrote the initial letter and the whole words of the objects we collected. Then, we practiced wiring some CVC words like cat, mud and wrote simple captions. In Maths, we have been learning about patterns. We have learnt that patterns are repeated designs. Did you know that patterns are everywhere around us? Perhaps, this weekend you could go a pattern hunt around your house or in the park? What can you see? Can you draw the pattern?

Sounds we have learnt so far:

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u r h b f ff l

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to  as  has  put

              The caption we must practise for this week is:

put a leg in a cuff

We also started Guided Reading sessions in Reception. Each child has their own login details with an instruction to follow and access the reading book that was allocated by their teacher.

Don’t forget to look through the photos with your child. Even when I’m not in the pictures it might remind them about some learning they want to share with all the family!

Week beginning 7th November

This week we have been continuing with the ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ story. We retold the story using our own words and we created an amazing story map.

In Maths, we learnt a new word ‘subitise’. When we subitise objects, we instantly recognise the number of objects in a small group without the need to count them e.g. dots on dice.

We also learnt how to make our own paint. We followed instructions to make our powder paint and we mixed colours.

In phonics, we have been revisiting and reviewing all the sounds we have learnt so far as well as beginning to read and write simple words.

Sounds we have learnt so far:

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u r h b

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to  as  has

              The caption we must practise for this week is:

bat has a rock as a hat

We also started Guided Reading session in Reception. Each child has their own login details with an instruction to follow and access the reading book that was allocated by their teacher.

Week beginning 31st October 

This week, we have been reading ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ by Mara Alperin. We made and tasted our own porridge and we also made playdough following the recipe. In Maths, we learnt positional language such as ‘in front of, under, next to , in , on, between ,behind and above’ to describe the position of objects. 

In phonics, we have been revisiting and reviewing all the sounds we have learnt so far as well as beginning to read and write simple words.

Sounds we have learnt so far:

s  a  t  p  i  n  m  d  g  o  c  k  ck  e  u

Below are the tricky words we have learnt so far. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I    is   a   the   to

              The caption we must practice for this week is:

pet duck is in the mud

Thank you,

The Reception Team

October 2022: First half-term

Our first term settling into Reception has been a great success! We came into Mora eager and ready to learn. We have been super busy getting to know our new friends, classroom and teachers. We have been embedding our new rules, routines and behaviours and have been extremely successful at it.

This term we have been reading lots of different stories like ‘The Lion Inside, Handa’s Surprise, Rapunzel, Paddington’ and our favourite ‘Poo in the Zoo’. We also did lots of different activities to embed our learning.

In Maths, we have been learning about counting objects up to 10. We have been learning about 2D shapes and their properties. We were looking for the shapes in our environment. Maybe at home, in your garden or the park, have a look around and see if there are 2D shapes. 

We have had a wonderful half term getting to know your children, you should be so proud of them because we are! Over the holidays go for an autumn walk, get cooking in the kitchen and spend time with loved ones. Talk about your experiences, every conversation is another learning opportunity. Have a restful half term before the hard work starts again! 

We have been busy in phonics learning our first set of sounds:
                                                            s  a  t  p  i  n  m  p  o  g  c  k

We have also been learning some tricky words. Tricky words are words we cannot sound out:

I, is, to, a

We used these sounds to make words:

                                                                           sat, pin, sit, pop, dad, mat, pat, pin

Have a go at reading and writing these letters/words with your child.

Reminders:

• All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
• All children need a book bag so they can take a story book home to share with their family. Please bring story books back to school the following day so the children can take a new one home. Or you can keep the same book for a few days if you are really enjoying it!
• Please make sure all uniform and clothing is labelled. Please be patient with us in locating the missing uniform. It is so important that you have written your child’s name on all items of clothing. It is quite difficult to locate uniforms when your child’s name is not on it.
• Please talk to your child about what they have been learning about in school. The slideshow of pictures below could help spark an interesting conversation. 
• We welcome donations of old recycled materials for the children to do ‘junk modelling’ with. This includes old (clean) cereal boxes, milk cartons, toilet roll tubes and any food packaging you may have. Please ensure none of these items have any traces of nuts. We have children in the setting who are allergic to nuts.
• We are a nut aware school. Please ensure there are no nuts in your child’s packed lunch. This includes peanut butter sandwiches and pesto sauce. Also, children should not bring sweets or chocolate to school, we are encouraging children to eat healthily. 
• Please ensure your child does not bring any toys from home to school.

Thank you,

The Reception Team