Week beginning 27th November 2023

This week we read the book called ‘The Gruffalo’ by Julia Donaldson and Alex Schffler. In this much-loved picture book, a little mouse walks through the woods and encounters a fox, an owl and a snake. To fend them off, he tells each about the scary Gruffalo - but when the mouse encounters the Gruffalo himself, he cleverly invents another tale and manages to escape from danger yet again. We had lots of fun acting out the story and creating a story map to help us retell the story. In Maths, we learned how to represent and compose numbers. Composition of numbers is the different ways we can make each number. To make 3 for example, we can do 1 and 1 makes 2. We used different objects and made marks to represent and compose our numbers. 

In phonics, we have been revisiting and reviewing all the sounds we have learned so far. We are using the sounds to read and write simple words and phrases. 

We have been busy in phonics learning more sounds;

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

We used these sounds to make words:

at  in  tap nap  dad  pit  dip  sip  mad  mat and  pig  dig  got  up  pet  red  rat  rock  sock hat hill  bus puff  huff  sniff  cuff  big  leg  lick  lip  log  doll  ball  skull   roll   hiss   miss   kiss  jam  jump  jug  vet  van  vest  wall  wet   wag  win   box  fox  ox  wax

Have a go at reading and writing these words.

Tricky words:

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

   The caption we must practise for this week is:

Will the fox go in the van?

 Maths Challenge:

Ask your child to show you different ways to make a number. For example, make 4 by using four toys. 

Reminders:

• Soft start morning will be on each Tuesday up until Christmas.
• Please ensure your child is wearing appropriate shoes and coat for the cold, wet weather.
• Your child must have a bag of spare clothes on their peg.
• 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.
• Every Friday Reception class has PE/Gymnastics. Please make sure your child is wearing socks as they need to have bare feet.
•  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 their teacher allocated.

Thank you,

The Reception Team

Week beginning 20th November 2023

Polar bear, Brown bear, Grizzily bear, Sun bear! This week we learned names of different types of bears and lots of facts about bears. Did you know Polar bears fur is clear, not white? The key words we learned were: bears, paws, claws, snout, appearance, habitat, diet, and den. 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.  

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.

We have been busy in phonics learning more sounds;

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

We used these sounds to make words:

at  in  tap nap  dad  pit  dip  sip  mad  mat and  pig  dig  got  up  pet  red  rat  rock  sock hat hill  bus puff  huff  sniff  cuff  big  leg  lick  lip  log  doll  ball  skull   roll   hiss   miss   kiss  jam  jump  jug

Have a go at reading and writing these words.

Tricky words:

I    is to  a the as has put full pull

The caption we must practise for this week is:

the jam pot fell in a mess

Reminders:

• Soft start morning will be on each Tuesday up until Christmas.
• Please ensure your child is wearing appropriate shoes and coat for the cold, wet weather.
• Your child must have a bag of spare clothes on their peg.
• 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.
• Every Friday Reception class has PE/Gymnastics. Please make sure your child is wearing socks as they need to have bare feet.
•  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.
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Thank you,

The Reception Team

Week beginning 13th November 2023

This week, we were reading the story ‘We are going on a bear hunt ’ by Michael Risen.  We used our words to retell the story and we used phonics knowledge to label our story maps.  In Maths, we learnt positional language. The key words we used were: in front of, under, in, in between, behind, next to and on.

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.

We have been busy in phonics learning more sounds;

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

We used these sounds to make words:

at  in  tap nap  dad  pit  dip  sip  mad  mat and  pig  dig got  up  pet  red  rat hat hill  bus puff  huff sniff  cuff  big  leg  lick  lip  log

Have a go at reading and writing these words.

Tricky words:

I    is to  a the as has put

The caption for the week is:

put a leg in a cuff

MATHS CHALLENG:

Pick a toy and hide it in your room. Ask an adult to find the toy in your room. The adult needs to ask questions to be able to find the hidden toy. For example, is it under the bed? Is it behind something?  

Reminders:

• Our soft start morning will be on each Tuesday up until Christmas.
• Please ensure your child is wearing appropriate shoes and coat for the cold, wet weather.
• Your child must have a bag of spare clothes on their peg.
• 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.
• Every Friday Reception class has PE/Gymnastics. Please make sure your child is wearing socks as they need to have bare feet.
• Reception Parents evening on Thursday 23^rd November. Please collect your child at 1 pm.
• School closed on Friday 24^th of November.  

Thank you,

The Reception Team

Week beginning 6th November 2023

This week, we leant about celebrations including Bonfire night and Diwali. We had fun acting out the story of Rama and Sita in groups. The key words we learned this week were: Diwali, light, Rama, Sita, Ravana, good, evil and demon king. When we are retelling a story we use words such as first, next, then and at the end. In Maths, we recognised and named 2D shapes.

We created art using 2D shapes and we used key words to describe the properties of 2D shapes.

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.

We have been busy in phonics learning more sounds;

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

We used these sounds to make words:

at in  tap nap  dad  pit  dip  sip  mad  mat and  pig  dig got  up  pet  red  rat hat hill  bus big 

Have a go at reading and writing these words.

Tricky words:

I  is to  a the as has

Maths challenge:

Can you spot any 2D Shapes in your house?

Reminders:

• Our soft start will continue each Tuesday up until Christmas. We will allow families to come into the classroom from 9-9.10 to see our learning environment.

• Please ensure your child is wearing appropriate shoes and coat for the cold, wet weather.
• Your child must have a bag of spare clothes on their peg.
• 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.
• Every Friday Reception class has PE/Gymnastics. Please make sure your child is wearing socks as they need to have bare feet.

Reception Reading and Phonics Workshop

Tuesday 14th November @ 15 – 15:30 (All Stars Room-EYFS)

Thank you,

The Reception Team

Week beginning 30^th October 

This week, we read the story ‘Not a stick ’ by Antoinette Portis and we celebrated “Bring a Stick to School’ day. We discussed how to use sticks safely and shared ideas of all the different things we could use sticks for.  Most of the time we spent outside creating things from sticks, labelling our work and bringing our sticks to life.

In Maths, we learned how to measure length. We talked and compared the lengths of various objects. Also, ordered different objects correctly according to their lengths.

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.

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

Reminders:

• Our soft start morning will be on Tuesday 7th November. We will allow families to come into the classroom from 9-9.10 to see our learning environment. This will continue each Tuesday up until Christmas. 

• Please ensure your child is wearing appropriate shoes and coat for the cold, wet weather. 

• Your child must have a bag of spare clothes on their peg. 

• Every Friday Reception class has PE/Gymnastics. Please make sure your child is wearing socks as they need to have bare feet.

Thank you,

The Reception Team

Week beginning 16th October

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, 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 repeated patterns and measuring.  

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

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

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 words.

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 be bringing 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

Week beginning 9th October 2023

This week, we are going to learn to make our own playdough and we are going to make different things from playdough. 

This week we explored and compared the weight of different objects using balancing scales. We used key vocabulary such as heavy., light, lighter, and 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 busy in phonics learning more sounds;

s     a    t    p     i      n     m     d     g

We used these sounds to make words:

in  tap  nap  dad  pit  tip  dip  sip  mad  mat and  pig  dig

Have a go at reading and writing these words.

Tricky words:

I    is

Reminders

• All children need a spare bag of (old) clothes on their peg.
• All children need a book bag so they can take a storybook home to share with their family. Please bring storybooks 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.

Thank you

The Reception Team

Week beginning 2^nd October 2023

We came into Mora eager and ready to learn. We have been embedding our new rules, routines and behaviours and have been extremely successful at it.

This week we were reading a book called ‘The Lion Inside’. We are learning to listen and respond to longer stories, talking about and retelling the stories in our own words. 

In Maths, we learnt about size. We have been talking and comparing different sizes and ordering different objects correctly according to their size.

We have been busy in phonics learning our first set of sounds;

s  a  t  p  i  n 

We used these sounds to make words:

sat, pin, sit, at, it, pat, pin, tap, tip, in

Have a go at reading and writing these words.

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.