This week is History week. In Reception we will be looking at homes in the local area and homes from the past. We are planning to take the children out on a walk around the block to have a look at some of the different types of homes in our local area. The children will be looking for older and newer build homes and the different types of homes in our area. When walking with your child in the local area, get them to talk about the different types of houses and what they know about them.
Reception are looking forward to their beach day on the 3rd July. If you would like your child to be able to go on the bouncy castle and have an ice-cream from the ice-cream van then please complete the disclaimer and contribute £5 on the school payment system. We would love for every child to be able to join in all of the activities on offer. If you did not receive a letter then please speak to a remember of the school admin team.
The children are continuing to work hard in phonics and most children are now on their set 2 or set 3 sounds. Those children still working at Red or Ditty group need to demonstrate a knowledge of the special friends sh, ch, ck, ng, nk and be able to read these in words. Please continue to work on these with your child to be able to move into the next group and set of sounds. The videos below continue practice of some of our set 2 sounds
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/u1ri1bFa/uCmb8Cb9
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/XcUEzipr/GBI3sAfx
This week in Maths we are looking at positional language and directions. We will be using the language of position to describe placement as well as draw and describing maps. Check your child’s understanding of positional language by getting them to tell you where certain things are in the environment e.g. describe where the T.V is, Are they using the language of in front, behind, next to, on, in, between?
We are currently finding that some of the children are disregarding the rules that have been in place all year and are demonstrating behaviour that does not fit in with our school values of Resect, Resilience, Responsibility and Kindness. We will be working on this over the next few weeks reminding them about the choices they are making and the consequences they will receive if they continue to make the wrong choice. Please reinforce this message at home if you are seeing your child act in a disrespectful or unkind way towards others. The children will be beginning to get ready for their move to Year 1 and will be involved in some transition activities that will help them prepare for the change.
We currently have a collection of jumpers without any names on. Please ensure your child’s uniform is clearly labelled and check regularly to make sure it is still visible. If your child has lost their jumper we will put them outside for you to check the ones we have got. Could we also ask you to check your child’s hoodie as Isabella in RMT has lost hers and it is named. We have one un-named hoodie so somebody must have taken hers by mistake.
Enjoy your week
The Reception Team