This week we will be starting our topic all about Autumn. We will be talking about the things we already know about Autumn and will be learning lots of new information. We will also be going on an Autumn walk looking for signs of Autumn within the school grounds. As the weather has been so unsettled lately could you please ensure your child has wellies or a change of footwear and a waterproof coat with a hood. Throughout the week we will be talking about all of the changes we notice and will be involved in a wide range of activities that explore the season of Autumn. If out and about at the weekend or on your walk to school you see some interesting Autumn foliage such as leaves, conkers, acorns etc. then please collect it and send it in to school to help with our activities. Talk to your child about the changes to the weather and the environment to support the learning happening in school and to give them the opportunity to share what they have learned.
The children have all now settled in to their phonics sessions and are being introduced to a new sound every day. Your child will continue to bring home the new sounds learned on a Friday for you to practise with them. Please cut them out and fold the card so the sound is on one side and the picture on the other. Go through the sounds each day to get them into the habit of doing their reading activities. Once your child is confident with the new sounds as well as the previous sounds sent home, start to put the sounds together to make simple CV and CVC words such as ‘a-m and g-o-t’. The more confident your child is at blending these sounds then the easier they will find reading once ready for a reading book. Please find below some links to the sounds taught this week.
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/VxsIscyM/BnZndMlK
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/2B7p6U7C/ajdghfE0
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/kWAfVVDw/IhmEKEyR
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/2bkC8Iq7/GaQoONpu
This week in Maths we will be looking at children recognising the amounts to 3 without the need to count (subitise). We want the children to move away from a reliance of counting and be able to see numbers and know how many their is in a set. This will help your child to develop a deeper understanding of number and will help them to move away from the reliance of using their fingers as they move through the school. We will be using the term “what can you see and how can you see it”. This will help your child to really look at the set and talk about what they can. To support at home, make a collection of different amounts to 3. Can your child say how many there are without the need to count? If you change the arrangement but still have the same amount do they still know how many there are? Do they know how many there are if you take one away?
The weather has been very unkind to us at the minute and we have had an incredible amount of rain. Please make sure your child comes to school suitably dressed for the rain. All children should come to school everyday with a waterproof coat with a hood. The temperature will continue to drop over the next few weeks so please make sure the coat is warm as the children spend a lot of time outside. We go outside in all weathers. If you are sending in hats and gloves then please name these and encourage your child to put their gloves in their coat pocket and their hat in the sleeve of their coat when they take it off so they can easily get to it when they need it. Thank you to all those parents who have sent in a pair of wellington boots for their chid. If you haven’t sent any in please try to do so in order for your child to change in to them in the wet weather and keep their feet dry.
Can we please ask if possible that children come into school in shoes they are able to fasten themselves. We have a number of children coming into school wearing shoes/ trainers that need to be tied with laces and they are unable to do them up. Children in Reception are expected to be able to put on and take off their own shoes to develop independence. They remove their shoes regularly for yoga sessions, for dressing up and to change into their wellington boots. We would be grateful for your help with this.
We are looking forward to another exciting week of learning and can’t wait to discover the season of Autumn with the children.
The Reception Team