Reception

Welcome to Class R

Teachers - Mrs Lindley (Mon, Tue, alternate Wed) Mrs Dance (alternate Wed, Thurs, Fri)
                    
Class R Teaching Assistants:  Mrs Farnell (Mon, Wed, Thurs), Mrs Heaslewood (Tues and Fri)

Weekly update: 13th June   

A warm end to the week! 

Grateful for: our buddies, each other, our school. 
Learnt: making numbers, writing sentences, being safe near roads. 
Achieved: counting in 2s, ordering numbers, building a house.
Delighted: making cards, playing with my buddy, painting, PE! 

English: This week we have enjoyed lots of writing! The children wrote their Superworm sentences, using their ideas sheets from last week to help think of their sentence. The children have also enjoyed writing about different pictures. They were given a picture as a prompt to think of sentences, then used their phonic knowledge to write their idea. 

Maths: We have covered a mix of topics this week. The children have worked on counting in 2s, ordering and sequencing numbers, identifying missing numbers and making numbers on 10 frames.  

RE: We have continued our Big Question that we began last term: Which stories are special and why? (World Faiths).  Today we explored some Muslim religious artefacts. The children spent time looking at some different objects, they discussed what they thought they might be and how they are used. We finished by learning the names and uses of the different items. 


Please continue to work on -  *Phonics - some of the children are struggling with the 'th' sound, making the sound and pronouncing words correctly - that rather than vat. We have worked on feeling what our mouth and tongues do when we say the th sound. Please practise this at home! 

**Class Trip Monday! Please apply sun cream before school. Yellow hats are in school. Remember to send a packed lunch! 

Here's hoping for a cooler weekend! 

Phonics 

We follow the Phonic scheme Sounds Write. 
Sounds covered: s, a, t, i, m, n, o, p, b, c, g, h, v, f, e, d, k, l, r, u, j, w, z, x, y, *ll, *ff, *ss, *zz
*sh, *ch *th (voiced - feel vibration in throat e.g. than, them.   unvoiced - no vibration, air passes through your teeth e.g. think, moth.) *ck *ng

*Digraphs - 2 letters 1 sound. 
high frequency words: is, a, the, I, for, of, to, are, some, all 

Sound spotting - with the sounds displayed the children are asked to spot the sound. They either have to point it out, highlight it, trace over the letter, or write it on their whiteboards. 

Word building – using sound cards children help identify the sounds needed to build a given word, working out one sound at a time, s-a-t ‘sat.'

Dictation - adults tell the children a simple sentence, containing 'tricky words' - words that do not follow phonetically decodable patterns, and decodable words (words they can sound out). The children are encouraged to use their Phonic knowledge to write the sentence. We also practise using finger spaces, capital letters and full stops.

Sound Swap - starting with a given word, change one sound to make a new word - cat, pat, pan, tan, tin, pin etc. 

The following link has some information for parents if you would like to have a look. 

 https://sounds-write.co.uk/support-for-parents-and-carers/ 
The correct pronunciation: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8ZMfYjdN-s 
It is important not to add sounds such as m=muh s= suh t=tuh 
Take the word: ‘mat’. If you sound it out as ’muh’ + aa +tuh’ and then blend them together you get ‘muhaaatuh’ a long way off from ‘mmmaat’ and then ‘mat’.
We do not use actions or Jolly Phonics songs. 

Reading books

If you wish to keep the book longer just let us know, you do not have to change them on Monday and Thursday!  Go at your child's pace, find a time of day that suits them, if a page is enough for one session that’s fine.
*Talk about the stories or books shared, can they spot any of the sounds they know, can they tell you about what has been read, have you met any new or interesting words, talk about word meanings, ask what might happen next, ask your child to think about a different ending. 
We have a limited amount of books within our reading scheme, so your child might get given the same book more than once. This is a great opportunity to boost word recognition and fluency when reading. It will also increase confidence as it is a 'known' book and your child might remember it. 

Dates of interest 

 Mon 16th June - Class R trip 

Mon 21st July - Last day of school. 

Reminders

Please make sure everything is labelled!  Including pots within lunchboxes please!
Shoes too if possible. We have markers in school so please ask, we are happy to add names if needed. Lost items will usually find their way back to us if named.  

Please send
- A named water bottle - morning snack will be given.
- Named rain coat even if weather looks fine. 
- Bookbags, rucksacks aren't needed this year. 
- 1 small afternoon snack (piece of fruit or veg is ideal) in a named bag or pot. No nuts, chocolates or sweets. 

Home Learning Suggestions

Here you will find some suggestions of activities/ games you might like to enjoy at home over this term: 

Set up an obstacle course inside or outside 
Draw a chalk line and balance walking along it
Play hopscotch 
Make a fruit salad
Make a calm box - choose some items that you find calming, add a photo or drawing of people that make you feel safe. 
Create a treasure map to follow, it could be inside or outside. Give it to someone to follow, maybe hide something for them to find! 

Reading Menu

If you choose, not compulsory....

          Class R Summer Reading Menu

 
Sign off items as they are read. You have until the end of Term 6!
Once you have completed the menu bring it in and we will visit Mrs Hard for your exciting prize!