Whiteley Reception

 Friday 26th January This week we have been reading the story of 'Stanley's Stick' by John Hegley and illustrated by Neal Layton. We have discussed the language used in the story and talked about all the different things that Stanley imagines his stick to be. Maths This week, we have continued to work on activities that develop the children's understanding of composition, or the number within numbers. The children developed their understanding of pairs of numbers that make 5, and used double dice frames to begin to explore 6 and 7 as numbers that are composed of '5 and a bit'. Phonics This week in phonics we have been revisiting the letters ck,e,u,r with a particular focus on letter formation and writing CVC words such as pen, rug and rat. Reading Thank you for returning the phonic reader books each Wednesday. Unfortunately we are not having enough books returned each week and baskets of books are looking rather empty. Please could you check at home if you have

Friday 12th January Phonics workshops Next week we will holding 2 stay and play phonic sessions. The first is on Monday 15th January 8.45-9.40 for parents of children whose surnames begin with letters A-M The second seesion is Wednesday 17th January 8.45-9.40 for parents of children whose surnames begin with letters N-Z This week we have compared similar toys from now and the past. We thought about how they were the same and how they were different by looking at things such as the materials they were made from. Thank you so much for sending in photos of toys that you or your parents played with as children. We have really enjoyed looking at and talking about them. Phonics In Phonics this week we have been revisiting the letters i , n , m and d .  We have used these sounds to focus on letter formation and to write CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words.  Reading Please can you now check your child's reading log each Friday to find out which Bug Club book they have read at school e

    Friday 5th January Happy New Year and welcome back to school! We hope that you had a lovely time together. This week at school we have been learning about toys.  The children talked to the class about their favourite toys and we have practised talking in full sentences.  We learnt about the materials that toys are made from and compared the toys we play with now to those we enjoyed as babies.  The children tried hard to explain what makes toys suitable for babies and toddlers. Next week, we will be learning about toys in the past.  Please could you ask any Grandparents or Great grandparents if they have any photos of themselves as children playing with toys.  It would be lovely to share these with the class. If you have any please could you email a copy to yearr@whiteleyapps.com. Many thanks! Phonics In Phonics this week we have been revisiting the letters s, a, t and p.  We have used these sounds to focus on letter formation and to write CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words.  W