Whiteley Reception

 Friday 25th October This week in school, we have been learning all about Autumn. We went for a walk in our woods and looked for signs of Autumn. We talked about the different colours of the leaves and what is happening to the trees. We listened carefully to the sounds around us as we watched the swaying of the trees. You may like to look for signs of Autumn on your walk to and from school. Phonics In phonics this week we have been learning the to sing our alphabet song and we have learnt the letter sounds i, n, m and d. We have practised writing these letters. You may like to try out some of the bug club phonics games linked to these sounds. We have allocated the book "Sid did it". Please can you read this book twice at home as part of our three read approach.  Maths This week we have been consolidating number to 5 and singing counting songs together. You may like to sing these together. Click below Counting Songs Communication and Language After the holiday we will be shari...

 Friday 18th October This week, we have been learning the nursery rhyme 'Hickory, dickory dock'.  We have looked at a variety of clocks and noticed that all the numbers go in order.  We have also spent time talking about the timings of our school day e.g. we start our day at 9 o'clock, we eat lunch at 12 o'clock. Phonics This week we have begun Phase 2 and have introduced the letters s, a, t , p.  We have learnt the names of the letters, the sounds they make and the accompanying action. You may like to ask your child to show you these actions. We have identified words that contain these letters e.g. sun begins with 's', tip has 'p' at the end of the word. Bug Club Please check your child's reading log to see which sounds we have learnt this week. Maths This week in maths, we have been comparing quantities.  We have modelled the language 'more than' and 'fewer than' to describe how may objects are in a set. We have used a variety of ob...

  Friday 11th October This week at school we have been learning the nursery rhyme "London Bridge is falling down".  We have discussed the history behind the rhyme and talked about why we have bridges and what they do.  The children have experimented with construction kits to build stable bridges and other structures.  We learnt how to cut masking tape safely with scissors and used it to join boxes together to make bridges. Phonics  In Phonics this week we have continued to play a variety of games.  These games have been played to help develop listening skills. For example: listening for words that begin with the same sound, listening for rhyming words in stories, identifying sounds and naming the odd sound out, and playing I-spy with nature sounds and with the names of their classmates e.g. I spy someone who's name begins with A? Please see your individual phonics booklet for lots of ideas of games to play at home. Bug club The school code to access Bug Clu...

                                   Grand Old Duke of York This week at school, we have been expanding our repertoire of nursery rhymes by learning and singing 'The Grand Old Duke of York'. We have spent time talking about our favorite books this week and sharing books with your children. We have introduced them to book language such as front cover, back cover, author, illustrator and blurb. It is really important to explore the whole book when sharing a book with your child. Phonics This week we have been looking at the book "The missing Button". We have been practicing saying in sentences what is happening in the pictures and making up our own story. Bug Club The school code to access Bug Club is krm6. Your child's log in details are in their reading logs and on the phase 1 phonics booklet. We have allocated all the lilac books for you to read and talk about together. Maths This week in Maths, we ...