Whiteley Reception

 Friday 27th June This week in Year R, we had a very exciting trip to Longdown Activity Farm.   We loved seeing all the different farm animals and enjoyed stroking a chick, collecting eggs and feeding the goats. Thank you to all our kind volunteers who supported us on the day. We have continued developing our understanding of the world (Science) by making careful observations and using our words to describe and write about what we can see. We hope your child had a wonderful day! Phonics This week in phonics, we have revisited the phase 3 phonemes ' ch ', ' ar ' and ' ck ' with a greater emphasis on writing words and sentences containing these sounds. Please check your child's reading log to see this week's allocated bug club book. Thank you to all those who continue to log in and support their child's reading. We have continued to practise reading all of the phase 2 and phase 3 tricky words so that we can work towards quicker sight recognition. Click...

  Friday 20th June Trip to Longdown Activity Farm We are very excited about our trip to Longdown Activity Farm next Wednesday 25th June.    Please can you make sure your child has... - a water bottle - a waterproof coat - sensible shoes to walk around a farm (they are allowed to wear trainers to school on this day). - their lunch (if you haven’t pre- ordered a school lunch) - please apply 24 hour protection suncream.  Your child might like to wear leggings or trousers as we will be handling some small animals at the farm. Thank you for your support This week at school we have revisited the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. We have done some drama sessions around the story and have practised retelling the story in our own words.  We have made our own fairy tale books and have written our own version of Goldilocks and the three bears. Phonics This week we have been revising the sounds ear, air and ure. We have been reading and spelling words with these soun...

 Friday 13th June Thank you for your contributions towards porridge making ingredients.  The children enjoyed making and eating their porridge. This week we have continued our work on 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'.   The children received a letter from Baby Bear asking them for help as he is bored with eating the same tasting porridge every day. The children have decided to add a variety of fruit to the porridge and have been busy taste testing and chopping and slicing the fruit ready to add to the porridge and eat...yum! Phonics This week in phonics we have revised the digraphs ur, ow and oi.   We have practised reading and spelling words with these sounds in.  Maths This week in maths we have revisited comparison using different resources e.g. rekenreks. We have found amounts that are fewer, equal to or more than other amounts. Minibeast concert Just to let you know that on Wednesday 9th July we will be having a minibeast concert at 2:30pm. You ar...

  Friday 6th June  This week at school we have been learning about fairytales.  We have been reading "Goldilocks and the Three Bears". We have been practising retelling the story in groups and role playing the characters.  We worked on using different kinds of expression in our voices to show the different characters.  You might like to practise this skill at home when your child is reading to you. Phonics This week in phonics we have revised the digraphs long oo, short oo, ar and or. We have practised reading and spelling words with these sounds in.  Please check your child's reading log to check which book you need to read on Bug Club. Thankyou. Maths This week in maths we have revisited comparison using the rekenreks. Minibeast concert Just to let you know that on  Wednesday 9th July  we will be having a minibeast concert at  2.30pm . You are welcome to come and listen to the children sing their songs. We would love the children to come to...