Class 1

Today we enjoyed PE in the sunshine! We played some warm up games, worked as a team to move in different ways and collect the farmers crops (beanbags!), practiced our throwing and catching skills and talked about the importance of PE. There were lots of smiles all the way through, amazing teamwork…

This week in maths we are learning about matching! We matched socks, numicon to the picture on the board and the animals going on to Noah's Ark! We have used key vocabulary such as same, different, like and unlike. What can you match at home? Can you match your socks, cups and saucers,…

Here is a video of the Monster phonics sounds. You can use this to practice the sounds together at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRoFpvC0yn0&feature=youtu.be

If you are unsure about how we teach children to sound out and blend the words, here is a video to help.
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Today the monster phonics made a huge mess in the garden! They left behind some phonics sounds and pictures for us to match to their correct initial sound. We worked as a team to match the pictures of the objects to their correct initial sound.

Today we created portraits in a different way! We learnt about Picasso and his unusual, different and creative artwork. After that we used our own ideas to create playful portraits in the style of Picasso. We selected and sued a variety of materials. We confidently talked about the process of our…

This week we have also learnt more about friendship. We learnt more words for friend such as; chum, pal, mate, companion and buddy! We created a friendship potion using the ingredients; helpfulness, kindness, funny and caring. We are using our potion to help remind us of what an amazing friend we…

We have read the book All Are Welcome this week. We have talked about similarities and differences, and how it doesn't matter about these things because we all belong. Ask us about it when we get home and we will tell you all about it! 

We had a super first day at school! We behaved beautifully, enjoyed our learning through play and we had a brilliant time learning with the Colour Monster! We talked about feelings and emotions, and explained to the Colour Monster the behaviour expected in school. Well done Reception!