Reception Round Up
In Literacy we used the story, Room on the Broom to explore rhyming words and label objects. We have sequenced instructions and written captions in our work about The Little Red Hen.
‘Protective Behaviours’ has been our focus in Personal, Social and Emotional Development. We have explored that some parts of our body are private and talked about personal hugging rules.
We will be learning about family celebrations such as birthdays, weddings and christenings. We will also be finding out about festivals of light and Christmas of course.
In Maths we will be building greater depth of understanding of numbers to 5 – odds and evens, one more, one less and simple addition.
In phonics we have been practised sounds…
f l j v w x y z qu
How to help your child at home…
- Continue to practise dressing/undressing to encourage independence
- Practise saying the days of the week and link to routines
- Practise counting to 20 and beyond
- Practise writing numbers 0-10
- Practise writing first and last names – try to use the cursive letters we’ve learned this half term
- Visit the library – share new and familiar stories
Thank you for your support with handwriting at home. There is already significant improvement in pencil grip, control and letter formation.
It was great to see everybody at the parents' consultation meetings over the last couple of weeks. Thank you for your support so far and for helping the children get off to a great start this year.