Do you want to build a snowman?

Hello!

Another happy week gone by in Reception Oak Class. Remaining with our wintry theme we have spent a long time looking at the globe and seeing the land and seas of planet earth. We’ve learned that polar bears live in the Arctic and the Penguins in the Antarctic, found these destinations on the globe and talked about how different the Arctic and Antarctic are to where we live. In RE we have talked about looking after our world – and what we can do to help. Starting with keeping our own bedrooms tidy! … and then keeping our classroom and immediate environment a clean and nice place to be.

Our number work has focused on the numicon pieces. Our jobs this week have included working out that a bigger number is represented by a larger piece, that all the pieces representing one number are the same size, shape and colour. We have moved on to finding pieces of numicon to place together to make a larger number – this is leading up to us learning number bonds – specifically to 10.

Our sounds and phonics work has continued with Z ZZ QU SH and CH.

This snowman phonic game proved a popular activity this week, reinforcing all or sounds.

Snowman building out of playdough for fine motor work this week.

Getting everyone reading is our big push this term now we have nearly all of our sounds. Knowing the sounds seems to be easy – it’s the blending that’s tricky- do practice at home at every opportunity! Lots of children enjoyed completing our cvc word puzzles. I hope everyone has had a good try at their reading book. There will be a new reading book each week. Please do find the time to sit down and help your child sound out the words.

Our milk carton igloo is going strong… and taking much longer than expected!! The children are really enjoying finding the right size carton and ensuring it’s placed the right way round and in the right place. They are enjoying getting the hats, gloves and scarves on when it’s their turn to help!