Reception - Summer 1 - Week 3

Date: 5th May 2022 @ 9:23pm

This week may have been a short one, but we have done so many wonderful things in Reception!

The children have been excited to look at the progress of their runner bean seeds which they planted last week.  We already have some roots growing and can see changes overnight.  We have also welcomed some caterpillars to our classroom which the children have found fascinating.  They are happily growing each day and we cannot wait to see them go through their life cycle to become beautiful butterflies.

For RE this week we read 'A storm on the lake' and talked about how Jesus was a great friend to the disciples on the boat.  We remembered how Jesus is a friend to us all and took the time to think about what we enjoy doing with our own friends and how lucky we are.  The children all drew a picture of themselves with their friends, telling us all about how their friends make them feel.  

In forest school this week, we continued our mini- beast theme by going on a mini-beast hunt.  The children explored the woodland, finding the perfect places for mini-beasts to live - they were really interested in what they found and have continued to look for and find them in our outdoor area. 

Our literacy learning has been focused on the anteater from our book.  We learned some interesting facts about anteaters as well as what they eat and then challenged the children to write about their favourite facts.  We were all amazed by the length of their tongues and that they walk on their knuckles!

I have been so impressed with the children in our maths sessions this week.  We have continued our learning of numbers up to 20 this week, focusing on the recognition of numbers 11-20.  We are also learning to count in 5s which the children are really keen to practice and apply whenever and wherever they can.  

We wish you all a lovely weekend and we look forward to seeing you on Monday.

Mrs Mallett and the Reception team

Reminders

Martin Mere trip - Thursday 12th May - Please send the children to school wearing their usual uniform, trainers, coat and a clearly named cap/hat.  Please also send in a named disposable plastic bottle of water.