Reception - Spring 1 - Week 6
Date: 10th Feb 2026 @ 6:48pm
Well, we can hardly believe it is half term already! What a fabulous few weeks we have enjoyed, learning all about space. The children have shown such curiosity, enthusiasm and imagination — we have had a wonderful time exploring our theme and we can’t wait to see what next half term brings.
In RE, we completed our theme “Stories Jesus Heard” by listening to the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den. We learned that Daniel showed great courage and faith, and that trusting in God helped to keep him safe. Next half term, we look forward to exploring the stories Jesus told.
This week we were also lucky enough to have Forest School. We paired up with our Nursery friends and searched for natural materials to create heart shapes ahead of Valentine’s Day on Saturday. The teamwork, cooperation and creativity the children showed was absolutely wonderful to see.
In Phonics, the children have continued to work incredibly hard. Their letter formation is improving beautifully, and their confidence with sounds is growing each day. It’s lovely to see them applying their phonics knowledge so independently.
In Maths, we began combining two groups to find how many there are altogether. The children have been exploring this in lots of different contexts using a variety of real objects and manipulatives. We have been encouraging them to:
- Look closely at interesting images and spot the groups they can see
- Talk about what they notice with a partner
- Use subitising where possible (though many still sensibly count in ones at this stage)
We are helping the children develop perceptual and conceptual subitising, recognising smaller groups within larger numbers. This important skill supports mental images for addition and subtraction and helps children move away from always needing to count on or back. We have also been encouraging them to group objects into small sets, say the total first, and then explain the parts they saw that helped them know the number.
Alongside this, the children have been building on their earlier explorations of length, now beginning to make comparisons using everyday language and hands-on investigation.
We ended our week by listening to the beautiful story “Guess How Much I Love You” and talking about all of the special people we love. It was a truly heart-warming way to finish our half term together.
We hope you all have the most fabulous half term break, filled with rest, fun and family time. We can’t wait to welcome the children back afterwards for another exciting term of learning.
A huge thank you to all our parents and carers for the support you give at home — it really does make a difference.
Have a wonderful break!
We hope you have a lovely half term!
Mrs Molloy and Mrs Bevin