Reception - Spring 2 - Week 4
Date: 17th Mar 2026 @ 3:41pm
What a wonderful week we’ve had in Reception! The children have been busy, curious, and full of enthusiasm as always.
This week, we learned all about the festival of Ramadan. The children explored why this special month is important to many Muslims and learned that it is a time for thinking of others, showing kindness, and coming together as a community. In provision, the children built their own mosques in the block area and created beautiful moon and star crafts to symbolise the start of Ramadan.
In Phonics, the children have continued to work incredibly hard and are impressing us more and more with their growing skills. Please do continue to support phonics work at home—your efforts truly make a big difference.
In Maths, the children explored number bonds to 10, using real objects in a range of contexts. They practised building 10 using two parts and experimented with different ways to compose and decompose the number. Using practical resources and visual models, the children discovered how many different arrangements make 10 and worked with number bonds that included more than two parts. We also revisited doubles to 8 and extended this learning to doubles to 10. The children are becoming increasingly confident with the idea that doubling means “twice as many.”
Mrs Bevin also took the class to Forest School, where the children revisited the Forest School rules and enjoyed exploring the environment. They observed the different trees, felt the textures of the bark—knobbly, smooth, rough, or soft—created bark rubbings, and even tried a little “tree hugging” to describe what they noticed!
As part of Brain Awareness Week, the children explored ways to “be kind to your brain” by learning simple strategies to help them feel calm, focused, and ready to learn.
We can’t quite believe it’s the last week before the Easter break—time is flying! We’re so proud of everything the children have achieved this term and look forward to a lovely final week together.
Mrs Molloy and Mrs Bevin