Reception - Summer 1 - Week 2
Date: 21st Apr 2026 @ 5:19pm
What a lovely sunny week we have had in Reception!
The children thoroughly enjoyed attending our WOW service at St Peter’s Church. Lily confidently talked to us all about Jesus’ special friends, the Disciples. We were incredibly proud of the children who said prayers and spoke about their friends while proudly sharing the beautiful paintings they had created in class.
Back in the classroom on Thursday, we continued to explore what friendship looks like. The children each made a special friendship bracelet for a friend of their choice in our class – they looked amazing and were given with such kindness and care.
The children continue to work extremely hard in phonics and are really wowing us with their growing skills. We are still focusing on correct letter formation and holding the pencil correctly. Thank you for your continued support with this at home – it really does make a difference.
In Maths, our focus has been on the process of counting and exploring number patterns beyond 20. We are encouraging lots of opportunities for verbal counting beyond 20, pausing at each multiple to help children notice the patterns within the numbers. Fun activities and games that involve numbers beyond 20, such as playing hide and seek, are a fantastic way to support this learning. Using calendars, hundred squares or number tracks (both indoors and outdoors) also helps children become familiar with two‑digit numbers and spot patterns. Keeping counting active and enjoyable is key, and the children love choosing actions to count, such as claps, taps or stamps.
We have also been developing children’s understanding of addition by exploring how a quantity can change when more is added. Using real objects, the children have been learning through simple mathematical stories using the structure “first, then, now”. For example, children are beginning to solve problems where part of the story is missing, such as: “There were 5 children on the bus, then some more got on, and now there are 8 children. How many got on?”
We had a wonderful visit to Forest School this week, where we continued learning about butterflies. The children used natural materials to create their own butterflies, showing great creativity and teamwork. For Earth Day, we talked about how important it is to look after our world and discussed simple ways we can help, such as picking up litter with an adult’s help.
We ended the week by working together as a class to paint our own symmetrical butterfly – they looked incredible!
Finally, may we kindly remind you to ensure your child has a sun hat, sun cream and a sensible coat in school every day, as the weather can be changeable.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We hope you have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Bevin and Mrs Molloy