Hello to you all,

We have had a fantastic week in Reception! The children have been exploring developing their understanding of the changes around them and exploring the wonderful season of Autumn and the differences that we can see and those we might not be able to notice as easily! The children have had so much fun with their reading and writing this week along with their number skills.

We have been working on our sounds through the week. We have been sounding and along with ‘Fred’ our phonics frog been looking at the sound’s ‘x’, ‘z and ‘sh’.
This weekend I would love for you and your children to go and find something that starts with the ‘sh’ sound it can either be at the front of the word or at the end, then on Monday you can bring it in and we can talk about what you’ve brought in as we will be learning all about that sound! Thank you to those parents who have brought in items this week we had a lovely time showing them to the class.

We have been working on our number bonds this week as well as introducing the ideas of patterns. The children have been thinking, talking and creating different types of patterns in class. Looking at how we can create patterns using ourselves and what we have around us to extend our learning has

We have been getting the children to express their ideas and creativity through different artistic activities this week. The children have created their own hedgehogs using leaves along with pastels to make their colourful autumn leaves. As October is Black History Month we have been introduced to the children some amazing individuals – Alma Thomas, Marcus Rashford and Mae Jamison!

Over the weekend I would like you to find something you like doing during autumn or winter and either draw a picture or write a short sentence.

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to another fun and exciting week!

Kind regards,

Mr Malone

Hello to you all,

We have had a fantastic week in Reception! The children have been exploring developing their understanding of the changes around them and exploring the wonderful season of Autumn! We have been looking at the vibrant colours of the season, the changes around us and the wonderful animals that we see being so busy this time of year!

We have been working on our sounds through the week. We have been sounding and along with ‘Fred’ our phonics frog been looking at the sound’s ‘r’, ‘j’, ‘v’ and ‘y’.
This weekend I would love for you and your children to go and find something that starts with the ‘p’ sound, then on Monday you can bring it in and we can talk about what you’ve brought in as we will be learning all about that sound! Thank you to those parents who have brought in items this week we had a lovely time showing them to the class.

We have been working on our number bonds this week, we have been working hard on developing our confidence with our bonds to five and then to 10. We have been talking about numbers in different orders and using different strategies to explore working out how to figure out which numbers missing in our number sentences.  

We have been getting the children to express their ideas and creativity through different artistic activities this week. The children have created their own hedgehogs using leaves along with pastels to make their colourful autumn leaves. As October is Black History Month we have been introduced to the children some amazing individuals – Alma Thomas, Marcus Rashford and Mae Jamison!

Over the weekend I would like you to explore the ever-changing colours around us and find something to bring into nursery that is; red, yellow, orange, green or brown! Bring them in on Monday for our weekly show and tell!

We have been working on getting the children to express their ideas around families and where they live. The children have created some lovely representations of home and their families. Thank you to the parents who have already brought in a photo from home its very much appreciated, any photo brought in will be returned if required as we can make a copy.

Please find attached the link to the google classroom page along with the class code -

ahdpg6v5

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to another fun and exciting week!

Kind regards,

Mr Malone

Hello to you all,

We have had another very lovely week in Reception! The children have been exploring their understanding and challenging their ideas! It was so lovely to have so many of you join in with our stay and play session this morning, I look forward to seeing another amazing turn out next time!

We have been working on our sounds through the week. We have been sounding and along with ‘Fred’ our phonics frog been looking at the sound’s ‘f’, ‘e’, ‘h’ and ‘l’.
This weekend I would love for you and your children to go and find something that starts with the ‘r’ sound, then on Monday you can bring it in and we can talk about what you’ve brought in as we will be learning all about that sound! Thank you to those parents who have brought in items this week we had a lovely time showing them to the class.

We have been working on our number bonds this week, we started with our bonds to five and then have moved up to 10! We have been exploring the different patterns and the ways to create our number bonds using the interactive board, numicon small pieces and the large pieces both inside and outside.

We have been working on getting the children to express their ideas around families and where they live. The children have created some lovely representations of home and their families. Thank you to the parents who have already brought in a photo from home its very much appreciated, any photo brought in will be returned if required as we can make a copy.

Please find attached the link to the google classroom page along with the class code -

ahdpg6v5

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to another fun and exciting week!

Kind regards,

Mr Malone

Hello to you all,

We have had another very lovely week in Reception! The children have been developing their curiosities and ideas all week long!
We have been working on our sounds through the week. We have been sounding and along with ‘Fred’ our phonics frog been looking at the sound’s ‘d’ ‘t’ and ‘i’.
This weekend I would love for you and your children to go and find something that starts with the ‘t’ sound, then on Monday you can bring it in and we can talk about what you’ve brought in! Thank you to those parents who have brought in items this week we had a lovely time showing them to the class.

We have been looking at sorting, grouping and what are the kinds of rules we can use to change orders or ideas. We have been using different objects such as our coloured bears, playdough and features of animals such as number of feet, hairy or by size. The children have loved looking at what is different and the same about the objects and seeing where they can make their groupings. We will be moving on to looking at our number bonds from next week and when introduced to the children this week they loved it.

We have been working on getting the children to express their ideas around families and where they live. The children have created some lovely representations of home and their families. Thank you to the parents who have already brought in a photo from home its very much appreciated, any photo brought in will be returned if required as we can make a copy.

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to another fun and exciting week!

Kind regards,

Mr Malone

Another fantastic week in reception, the rain can't dampen our spirits!
 

Hello to you all,

Thank you to those who joined us on Monday for the curriculum meeting it was lovely to have such a lovely turn out.

We have had a very lovely week in Reception! The children have had a lovely time learning and exploring our wonderful space and learning. We have been working on our sounds through the week. We have been sounding and along with ‘Fred’ our phonics frog been looking at the sound’s ‘m’ ‘a’ and ‘s’. This weekend I would love for you and your children to go and find something that starts with the ‘s’ sound, then on Monday you can bring it in and we can talk about what you’ve brought in! You can also look around and find the largest number you can find!

We have been looking at sorting and grouping in different ways. We have been using different objects such as buttons, reels and coloured bears. The children have loved looking at what is different and the same about the objects and seeing where they can make their groupings.

As we have been working on the children exploring their self of self and who they are for the last two weeks, from next week we will be starting to look at families. Who is in your families and how all families are different in their own ways. There will be a letter in your child’s bag regarding whether you would like to send in a family picture as part of this topic to be used as part of our display.

Have a lovely weekend and I look forward to another fun and exciting week!

Kind regards,

Mr Malone

Welcome to Reception – Our First Week!

We have had such a wonderful week to start the year off! The children have settled in so well and have already found their places in the classroom. It has been wonderful to see the children building and developing their friendships and showing their interests.

The children have been busy exploring the new classroom and garden to see where they can find ways to explore their thoughts and ideas! We have been introducing our morning phonics to the children as one of our focuses this week alongside our mathematics.

They have settled back into the routines after the long break so well and taken pride in being special helpers around the class. 

We are all looking forward to the year ahead after such a wonderful week 

Dear Parents and Carers,

Welcome to the start of the new school year. My name is Mr Malone, I am so very happy to be your child’s new class teacher! I will be working alongside Miss John to help support and provide your child with a rich learning environment focused on giving every child the best opportunities to reach their potential.

This page will be updated weekly with important notices, information, news regarding Reception and the activities we have been doing through the week. I would ask that you do check regularly to ensure you are informed about any changes or updated.

We are all looking forward to getting to know your children and yourselves over the wonderful year ahead. We want it to be one full of engagement, growth, opportunities and a love of learning.

Kind regards,

Mr Malone

Class Teacher