Reception art- Yayoi Kusama

In Reception we have been looking at some art work by a Japanese artist called Yayoi Kusama (pronounced Ya-yoy Koo-sama). Yayoi Kusama is known for her extensive use of polka dots. We have been producing some art work in this style this week. We have focused on making pumpkin pictures using polka dots as Yayoi Kusama has produced lots of art using pumpkins. We have also been reading our story of the week ‘Pumpkin Soup’. While making our polka dot pictures we have been learning about what the 3 primary colours are-red, blue and yellow. Next week we will be experimenting to see what happens when we mix the primary colours together.

Smashing Pumpkins

This week as part of our topic book Pumpkin soup by Helen Cooper we had some pumpkins outside and we all really enjoyed scooping out the pulp and seeds. We are going to dry the seeds and use them to make some pictures.

Book Fair! 📚😊

We will be holding our annual book fair next week, from Monday 13th November to Wednesday 15th November, where there will be lots of fantastic books for children of all ages. There are hundreds of titles available, starting from just £2.99! All books sold will contribute towards earning free books for school 😊

The book fair will be open in the large hall after school on these days. Your child will have the opportunity to look around the book fair during the school time. If you are unable to attend the book fair in person, your child can bring a wish list home: you can then select a book, make an online payment and your child can collect their book from the fair the following day.

We look forward to seeing you there! 😊

Phonics and Early Reading Workshop for Parents

Little Wandle

Thank you to all of the parents that took the time to attend the Phonics and Early Reading workshops before half term! We hope that you found it useful.

For further information about the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised Programme go to https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/. Here you will be able to access videos which show you how to pronounce the sounds and how we teach your child specific aspects of phonics in class. There is also downloadable information to support your child at home.

On Thursday 16th November, we will be holding an Early Phonics drop in session from 8.45-9.15 and 2.30-3.00 for parents of children in our Foundation Stage (Reception and Nursery). Pop in and look at our resources and ask any questions about how you can help your child to acquire key phonic skills and begin their reading journey. There is no need to book, just turn up at any time for either session!

If you have any further questions about Phonics or Early Reading please don’t hesitate to talk to your child’s class teacher.

Thank you again for your continued support.

Maths – it’s me 1,2,3!

This week, we have completed our learning on it’s me 1,2,3! We talked about 1 more and 1 less and have taken part in lots of different activities. Here are some photos of what we have been up to.

Forming letter a

This week, we have been learning how to write the letter a. We have learnt the formation phrase ‘around the astronauts helmet and down into space’. This is a tricky letter to write so please practise this at home too! Thank you.

Little wandle assessments

This week, we have completed our first Little Wandle phonics assessment. The children have all done brilliantly and shown us what they have learnt. We will be updating Tapestry with the sounds your child needs to practise and how they got on. If you could please practise these with your child it will help them to learn them more quickly. After half term, we will be learning lots of new sounds as well as revising the ones we have already learnt.
Have a lovely half term!

Book of the Week

Every week we have a ‘book of the week’. We read the same story every afternoon for a week so the children become really familiar with the story. We learn lots of new vocabulary from these stories as well as learning about characters and how they are feeling. By the end of the week, the children in Reception have been able to join in with the story and able to tell us about what has happened. The photo with this post shows all the books we have read this half term.

Superheroes

As part of our superhero work, we talked about all the super powers we have that make us every day superheroes.