Good afternoon.

We have had yet another super week in Reception and continue to be amazed at how well the children have settled into school. It really is lovely to see them arrive every day with a big smile on their faces ready for the day ahead.

Over the next two week, we will be talking about the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.

In Letters and Sounds, we continue to practise our listening skills. We will also start to look more closely at initial sounds and practise saying the sound a word begins with.

We will start our group reading with an adult. We will practise turning pages, talking about the story and pointing to the words.

We will continue to develop our fine motor pre-writing skills by drawing in flour, chalking and painting with water.

In Maths, we will focus on the numbers 6 and 7. We will write them, count them and look at different ways to make that number. We will also be using and naming 2d shapes.

We will be making beanstalks from classroom resources e.g. bricks, blocks, paint, collage.

On our garden yard, we will plant some seeds and dig up the vegetables we grew over the summer.

PE is on a Friday (no PE kits needed yet) We are enjoying going into the hall and will be practising moving like some of the characters from the story.

Activities you could do at home:-

Play I spy to start to hear the sound at the beginning of a word.

Go on a 6/7 hunt. Where can you see these numbers? Can you collect 6/7 of household items/toys?

Look at different types of leaves-use them to make leaf print pictures.

Plant a bean. Over time, observe it and keep a bean diary, recording what happens as it grows.

Feel free to email us photos of you and your child doing the activities above on

receptionteam@stgeorgesschool.org.uk

We’ve had a super first week  and we are so proud of how well the children are adjusting to full time school. They are gaining independence when putting their things away and are enjoying making new friends in their classes.

Next week, we will carry on talking about Goldilocks and the 3 bears.

In maths, we will be focusing on the numbers 4 and 5. We will be counting amounts, identifying groups of 4 and 5 and writing the numbers.

In letters and sounds, we will be working on our listening skills and trying to hear initial sounds in words e.g. s for sun, b for bat.

Here is a video showing you how we pronounce the sounds in school

Sound articulation

For our writing development, we will be tracing lines, using paint to write our names and going to the ‘dough disco’

For our Goldilocks work, we will be making masks, pretending to be characters from the story and cutting out bears.

On Friday, we will go to the hall for PE where we will practise taking our shoes and socks off and do some dancing. (PE kits are still not needed)

Activities you could do at home this week are

Can your child retell the Goldilocks story?

You could make and try some porridge or oat biscuits.

What numbers can you see on your way to school? What number is your house?