Noticeboard

• Thank you to those who attended the reading and phonics meeting on Wednesday. If you were unable to attend the meeting, you can download the slides by clicking here.  You can find out more information on the reading and phonics blog post – click here. We really recommend that you watch the video we discussed in the meeting to support you to help your child to read at home – click here.
• We would like to invite you to our Phonics learn-a-long, where you can take part in a lesson alongside your child on 18th October 2023 at 9:00 – 9:30am.
• In October, we will be starting PE! Please make sure your child has their PE kit on their peg by Monday 2nd October 2023.
• Children need to bring their book bag into school every day. If they do not have it on a Monday, they will not be able to have a new reading book. 
• Please do not allow your child to play with the resources that are on the Reception patio in the morning. These have been carefully positioned and are there to support your child’s learning during the school day.

Celebrations

This week the children have been learning about the ELLI animal the chameleon and how he can adapt and change his plan if it isn’t working well. The children loved exploring brusho and washing it over waxed crayons to create patterns which resemble a chameleons skin. We have also been enjoying getting to know new friends and learning to play together.

This week’s learning

This week, we will continue to learn about the Chameleon. The ELLI Chameleon changes his plans if they aren’t going the right way. We will be using the story ‘The Mixed Up Chameleon’ as our key text.

To find out more about our ELLI animals, please click here. 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

This week, the children will be learning why it is good to be kind and use gentle hands.

Communication and Language 

We will continue to practise speaking, listening and asking questions using our All About Me Box.

The children will act out the main events from the ‘Mixed up Chameleon’ story.

Word of the week: blending

Physical Development

We will be getting changed and going to the hall for PE for the first time this week. We will be learning about being safe during our PE lessons by following instructions. We will be practising the skill of one leg balancing movements. 

We will be starting Dance Write this week which is a program designed to provide movement opportunities so children can develop the physical skills needed to develop their handwriting skills in a fun and interactive way using music, stories and movement. 

Literacy

This week in Phonics, we will be learning the graphemes/ phonemes: ck, e, u, r 

And the common exception words: to,  into

We will practice blending phonemes to read and segmenting words to spell them using the phonemes and graphemes we have learned so far.

Writing: This week we will be continuing to ask the children to draw a picture of their family, encouraging them to add any labels or initial sounds. 

Maths

This week, the children will be exploring simple patterns. They will learn to copy and continue simple patterns, as well as creating their own patterns.

Understanding the World 

Children will continue their discovery of chameleon facts, focusing on their amazing ability to camouflage. 

Religion and Worldviews

Over the following weeks, look out for the All About Me Box which will come home at some point for your child to put in their special objects/ photos they would like to share.

Continuing our Big Question:”Who am I?” We will talk about special objects and read the Christian story of the Precious Pearl.

Expressive Arts and Design

Our focus this week will be on colour mixing. The children will be able to do this in an exploratory way where they will be provided with primary colours and pallets and encouraged to see what new colours they are able to make through mixing.