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Stars of the Week: Daniel and Rayelle

These children have been selected as stars this week because they have both demonstrated the ability to be honest about their mistakes and to always say sorry in a meaningful way. Everyone makes mistakes, it’s important to be able to take accountability and apologise. Well done to Daniel and Rayelle!

This week in Phonics, children have learned the letters ck, e, u and r.

Next week we will learn h, b, f and l.

On Friday, we will send children home some information on all of the sounds they will have learned this half term for you to look at at home. You can practice recognition or letter formation over the half term.

In Mathematics, children have been comparing amounts. You can support this learning at home by using the vocabulary: more than, less than, greater than, fewer than and equal to.

Next week we will be looking at creating patterns, beginning with a simple ABAB pattern.

In Literacy, we will read ‘Which Food Will You Choose?’ by Claire Potter. We’ll use this text to think about initial sounds and we’ll record the sounds that we can hear.

Stars of the Week: Erin and Tiwa 

Reception have begun our classroom reading groups this week and these children have started on a great foot, with a really positive attitude to reading in school!

This week in phonics, we have learnt d, g, o, c and k.

Next week, we will learn ck, e, r and h.

PE will be on Monday, as usual. The children are getting better and better at getting changed. We would love it if you could practice doing and undoing shirt buttons at home. It’s also great for their fine motor control and finger strength!

It’s best if everyone brings in their clean PE kits on the Monday, and then takes them home that same day.

In Mathematics we have been sorting shapes into different categories. Next week we’ll be comparing amounts. We will use vocabulary like: more than, greater than, less than, fewer than.

Next week, we’ll read ‘From Head to Toe’ by Eric Carle and write labels for different body parts.

Thank you to everyone who has brought in food for our Harvest collection!

 

Have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Hardy

Stars of the Week: Ella and Anxo

Our stars of the week were chosen for their excellent behaviour throughout Collective Worship. Reception are new to Collective Worship this week and these two have always listened to the speaker with rapt attention and sat beautifully. Well done Ella and Anxo!

This week Reception read ‘Tell Me A Dragon’ by Jackie Morris and imagined their own dragons. We have had toy dragons and knights to play with in the classroom.

In Phonics, we have looked at p, i, n and m. Next week we will look at d, g, o, c and k.

Next week we’ll read ‘The Name Jar’ by Xangsook Choi and practice writing our own names and names that we like.

In Religious Education, we have read the parable of The Lost Sheep and decorated our own sheep with glue and cotton wool. See if children can re-tell the story to you over the weekend!

For Mathematics, we’ve looked at counting and letter formation. Children have enjoyed looking at numicon from 1-10 and matching the pieces to the number that they represent.

Next week we will remember our 2D shapes and practice sorting items into difference categories.

Have a lovely weekend!

 

Stars of the Week: Leon and Nyra

These stars were selected for always doing incredible tidying up at tidy up time. This week has been important for learning how important it is to keep our classroom tidy. These two children have set an excellent example of how to tidy up!

This week we have begun our formal phonics lessons. This week we have learned s, a and t.

Remember, when discussing these sounds at home it’s sss (like a hissing snake) not ‘suh’, a (a-a-a apple) not ay, and t (a quick click of the tongue) not ‘tuh’. Here is the link shown at the curriculum evening to help explain our Phonics learning: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Next week we will learn a different sound each day: p, i, n, m, d

In Mathematics we are continuing with 2D shape recognition and with 1:1 correspondence with counting.

To help at home, continue to notice shapes in the every day environment (road signs, windows, plates etc) and to count things around you like buttons and stairs.

Please see the photos below to see the children engaging with their learning environment this week:

Stars of the Week: Everyone!

This week being the first, we are so impressed by every child’s effort to dive into school life here at The Cathedral School. We understand there are so many changes for the children and want to praise every single one for their positive attitude this week.

The priority this week has been getting to know each other and becoming familiar with the school routines. Children have had a lot of fun exploring the classroom and the outdoor area with their new friends. We have drawn up a Classroom Charter together, setting out the behaviour expectations for the year. Instead of signing our names to agree to the charter, we have each had fun printing our hand in paint!

Here are some photos of our week:

   

Next week, we will continue getting to know each other and the school!

Stars of the week: All of Reception!

This week the children were fashion designers and drew their design onto Miss Wells’s dress. She now has a beautiful, unique dress that reflects all of the wonderful Reception children. To celebrate our fantastic year in Reception we had a party where we made jam sandwiches and played duck, duck goose and musical statues. We also made sure everyone was invited by making a special invitation for everyone in the class.

Good luck in Year 1! I will miss you all.

Stars of the week: Timothy and Leo H

What a week for Reception!!! On Monday we went to the school fair where we did some Hawaiian themed activities including the limbo. On Tuesday we took part in a Stomp workshop where we learnt how to dance like they do in the musical Stomp! On Wednesday we had a mini sports day stay and play where we did some egg and spoon racing, javelin throwing and an obstacle course with our parents. Just when you thought that wasn’t enough on Thursday we went to the theatre to see Mog the Forgetful Cat. The songs, the acting the story was incredible! Not quite sure I’ve ever heard of such an exciting week but the Reception children were so wonderfully behaved and very much enjoyed themselves. Below are some pictures from some of our various activities:

 

Stars of the week: Sienna and Irene

This week we have been reading the story Bob man on the Moon and using our acting skills to act out a day in the life on the moon. The children then used this to write some amazing sentences all about Bob. We have also been looking at different types of patterns in maths, and have even looked at number patterns like counting in 2s. Here are some photos of some lovely outdoor learning we have done this week with the parachute.

Well done to stars of the week Sienna and Irene who have shown amazing amounts of enthusiasm this week and have been brilliant at taking care around the classroom.

 

Stars of the week: Tireni and Alma

We have been preparing ourselves for our transition to year 1 this week. We have completed a carousel of activities to get us used to sitting at tables and doing work independently. Reception children have been fantastic this week, showing us they are ready for Year 1. They have also been showing the nursery children around the Reception children to prepare them for their transition to Reception.

Well done to Tireni and Alma who have done especially well this week with their work and helping others.

 

Stars of the week: Ariana and Sadie

This week we have been learning all about Mae Jemison the astronaut. We learnt that she travelled to space to carry out some experiments about gravity. We pretended to be Mae Jemison and wrote a postcard about our time in space.