Reception Iveson Blog

  Reception have loved dressing up for spooky day today! We even got chance to complete a Science experiment and watched the pumpkin 'explode'. 👻👻👻👻👻

 Reception loved discovering what the inside of a pumpkin was like this week.  The children used all of their senses to explore the pumpkin, and they all had  the opportunity to look inside the pumpkin and describe what they could see, feel and smell to Miss Gray.  👀👂👃✋ The pumpkin was then left inside the classroom where the children were able to experiment with different tools to try and open the pumpkin as a group.

In Reception this week, we will be continuing to learn all about the number 2. We will be finding pairs of objects, finding 1 more and 1 less, finding half of 2, finding double 2 and forming the numeral 2 in different ways throughout provision time. You can help your child at home by finding 2 in your environment.  Can you find 2 on a clock? Can you find 2 on a car registration plate? Can you find 2 objects? Can you show double 2? Can you help matching pairs of socks with your adult? In Reception this week, we will be continuing our Phase 2 Phonics learning. We have already learnt the sounds 's' and 'a'.  This week we will be learning the 't' and 'p' sounds.  You can help your child at home by singing the Jolly Phonics songs. Click 👉  here  to listen. In Reception this week, we will be focusing on the book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson. The children will be retelling the story using props and Talk for Writing actions. We will be talkin

  This week the children in Reception have loved exploring the outdoor area and taking part in some gardening. The children worked together to transfer soil from one end of the outdoor area to the Mud Kitchen.  Whilst digging, the children found a range of mini-beasts and this sparked a real interest. The next day, the children chose to go on a mini-beast hunt and found a range of insects around the outdoor area. This encouraged great speaking and listening, and the children used some fantastic language to explain their ideas about where they could find the mini-beasts and why. 🐞🐛🦋 

 Our Learning next week! Next week we will be continuing our interest in the: C o l o u r M o n s t e r https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih0iu80u04Y The children will be starting Phonics and Maths next week.  In Phonics the children will be learning the sounds: The children will be learning to recognise each letter, how to form each letter, and hear each initial sound in words.  Here is how we help teach the children how to pronounce the sound correctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIQ5L9xgU4g It would be great if you could listen and pracitse at home! In Maths the children will be learning about numbers: At home could you get your child to: -Count out 1 or 2 toys -Tidy up all their toys to be zero the hero