Reception
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Autumn Spotlight
The children in both Reception classes are settling in well. They are learning new routines, the rules, exploring our indoor and outdoor classrooms and enjoying making new friends.
We have started to learn phonics. In our school we follow the Read Write Inc programme for phonological awareness, learning to blend and segment words, phoneme/grapheme correspondence, reading and comprehension. Every week we will add a link on to the Castle Academy Website with videos of the sounds we have learnt that week - https://castle.emat.uk/pupils/reception.
So far we have learnt the following sounds: m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k, u, b and f. We also focus on letter formation, where children learn how to form the letters correctly, which helps them to be confident writers in the future.
The children are also working very hard to practise writing their names independently, by naming their paintings, drawings or crafts.
In Maths we are learning about numbers and 2D shapes. We have been looking at objects in our environment, matching shapes we can see. We went on a shape hunt around the classroom. We use Numberblocks to help children to learn about numbers. We introduced Numberblocks 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Children also enjoyed comparing numbers and checking whether there were 3 objects or not. The children are learning a new skill called subitising - this is the ability to look at a small set of objects and instantly knowing how many there are without counting them. For example, when rolling a dice we don’t need to count the dots to know what we have rolled.
In Literacy this week, we have been talking about different jobs and the children were thinking about what they would like to do when they grow up. We had lots of different ideas such as; doctors, firefighters, vets, dancers, singers, drivers, police officers, teachers and dancers.
The children have also enjoyed learning some short poems with actions.
We have learnt:
Chop, Chop.
Chop, Chop, Choppity Chop.
Cut off the bottom and cut off the top.
What there is left, we put in the pot.
Chop, Chop, Choppity Chop.
Now we are learning:
A Basket of Apples
I’ve got a basket of apples, picked from a tree.
Apples rosy red for you, and shiny green for me.
Some of them are big, and some of them are small.
Some of them are oval, and some shaped like a ball.
Some of them are sour, and some of them are sweet.
Lots of lovely apples for you and I to eat.
Why not ask your child to have a go at acting out these poems at home!
WK 7/10/2024 & WK 14/10/2024.
Last two weeks we have learnt all those sounds.
Set1
h - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/rLhtFxo4/G1xuDptz
e - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/DsarpQR8/bbu9dmaK
l - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/vXkZEQFp/8KCYUjBh
r - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/U43H6n4A/yTlfYaYO4
j - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/0MCJqVtF/IA8BUwVK
v - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/9SpPM6FL/ZZSEVUto
y - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/8dWOUUYf/WgYyJoPq
ch - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/wkEh9OpK/9IN182Vj
th - https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/u8AJElkW/ABQnNj4D
Update 4th October 2024
The children in both Reception classes are settling in well. They are learning new routines, the rules, exploring our indoor and outdoor classrooms and enjoying making new friends.
We have started to learn phonics. In our school we follow the Read Write Inc programme for phonological awareness, learning to blend and segment words, phoneme/grapheme correspondence, reading and comprehension. Every week we will add a link on to the Castle Academy Website with videos of the sounds we have learnt that week - https://castle.emat.uk/pupils/reception.
So far we have learnt the following sounds: m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k, u, b and f. We also focus on letter formation, where children learn how to form the letters correctly, which helps them to be confident writers in the future.
The children are also working very hard to practise writing their names independently, by naming their paintings, drawings or crafts.
In Maths we are learning about numbers and 2D shapes. We have been looking at objects in our environment, matching shapes we can see. We went on a shape hunt around the classroom. We use Numberblocks to help children to learn about numbers. We introduced Numberblocks 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Children also enjoyed comparing numbers and checking whether there were 3 objects or not. The children are learning a new skill called subitising - this is the ability to look at a small set of objects and instantly knowing how many there are without counting them. For example, when rolling a dice we don’t need to count the dots to know what we have rolled.
In Literacy this week, we have been talking about different jobs and the children were thinking about what they would like to do when they grow up. We had lots of different ideas such as; doctors, firefighters, vets, dancers, singers, drivers, police officers, teachers and dancers.
The children have also enjoyed learning some short poems with actions.
We have learnt:
Chop, Chop.
Chop, Chop, Choppity Chop.
Cut off the bottom and cut off the top.
What there is left, we put in the pot.
Chop, Chop, Choppity Chop.
Now we are learning:
A Basket of Apples
I’ve got a basket of apples, picked from a tree.
Apples rosy red for you, and shiny green for me.
Some of them are big, and some of them are small.
Some of them are oval, and some shaped like a ball.
Some of them are sour, and some of them are sweet.
Lots of lovely apples for you and I to eat.
Why not ask your child to have a go at acting out these poems at home!
Phonics videos for this week:
Phonics videos for this week:
Set 1 – c
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/RYhDgK8p/vuuX4g44
Set 1 - k
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/c8NskDYx/HxBHG5dv
Set 1 - u
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/QqdwjNl4/CgjhVpqM
Set 1 - b
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/pbnw53k3/DW5UVTsh
Set 1 - f
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/GFbMD00A/Z7cwqZF9
Set 1 sounds learnt 23-27th September
Set 1 – i
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/h8HInBhQ/9npS5O3E
Set 1 – n
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/4vXET8J0/sC6jaGab
Set 1 – p
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/SHofc1Ic/oKyYp7BO
Set 1 – g
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/SHofc1Ic/oKyYp7BO
Set 1 – o
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Y1V4gugV/G29UKlL0
Monday 30th September
Dear Parents/Carers,
In our school we follow Read Write Inc programme for phonological awareness, learning to blend and segment words, phoneme/grapheme correspondence, reading and comprehension. Every week we will add a link on Castle Academy Website with videos of the sounds we have learnt that week. https://castle.emat.uk/pupils/reception
So far we learnt below sounds: m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c, k, u, b, f.
We also will be learning some red words (also known as common or tricky words – the words that children do not sound out but they have to learn by heart – memorised) For example: I, no, go, to, the, my, we, me, he etc..
Please see below information about phonics:
Read Write Inc.: How to say the set one, set two and set three sounds
Read Write Inc.: How to say the set one, set two and set three sounds (youtube.com)
Read Write Inc. – A guide for parents
Parent guide to Read Write Inc. Phonics - Oxford Owl
Please see below links to the videos with the sounds we learnt so far:
Set 1 - m
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/3ryAhgbE/ysd4FgND - This link will be valid until 14 Jan 2025, 1:30 p.m.
Set 1 – a
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/WOc422MQ/hPe4vynO
Set 1 – s
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/LatV6ISF/0aoca21J
Set 1 - d
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/uYW9Qq64/YGALJapm
Set 1 – t
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/FMnfO3qh/OgUs64eE
If you have any questions, please come and see us.
Thank you for all you support
Mrs Griffin and Mrs Winter 😊
