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Here is some extra Phonics practise that you can do with your child at home if you want to.

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This week in Phonics, the children will be decoding and blending words that have long vowel sounds in e.g. ai (paint) ee (screen) igh (light), oa (bloat), oo (gloom) and ar (smart).

They will also be practising to read lots of tricky words. Please help your child to read these tricky words at home:

said

so

have

like

some

come

love

do

were

here

little

says

there

when

what

one

out

today

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This week in Maths, the children will be using the Rekenreks to show different ways of making 5. Towards the end of the week, the children will be using the Rekenreks to show numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and discussing how the red and white beads on the Rekenreks make this easy to see and do!

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This week, the children will be reading the book 'Farmyard Hullaballoo'. The children are going to be thinking about different farmyard animals and the noises that they make in preparation for our final school trip of Reception to Atwell Farm in a few weeks time.

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Next week in Maths, is a very exciting one! The children are going to be using the Rekenreks! These are a resource that support children’s number fluency. The children will learn how to use and look after the Rekenrek next week and then begin to subtitle on them. The children will continue to use them in Year 1 & Year 2 too.

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Roll up, roll up! Let’s join the circus! And we did!

Wow what an exciting week in reception! We had a visit from ‘Show Time Skills’ who brought their circus equipment with them! The children had a great morning swinging on the acrobat hoop and climbing up on the aerial silk. The children also got to practise their juggling skills with the sensory cloths too!🤡🎢🤹🎪🎡🎠

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This week in Reception, we have been deepening our learning on mini beasts. The children have been enjoying finding mini beasts in the outdoors and creating their own but hotels for them. We have been drawing mini beasts and writing about them too! 🐝🪱🐛🦋🐌🐞🐜🪰🕷️

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be learning to read CVCC words e.g. tent, help, went etc...

The children will also be learning to read and write 2 new tricky words:

out

today

Please keep practising these sounds with your child at home too:

ai (tail), ee (deep), igh (light), oa (goat), oo (zoom), ar (car), or (fork), ur (fur), oo (book), ow (cow), oi (coin), er (bigger), ear (hear) and air (hair).

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Next week in Maths, the children will be using number tracks to understand how important ordinarily is in our number system e.g. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 etc… 2 comes after 1 and 9 comes before 10 etc… They will be rolling dice and subitising the numbers on the dice to tell them how many to move up the number track. They will be learning that the number on the dice is called the ‘stopping number’ on the track.

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For the next 2 weeks, the children will be reading the modern classic ‘The Snail & the Whale’! This well loved story is already very popular with the children because of its lovely storyline about friendship and inclusivity as well as being written in rhyme. The children will be re-telling the story is their own words and exploring different rhyming words within it.

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This weekend, the children brought home their sunflowers! The children enjoyed planting them with Miss Witnall before the Easter holidays and have been watching them grow. The children learnt what seeds need to grow into plants and now it’s time for them to be replanted at home so they can keeping watching them grow into beautiful sunflowers! Don’t forget to send us photos updated on Seesaw! 🌻🌻🌻

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Next week in Maths, we will be thinking about the number 10 as the whole number and the parts that can make up 10 e.g. 5 and 5, 1 and 9 make 10, 3 and 7 make 10 etc.. This learning forms the basis of the children's foundations for learning their number bonds to 10. The children will be using a 10s frame to help show these number bonds and ways of making 10 (see picture above - 10 is made of 4 and 6, 4 and 6 make 10).

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be learning to read CVCC words e.g. tent, help, went etc...

The children will also be learning to read and write 4 new tricky words:

there

when

what

one

Please keep practising these sounds with your child at home too:

ai (tail), ee (deep), igh (light), oa (goat), oo (zoom), ar (car), or (fork), ur (fur), oo (book), ow (cow), oi (coin), er (bigger), ear (hear) and air (hair).

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be learning to read CVCC words e.g. tent, help, went etc...

The children will also be learning to read and write 4 new tricky words:

were

here

little

says

Please keep practising these sounds with your child at home too:

ai (tail), ee (deep), igh (light), oa (goat), oo (zoom), ar (car), or (fork), ur (fur), oo (book), ow (cow), oi (coin), er (bigger), ear (hear) and air (hair).

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For the next 2 weeks in Reception, we are reading the book ‘Twist & Hop, Minibeast Bop!’. This is a great book which uses lots of rhymes to help the children hear and feel the rhythm of the words and it’s all about mini beasts have a dance too!

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This week in Reception, the children enjoyed their 3rd school trip of Reception at Ryton Pools! The children had a great day exploring in the woods where they got to make mud pies in the mud kitchen, create bark rubbings, build homes out of twigs and branches for puppet animals and collected different types of woodlands plants and materials and made a rainbow picture. The children also got to go minibeast hunting and found all sorts of creatures hiding on trees, underneath branches and in the mud. Everybody had a great day!

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SEND Coffee Morning - Tuesday 28th March

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SEND Coffee Morning - Tuesday 28th March

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This week in Reception, we have been enjoying time outside in ALL weathers! The heavy rain we had earlier in the week was very exciting and hopefully has helped the little minibeasts start to come up to the surface of the soil and start to explore. The children have been busy making bug hotels ready for the minibeasts to snuggle up in! Let's watch and wait to see what we find!

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For the next 2 weeks in Maths, we are thinking about numbers within 10 e.g. 5 and bit make 7, 5 and a bit make 8, 5 and a but make 9 and 5 and 5 make 10. Then the children will be starting to think about how this can be written down using the add and equals sign.

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be learning to read CVCC words e.g. tent, help, went etc...

The children will also be learning to read and write 4 new tricky words:

some

come

love

do

Please keep practising these sounds with your child at home too:

ai (tail), ee (deep), igh (light), oa (goat), oo (zoom), ar (car), or (fork), ur (fur), oo (book), ow (cow), oi (coin), er (bigger), ear (hear) and air (hair).

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Next week in Reception, we will be continuing to read the book 'Mad about Minibeasts' in preparation for our trip on Tuesday 21st April to Ryton Pools where we will be going on minibeast hunts!

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P.E. days are Mondays and Thursdays for the Summer Term. Please send your child into school in their PE kit on both of these days.

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This week in Phonics, the children will be learning to read CVCC words e.g. tent, help, went etc...

The children will also be learning to read and write 4 new tricky words:

said

so

have

like

Please keep practising these sounds with your child at home too:

ai (tail), ee (deep), igh (light), oa (goat), oo (zoom), ar (car), or (fork), ur (fur), oo (book), ow (cow), oi (coin), er (bigger), ear (hear) and air (hair).

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This week in Maths, we will be continuing our learning about odd and even numbers. The children will be using numicon to identify which numbers from 0 to 10 are even and which numbers from 0 to 10 are odd.

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It's getting a bit creepy in Reception this week as we start to learn about different types of minibeasts through this wonderful book!

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This week in Reception, the children have had the opportunity to hold the chicks, which are getting quite big now! The children have been watching the chicks play in their large den and some of them have even been flapping and trying to fly!

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One of Mrs Chesney favourite books! Next week, we are reading Errol's Garden. The story is about different types of gardens - traditional gardens, rooftop gardens, balcony gardens etc... It is a wonderful story that explores how gardening can bring communities together.

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Next week in Maths, the children are learning about doubles within 12. They will be using dice to help them spot doubles and then fingers to match up doubles too.

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’they’re yellow and small, they’re feathers are fluffy and keep them warm!’

This week in Reception, 10 eggs arrived and have hatched into 10 fluffy chicks! The children have had the fabulous opportunity to watch them hatch from their egg shells, warm up in the special incubator and develop their fluffiness and now can watch their legs and feathers begin to grow too.

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Next week, the children will be re-reading 'Handa's Hen'. This story is linking to the children’s learning about the life cycle of a chicken, which the children have been learning about this week as they were surprised with chicks eggs! Our chicks have hatched and we have 10 fluffy chicks at school! Next week the children will have the opportunity to hold them and stroke them.

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SEND Coffee Morning - Tuesday 24th March

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SEND Coffee Morning - Tuesday 24th March

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World Book Day📖📚

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Next week in Maths, the children will be learning about parts and wholes again. They will be exploring how whole numbers are made up of different parts

e.g. 7 is made of 5 and 2 or

7 is made of 4 and 3 or

7 is made of 6 and 1.

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Next week, the children will be reading 'Handa's Hen'. This is a wonderful story that links perfectly with a VERY special surprise on Tuesday!

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This week, Willow Class had their very first sharing assembly! The children showed their parents their learning through songs, their drawing club books, their lines that they learnt and their art work! Miss Roth and the Reception staff are so proud of all the children- well done!

Both classes will have another sharing assembly in the Summer Term!

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Next week in Maths, the children will be learning exploring even more about how 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are made from '5 and a bit'. They will be using their learning as a basis for learning number bonds to 10. They will also be learning how to draw/write numbers 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Please practise writing these numbers with your child at home too.

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This week, Cherry Class had their very first sharing assembly! The children showed their parents their learning through songs, their drawing club books, their lines that they learnt and their art work! Mrs Chesney and the Reception staff are so proud of all the children and can't wait to see Willow Class sharing assembly next week!

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Next week, we are continuing to explore old and new toys. The children will have their learning brought to life this week when they visit St John's Museum on Wednesday and get to play and sort through old and new toys!

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Spring 2 - Week 4 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Spring 2 - Week 4 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Here is this week's extra home learning. Use this resource to help your child make excellent progress in Phonics and continue on their reading and writing journey.

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Spring 2 - Week 3 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Spring 2 - Week 3 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Here is this week's extra home learning. Use this resource to help your child make excellent progress in Phonics and continue on their reading and writing journey.

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Spring 2 - Week 2 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Spring 2 - Week 2 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Here is this week's extra home learning. Use this resource to help your child make excellent progress in Phonics and continue on their reading and writing journey.

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Spring 2 - Week 1 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Spring 2 - Week 1 - Extra Phonics Home Learning & Support

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Here is this week's extra home learning. Use this resource to help your child make excellent progress in Phonics and continue on their reading and writing journey.

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Next week, we are exploring old and new toys. We will be reading a book that is set in a toy museum, just like the museum that we will be visiting on our upcoming trip! The children will have the opportunity to sort toys into old or new and explain why they feel it is old or new.

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This half term in Phonics, the children are revising and reviewing all the Phase 3 sounds that they learnt during Spring 1.

Each day they will focus on 2 or 3 Phase 3 sounds and practise spotting them in words, reading words with them in, writing words with them in (using their segmenting fingers) and writing a full sentence too.

Please practise these sounds with your child at home:

ai (tail), ee (deep), igh (light), oa (goat), oo (zoom), ar (car), or (fork), ur (fur), oo (book), ow (cow), oi (coin), er (bigger), ear (hear) and air (hair).

The children will also be revising and reviewing all the tricky words that we have learnt so far.

Please practise reading and writing these tricky words with your child at home:

is, I, the, put, pull, full, as, and, has, his, her, go, no, to, into, she, push, he, of, we, me, be, was, you, they, my, by, all, are, sure, pure.

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Next week in Maths, the children will be practising how to count beyond 30. They will be listening to the rhythm of the counting system and talking about how it is similar every time they cross another 10

e.g. 21, 21, 23... ...28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33... ...38, 39, 30 etc...

They will also be exploring how 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 are made from '5 and a bit'. They will be using their learning as a basis for learning number bonds to 10.

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Miss Klair is going to be starting 'Debutots' for Reception children in March! Here is all the information:

Debutots is a unique blend of interactive storytelling and dramatic play designed to promote skilful communication, foster creativity, build self-confidence and develop literacy skills. Each week, the children hear a new and unique story that they will bring to life using drama, music and games.

We would like to invite your child to come to our Debutots After School Club, which is starting on Wednesday, 4th March. The club will run from 3:10- 4 pm every Wednesday from 04/03 - 29/04. The club for this term is open to all children in Reception. The total cost for the Spring term will be £47.25, and you can pay directly through the link below.

We have some lovely stories for the children to enjoy this term, some of the following stories may be shared with your child:

We’ll jump straight into a Colour Crazy world, meeting Princess Clementine on her colour quest, Rita The Rainbow Ranger and Splat the plain old grey cat who learns to believe in himself. Our last topic block, Animal Adventures, will creatively explore the animal kingdom. Get ready to shout “Abracazam” with the Wizardy Pigs, go on a jungle jaunt with Toki the Zebra and travel through space with us to find the perfect pet for an alien!

If you would like your child to join our Thursday After School Club, please use the link:  https://bookthatin.com/link/GENJ2G to book a place. We look forward to taking your child on a very special Magical  Debutots journey!

Miss Klair can't wait to welcome the children!

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World Book Day will take place on Thursday 5th March 2026. 

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World Book Day will take place on Thursday 5th March 2026. 

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As in previous years, we will be celebrating books rather than costumes.

Throughout the day, children will take part in a range of book-themed activities, including visits to our school library.

Children should attend school in their normal school uniform.

We are inviting all children to think about their favourite book character and recreate it using a potato for a fun and creative competition!

Completed entries can be brought into school on Wednesday 4th March.

We ask for a suggested donation of £1 to enter the competition. All money raised will be used to purchase additional resources for our school library.

Above are some ideas for your potatoes!

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Next week, we are continuing to read the book 'If I Built A Car'. This is a fabulous story about a little boy who designs his own dream car! The children will have the chance to build their own cars at school out of junk modelling, draw and design their own cars or paint them too!

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be recapping the sounds that they have learnt so far. They are:

s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, l, ff, ll, ss, j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, nk, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, er, ow, oi, ear, air

Please practise these sounds at home with your child too.

The children will also be practising reading tricky words. Please practise these tricky words at home too:

I

the

into

put

pull

full

as

and

has

his

her

go

no

to

into

she

push

he

of

we

be

me

was

you

they

my

by

all

are

sure

pure

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Next week in Maths, we are going to be doing lots of counting out loud from 0 to 20 and beyond. It is really important that children can count in order consistently, ensuring that the teen numbers are said correctly too. E.g. thirTEEN, fourTEEN, fifTEEN, sixTEEN, sevenTEEN, eighTEEN, nineTEEN etc... You can practise counting at home too.

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To work in partnership with families, we’re sharing simple guidance on healthy lunchboxes and foods that are safer for our youngest pupils. Please open the above document to see all pages.

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This week, we had an exciting visit from a real police officer! PC Jones came into school to talk to the children about her job and how she keeps us safe. The children were able to try on real police uniforms, hold real police props and got to sit in her police car and press the blue lights and sirens! It was very exciting and loud!

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Next week in Maths, the children will be using the vocabulary ‘more than’ and ‘fewer than’. The children will be looking at comparing different amounts and numbers and deciding which is more than the other amount and which is fewer than than the other amount.

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Next week, we are reading the book 'If I Built A Car'. This is a fabulous story about a little boy who designs his own dream car! The children will have the chance to build their own cars at school out of junk modelling, draw and design their own cars or paint them too!

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Next week in Phonics, we are learning how to read 'longer words'. E.g. laptop, sunset, lemon, picnic etc...

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This week at school, the children have been learning about the importance of cleaning their teeth! They have been talking about the order they clean their teeth in, and how many times a day they should be cleaned. Next week, the children will be thinking about different foods and drinks and which are good for teeth and which are not!

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Next week in Maths, we are singing the song ‘5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer’. The children will be using actions to learn how taking away 1 from 5 leaves 4, how taking 1 from 4 leaves 3 etc… until there are 0 ‘little men’ flying in the saucer.

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive...!

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive...!

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Next week in Maths, we are singing the song '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive'. The children will be using this song to help partition the number 5. They will be exploring the parts that 5 is made up of e.g. 5 is made of 2 and 3. 2 and 3 make 5 etc..

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Next week, we are continuing to read 'Why Should I Brush My Teeth?'. The children will be learning about the importance of brushing their teeth and how to do it properly! They will be exploring what happens if you don’t brush your teeth and what foods and drinks are good and bad for teeth!

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be continuing their reading journey! They will be learning 2 new sounds. These sounds are ‘air’ and ‘er’. You can help your child at home by finding objects and items around your home that have these sounds in e.g. hair and digger.

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This week in Reception, we have been exploring our new school library. The children have enjoyed learning how to look after the new books and where to find different types of books. The library is a place where we want reading to be a pleasure for the children. Your child will be able to change their library every Tuesday afternoon so please make sure they bring them back each week.

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We have been ordering the Numberblocks from 1 to 5!

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We have been ordering the Numberblocks from 1 to 5!

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive...!

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1, 2, 3, 4, 5 once I caught a fish alive...!

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Next week in Maths, we are singing the song '1, 2, 3, 4, 5, once I caught a fish alive'. The children will be using this song to help partition the number 5. They will be exploring the parts that 5 is made up of e.g. 5 is made of 2 and 3. 2 and 3 make 5 etc..

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Next week, we are reading a non-fiction book called 'Why Should I Brush My Teeth?'. The children will be learning about the importance of brushing their teeth and how to do it properly!

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be continuing their reading journey! They will be learning 4 new sounds. These sounds are ‘ur, ow, oi and ear'. You can help your child at home by finding objects and items around your home that have these sounds in e.g. fur, cow, coin, hear.

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Yesterday the children had a visit from Claire from the Myton Hospices who challenged the children to raise some funds to support their valuable work.

Your child will bring home an envelope with information, should they wish to participate.

For further information please contact Claire McDowell, Community Fundraiser and Front of House Lead, Telephone 024 76841908

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It's beginning to look a lot like WINTER!

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It's beginning to look a lot like WINTER!

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This week has been very chilly with the wintery weather. Jack Frost has visited several times this week, freezing over our Reception outdoor area. The children had an exciting time outside exploring the ice and the frost. Fingers crossed for snow over the weekend too!

Next week, we are launching our new school library and have a visit from a real author called Sam Usher. We enjoyed one of his books before Christmas called 'SNOW'. It will be lovely for our children to have lots of new books to bring home and share with you from our new library.

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Next week in Maths, the children will be making the Numberblocks using cubes. They will be discussing that 5 is one more than 4 and that 4 is one more than 3 etc... The children are also going to be practising their number formation of numbers 0 to 5. Please practise writing these numbers with your child at home too using the rhymes above.

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Next week, we are continuing to read the fiction book called 'Astro Girl'! This a wonderful story about a little girl aspiring to be an astronaut. We want our children to be excited about what they might like to be when they grow up! The children will be able to learn about some of the planets in our Solar System and what visiting space might be like!

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Next week in Phonics, the children will be continuing their reading journey! They will be learning 4 new sounds. These sounds are ‘oo, oo, ar and or'. You can help your child at home by finding objects and items around your home that have these sounds in e.g. moon, book, car, fork.

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Reception PE days are now Tuesdays (gymnastics) and Thursdays (Wonderful Wellies) for the Spring Term. Please send your child into school in their PE kit on these days.

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Please make sure your child is wearing socks and not tights on PE days. Thank you.

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This week in Maths, the children are going to be developing their subitising skills further. They are going to be using dots on a dice to identify the number being represented as quickly as they can. You could enjoy a board game with your child at home that uses a dice and see how quickly your child can spot the number on the dice - without counting the dots though!

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Welcome back! We can't wait to see you tomorrow - Tuesday 6th January!

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Welcome back! We can't wait to see you tomorrow - Tuesday 6th January!

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Next week, we are going to be reading and enjoying the fiction book called 'Astro Girl'! This a wonderful story about a little girl aspiring to be an astronaut. We want our children to be excited about what they might like to be when they grow up! The children will be able to learn about some of the planets in our Solar System and what visiting space might be like!

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This week in Phonics, the children will be continuing their reading journey! They will be learning 4 new sounds. These sounds are ‘ai, 'ee', 'igh' and 'oa'. You can help your child at home by finding objects and items around your home that have these sounds in e.g. paint, sheep, light, coat.

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Please send your child into school in their party clothes!

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Please send your child into with a Christmas jumper on over their uniform!

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We have been feeling very Christmasy in Reception this week! The children have been enjoying making Christmas Crafts with grown-ups from home and grown-ups in school. We saw some super Santa, Reindeer and Snowmen tree decorations, decorated some yummy gingerbread men and turned Mrs Chesney’s carpet into a glittery Winter Wonderland! Thank you to all those grown-ups who came to our Christmas craft day this week - it was lovely to see you!

As we look ahead to next week and the last week of the Autumn Term, it is hard to believe that our Reception children have been at school for 4 months now! They have all settled in brilliantly and we are very proud of them!

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Please practise reading these tricky words with your child. It is important that your child can read and write these words. Tricky words cannot be sounded out using Phonics, your child just needs to know them.

They are:

I

the

into

no

to

and

as

is

of

he

she

me

we

be

has

his

her

full

pull

push

put

go

they

was

you

my

by

all

are

sure

pure

said

so

have

like

some

come

love

do

were

here

little

says

there

when

what

one

out

today