Clean Up!
This week, our story took us on a journey… all the way to Jamaica!
We discussed key words from the story: sanctuary and island.
The book had some great messages about looking after our environment. Linked to this, our word of the week was pollution.
In our writing, we’ve been writing about where our rubbish should go and what will happen to our seas and oceans if we litter.
Artist focus; Alexander Calder
We’ve been looking at Alexander Calder’s mobiles in art this week.
Using Calder’s art as inspiration, we drew around shapes, or created our own shapes, and cut them out of paper.
Later in the week, we used twigs and string to make our own mobile.
Maths
This week we’ve been revisiting careful counting to 20 and beyond- look at our collections of 20!
In provision, we’ve been playing a game of roll and build- subitising the total amount rolled on 2 dice, building that number in a tower and matching to the correct numeral!
Releasing our butterflies!
We released our butterflies on Thursday! It has been magical to see them grow from caterpillars, turning into chrysalis and then emerging as beautiful butterflies. They were keen to start their lives in the great outdoors but one or two of them said a quick goodbye before flying away!
PE; Sports Day
We’ve been practising some different events we will be taking part in on Sports Day!
Phonics
Summer 2 week 3 has focused on words ending in the suffix -ed but sounding like ‘t’,’ id’ or ‘d’ such as helped, floated and stormed.
Please continue to use the Little Wandle sheets, sent home with your child each week.
Poetry Picnic
Each week we will be learning a new poem. We will recite this poem each day. By saying the poem out loud, we can focus on the sounds and rhythm of each word or line. We talk to the children about how this can help us become better readers.
This week’s poem is Five Little Peas.
Click below to watch Reception recite this week’s poem!
More of our learning this week…
Reminders, Messages and Dates
Baby photos – Please send in or email (scholesreception@spherefederation.org) a baby picture of your child to support their learning. We will be discussing how they have grown and changed.
Wednesday 2 July, 10.00-11.30am- Meet your new teacher. Your child will visit their new teacher this morning.
Thursday 03 July- Class trip to Nell Bank.
Friday 04 July, 3.15-4.15pm- Rec/KS1 FOSP summer disco.
Tuesday 08 and Thursday 10 July – 8.35am or 3.15pm – Learning journey drop-in.
Friday 11 July, 9.15-10.30am- Sports Day.
Swimming
Rainbow- 09 July
Sunshine- 02 July