Class 2: Blog items
Reception Weekly Blog WB 4.10.2021
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 4:09pm
This week Reception went on Local Area walks. We saw lots of different buildings and other features in the local community. Back in school we have made a map of the area using box modelled buildings. We used Google Eatrth to look at how our local community fits into the world.
In English we did lots of great learning about the book 'In Every House in Every Street' and compared the house in the book to our own. We had fun thinking of silly things which we did in each room!
In Maths we have been comparing length and quantities and seeing who is taller and who is shorter.
Next week our story is The Runaway Chapatti - and our treat on Friday will be to make chapattis and egg curry - we can't wait!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 27.9.2021
Date: 1st Oct 2021 @ 1:48pm
Reception have had lots of fun this week learning about houses in the 1940s as part of our English learning about the book Peepo. We looked at the different rooms in a house and said what was the same and different to our own houses. We saw record players, radios and toilets that were very different from what we are used to! We also shared lots of ideas about who is in our familiy.
In maths we have been very busy matching and sorting lots of different sets of objects.
Next week everyone in Reception will be going on a Local Area walk and we will be talking about what we can find in our local community.We will be comparing quantities and sizes in maths as well as singing lots of counting songs.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 20.09.2021
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 3:40pm
This week in Reception we have done lots of great learning about the traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood. We have drawn story maps and listened to lots of different versions of the story and told it ouselves using puppets. We had lots of fun baking cakes for Grandma too!
We have been looking at some paintings by the artist Picasso and have created our own self portraits in the style of his 'Weeping Woman'.
In Maths we have been singing lots of counting songs and counting movements and objects. In phonics we have focused on the sounds 'i' 'n' 'm' and 'd' learning how to make the sound accurately and form them correctly in our writing.
Next week we will be reading Peepo and we look forward to hearing lots about the childrens homes and families!
Reception Weekly Blog WB13.01.2021
Date: 17th Sep 2021 @ 11:52am
We have had a fantastic week in Reception finding out all about what makes us INCREDIBLE! Our book this week was Incredible You and to start the week we shared our ideas about what animal we would like to be - we had lots of roaring lions and tigers! Later in the week we thought about why we are incredible then went on to say why other people in the class were incredible and to pay them compliments. The children were very kind and supportive of each others feelings and had lots of nice things to say.
Next week we will be reading Little Red Riding Hood and baking some cakes for Grandma.
In Maths we have been doing lots of counting, singing number songs and have become familiar with the classroom visual time table which shows what order things happen in the classroom.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 6/9/2021
Date: 10th Sep 2021 @ 12:01pm
All the Teachers in Reception are amazingly proud of all the children who have started in Reception this week. They have been absolute superstars!! They have got used to school routines really quickly and have followed our Bucket Rules brilliantly.
In English we have introduced the children to the story behind their classes reading area and they have explored all the other areas in their classrooms.
In Maths we have sung lots of counting songs and counted to 10 using our bodies.
We are looking forward to finding our what makes us all INCREDIBLE next week when we read the book Incredible You!
Date: 5th Jul 2021 @ 12:59pm
In Reception we started doing lots of fantastic learning about The Rainbow Fish. The children have been sequencing the story and thinking about the characters we read about. We did lots of thinking about the choices that the Rainbow Fish made and if we would do the same.
In Maths we have been doing lots of tricky learning about problem solving. The Cheeky Kangaroo came and stole some things from our board and we had to work out what he had take!
We also used the books Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs and Mr Gumpys Outing to help us with our learning.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 21.6.2021
Date: 25th Jun 2021 @ 11:08am
This week we have continued our learning about sea creatures. We have devised some riddles to give clues about a sea creeature and we guessed which animal it was - there were some tricky clues!
In maths we have been learning about odd and even numbers - looking at putting sets of objects into pairs and seeing if there are any left over. It is tricky learning!
In our garden the bean plants are getting really tall now and the carrot seedlings have poked through the soil. We have planted strawberries too. Lots of children say that the sunflower plants that were sent home as seeds at Easter are getting REALLY tall now - we would love to see some phtos of them on Seesaw!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 14.6.2021
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 12:15pm
This week Reception started their new topic of 'Water'.We read the book Commototion in the Ocean which introduced us to lots of poems about sea creatures. We reasearched some of them using iPads and found out lots of amazing facts - did you know that an octopus has three hearts and can grow new arms! We wrote some fantastic descriptions of the creatures too!
In maths we have been learning how to divide by sharing equally. We helped teddy bears to have a fair picnic and gingerbread men have an equal number of buttons!
Next week we shall be writing riddles about the sea creatures and odd and even numbers.
Curriculum Week in Reception WB 7.6.2021
Date: 11th Jun 2021 @ 3:57pm
Reception had a really exciting week looking at what technology could be used in space and space travel.We used search engines to investigate some of the planets and found out some really amazing facts! We constructed Moon Buggies inside and outside and went on an adventure into space! We made Aliens after we had read the book The Way Back Home which told the story of a little boy and an alien getting stuck on the moon and helping each other to mend ther space craft and get home.
We thought about what one special thing we would take on our journey in space - there were some interesting choices including a bouncy castle!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 24.5.2021
Date: 27th May 2021 @ 4:38pm
This week Reception have been learning 'How to Grow a Dinosaur'! We have created some fantastic Story Maps and really enjoyed retelling the story about Albie and his magic seeds from them. In the garden we have been planting some seeeds of our own - not magic ones!- and hope that the flowers and vegetables we planted outside will start growing soon.
In Maths we have been looking at shapes an how to create new bigger shapes from a collection of smaller ones. We worked to gether to make the longest thinnest rectangle we could from squares and the biggest square we could from smaller ones.
Next week is Half Term and Reception Holiday Learning is on the Website and Seesaw. We hope all our children have a fantastic break and come back excited to take part in our Digital Lift Off Curriculum Week.
Reception weekly Blog WB 17.5.2021
Date: 21st May 2021 @ 4:51pm
This week we were amazed how much the chicks had grown. We loved having them in our classrooms and were sad to see them leave us and go back to the farm on Friday.
This week in English we did some fantastic learning about a wonderful book called 'Who is in the egg?'.We learned that it is not just caterpillars and chicks that come from eggs but other animals like alligators and platypus! We did some internet research about some of the animals and all the children presented their facts to the whole class on Friday. They were all fantastic!
In maths this week we have been learning to subtract and tell subtraction stories using the language First ,Then , Now. Next week we will be looking at shapes and how to combine them.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 10.5.2021
Date: 13th May 2021 @ 11:36am
This week Reception were very excited to welcome the chicks into our classes. They arrived on Monday and we put them straight into the incubator. We didnt have to wait long before the chicks started to peck their way out of their shells. Once one arrived the rest followed very quickly. When they had dried out we transferred them to the brooder and we are very excited for next week when they will be strong enough to hold.
To help us to understand the life cycle of the chicks we have been looking at a non-fiction book - Egg to Chick - in English.We have discussed how non fiction books are laid out and have found lots of facts inside them.
In Maths we have started 3 weeks of learning about First, Then and Now. We have been looking at stories that involve looking at a group of characters and adding on one, then more than one to find the total at the end.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 3.5.2021
Date: 13th May 2021 @ 11:26am
This week Reception were very excited to come into school on Monday to find that their caterpillars had got VERY fat and that some had even turned into a chrysalis! We used the magnifying glasses to have a very close look at them. By the end of the week we transferred them to the butterfly net and now we just have to wait for them to emerge!
We did some great English learning about The Very Hungry Caterpillar. We sequenced the story and described the character through the different stages of his life.
In Maths we did some tricky learning with numbers up to 20. We used 10s frames and other representations to see what each numeral looked like in lots of different ways.
Reception Weekly Blog WB 22.3.2021
Date: 26th Mar 2021 @ 4:46pm
This week in Reception we went on an adventure with Harry and his Bucketful of Dinosaurs. We learnt lots of names for dinosaurs by singing songs and ,sequenced the story and told it ourselves using a story map.
In Maths we have been consolidating our knowledge of 9 and 10, finding lots of different ways to make each number and adding sets of numbers.
On Friday both classes saw some fantastic hats come into school. Thank you so much everyone for your creativity and generous donations!
WB 15.3.2021 Reception Weekly Blog
Date: 19th Mar 2021 @ 1:49pm
This week Reception have really enjoyed doing some great learning about Toy Story. They have made wooden spoon puppets of the characters and written some fantastic charcter descriptions.
In maths we have been consolidating our learning about 7 and 8. we even managed to do some magic by being able to say what was on the bottom on a dice just by looking at the top of it!
In P.E. we did some fantastic balancing and jumping on the equipment in the hall - we loved it!
Reception Weekly Blog WB 8.3.2021
Date: 12th Mar 2021 @ 4:28pm
This week in Reception we have been delighted to welcome back all the children. We have continued our learning on toys - looking at a non fiction book to get lots of information.
We have been hearing about each others favourite toys and went into the computer suite to draw them using a software package.
In Maths we have consolidated our knowledge of numbers up to ten and had lots of fun playing hopscotch and other games!
We enjoyed our first P.E. session and remind parents that the children need to come in their P.E. kit every Tuesday.
WB 17/12/2020 Reception Weekly Blog
Date: 17th Dec 2020 @ 5:18pm
This week Reception practised and performed a fantastic Nativity. Every child took on a major part - with some having to step in at the very last moment! We were all amazed at how talented they are and how confidently they performed.
All the adults in Receptin were amazingly proud of every single child in the performance. Their Christmas Lunch and party on Thursday was a well deserved reward for all their effort!
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 7.12.20)
Date: 11th Dec 2020 @ 5:02pm
This week in class 2 we have been learning about the nativity story. After reading the book the children have enjoyed retelling the story by drawing pictures of the characters and writing captions or sentences using their phonic knowledge.
In maths we have continued our learning into shapes and also positional language. The children have enjoyed reading the 'Little Red Hen' and directing the hen around the map.
The children are all very excited for our nativity performance next week, we have all of the costumes ready for our dress rehearsal on Monday!
What we have been learning about this week in class 2! (WB 30.11.20)
Date: 6th Dec 2020 @ 10:18pm
This week Class 2 have been venturing into space and joining Baby Bear on his adventure to the moon in the book Whatever Next by Jill Murphy. We chose where we would like to fly to in our cardboard box rocket and had a big discussion into postcards. The children have spent the rest of the week making lots of postcards in the writing area!
In maths we have been doing great learning about 4 sided shapes. We have looked for rectangles and squares in the environment and created shape pictures.
Nativity rehearsals are in full swing and Class 2 has some fantastic actors and actresses!!
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 23.11.20)
Date: 27th Nov 2020 @ 8:38am
This week in class 2 we have been learning about the story 'Day Monkey Night Monkey', the children have enjoyed sequencing the story and thinking of sentences for each picture. For our teacher focus the children have drawn pictures to show what happens in the story, they have then used the phonic knowledge to label their drawings.
In maths this week we have continued our learning into number with some learning into one more and one less. We have enjoyed singing lots of one more and one less songs. For our teacher focus the children have been collecting a number of objects and placing them onto their five frame and have then taken one away or added one more and then found the new number on their number lines.
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 16.11.20)
Date: 20th Nov 2020 @ 3:46pm
This week in class two we have been learning about the story 'Owl Babies'. As part of this learning the children all retold the story with their group using masks. They were amazing at remembering what happened in each part. For our table jobs the children sequenced the story, matched the pictures and the words and made their own versions of the books.
In maths we have been learning about the numbers 4 and 5, the children have enjoyed using a five frame to make different amounts. We have also been experimenting with different ways to show the numbers 4 and 5 with shells, numicon, dominoes and the nuumerals.
For our topic learning we have been learning about owls and that they are nocturnal animals, here are some pictures of the owls that we have made in the creative area!
What we have been learning about this week in class 2! (WB 9.11.20)
Date: 13th Nov 2020 @ 11:04pm
This week in class 2 we started our Topic of Night and Day.
In English we learnt about the story 'Cant you sleep Little Bear?', as part of this learning the children retold the story using actions and words.
In Maths we have looked at the language associated with the passage of time and followed and gave instructions about how to look after a baby. We also helped a visitor to our class - Molly the puppet to get ready for school.
We ended the week with a fantastic Pyjama Party as our Wow Starter for our topic. We danced ,sang, ate treats and played games - all in our pyjamas.
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 2.11.20)
Date: 6th Nov 2020 @ 4:06pm
This week in literacy we have been learning about the story 'Fletcher and the falling leaves', as part of this learning the children described the trees from the story. In the book the leaves fall off the tree becuase it is autumn, this has led to lots of discussions about seasons and to some lovely learning that we have completed with the leaves that we collected that had fallen off our tree. Have a look at the pictures to see what we have made!
In maths this week we have been learning about 2D shapes, we have been naming them and describing their properties.
Class 2 Remote Home Learning Overview and Resources WB 19.10.20
Date: 19th Oct 2020 @ 11:32pm
What we have been learning about in class 2! (WB 10.10.20)
Date: 16th Oct 2020 @ 12:55pm
This week in class 2 we have been learning all about houses around the world. The children have really enjoyed using the book 'You Choose' to find their perfect house. Every child in the class has drawn their perfect house and then labelled it thinking about the sounds they can hear in the words they want to write.
In maths this week we have matching numbers and quantities. The children each had a gift bag with a different number in and they had to go around the room to collect that number of objects.
Throughout the week the children have noticed the leaves that have fallen onto the floor in our garden, we decided to pick them up and on Friday afternoon we completed lots of different learning activities with the leaves. We made leaf people, used crayons to make patterns with the leaves and even collaged pictures of our faces with the leaves. We had so much fun following our interests!
