Autumn

Autumn 2

PROPHECY AND PROMISE- Celebrations

This half-term is all about celebrations – developing an understanding of celebrations throughout the world and celebrating each other’s differences is a key aim for this learning experience. We begin by celebrating Mary’s Yes, to Angel Gabriel. The children will learn that Mary was chosen by God.

The children will learn about the different celebrations that might happen during the year; Bonfire Night, Christmas, and Birthdays. How we celebrate them at home and how other people might celebrate them differently. Our learning journey will also be about celebrating ourselves. We will spend time talking about our similarities and differences and how this makes us unique.

Christmas Dinner

Christmas Party Day

Posting our Letters to Father Christmas

We enjoyed our walk into the village to post our letters to Father Christmas.

Busy Hands

Deepening Our Understanding of 5.

Our focus this week is deepening our understanding of 5. We have been practising counting objects using 1:1 correspondence and making collections of 5. We questioned whether it can still be 5 if the objects are different colours or sizes and how we know this.

We continue to develop our fine motor skills each day...

Cooking Fun in Reception – Inspired by The Little Red Hen

After exploring the story of The Little Red Hen, the children were excited to take part in their own food-making adventure-together they chose to make pizzas for their snack!

Just like the Little Red Hen, the children learned about working together, helping one another and seeing a task through from start to finish. They explored ingredients, talked about the steps involved and carefully prepared their very own individual pizzas.

The classroom was filled with enthusiasm as the children spread their sauce, added their toppings and proudly created something they could enjoy and share. It was a wonderful, hands-on experience that brought the story to life and helped build independence, communication, and teamwork.

And of course…the pizzas were delicious!

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Speaking and Listening

Celebrating Our Reception “My Special Activity” Week

What a wonderful week we have had in Reception celebrating My Special Activity! Each child had the opportunity to share something they love doing outside of school, we were so proud of the confidence, enthusiasm and joy they brought to their speaking and listening time.

From dog walking to gymnastics and so much more, the children spoke beautifully about the hobbies and activities that make them happy. With the help of photographs shared on Tapestry, we were able to showcase special equipment and treasured moments on the big screen, making each presentation feel even more special.

This celebration helped the children develop valuable communication skills while also learning about one another’s interests. We spent time talking about what makes us unique, discovering our similarities, and celebrating the wonderful differences within our Reception family.

A huge well done to all our children-you spoke confidently, listened carefully and shared a little piece of what makes you you. We are very proud!

My Special Activity

In Reception, we are constantly seeking to develop our speaking and listening skills and to promote these key skills we would like the children to talk about an activity they enjoy doing outside school. Also, we love celebrating ourselves in Reception. We enjoy spending time talking about our similarities and differences and how this makes us unique.

If the activity involves a piece of equipment, for example a pair of shoes or a football - Please send a photograph on Tapestry and we can share it on the big screen.

Please help your child choose their activity and to think carefully about the questions below, to enable them to talk confidently and answer questions independently.

Think about:

What is your chosen activity?

Where do you do your activity?

Does it need any special equipment?

How do you feel when you do this activity? Are you tired afterwards?

Why is this your favourite activity?

Please see the timetable below for when it is your child's turn, week commencing Monday 17th November.

Group	Date
Ihechi ,Anaiya ,Caden,Niamh	Monday 17^th November
Florence, Chileleko, Gerry, Freddie D	Tuesday 18^th November
Ruby, Jude Anaya ,	Wednesday 19^th November
Alyssia, Freddie O Aadhya, Malaya	Thursday 20^th November
Eleanor, Louie, Harlie, Daneille	Friday 21^st November

We can’t wait to learn more about each child’s special activity!

Our Feelings

We have been looking at emotions in PSHE. We have talked about how our bodies and voices can change when we feel different emotions and that these feelings can come and go. We have been linking different feelings to different colours. Red is anger, green is calm, yellow is happy and blue is sad. We used the "Mood Meter" to identify the emotions.

Having fun in the mud kitchen

The Little Red Hen

This week we have been listening to the story of the Little Red Hen. We have been re-telling the story using actions and pictures. Today we had warm bread just like the hen in our story. It was delicious.

Exploring Sound

We have been exploring different instruments this week. We have been thinking about what noises they make and whether they are high or low sounds. We have been working hard on following the signs to stop and start playing.

Comparing Numbers

We have been comparing two sets of objects and saying which is more than and which is fewer than. We were able to understand why it was more – "I know because 3 is bigger than 2" or why it was fewer. " 8 comes before 9. 9 is a bit bigger than 8."

The Little Red Hen

We have been enjoying exploring the traditional tale The Little Red Hen! The children loved getting to know the hen, bull, cat and rat as they learn about working together and helping one another. Through storytelling, role play and creative activities, we have been busy retelling the story in our own words. The children have shown fantastic teamwork and enthusiasm as they bring this well-loved story to life in our classroom!

The children have really enjoyed talking about their exciting Bonfire Night celebrations. They loved describing the fireworks, bonfires, and the fun they had with their families and friends!

As part of our work on Remembrance , we have been thinking of all the wonderful people who help us in our community and the wider world...

We have started our Fundamental Skills unit in P.E. We are learning to develop our skills in balancing, hopping, running, jumping and travelling direction.

Our school nurses came to visit us today. We have been learning how important it is to wash our hands properly.

Fine Motor and Gross Motor Fun

I know that "2 is made of 1 and another 1."

"Does it matter if our objects are different? Is 1 and another 1 still 2?"

Today has been World Mental Health Day. We read a beautiful book called You Be You. We know that we can look different to each other, like different things and wear different things but inside we all have a heart that we can use to love and show kindness to all. To celebrate that we are all unique and special, we drew a self-portrait of ourselves.

In Maths, we have been using our counting stick to practise 1:1 correspondence.

Big movements help us to regulate, stay focused and know where our body is. We love to push, pull and stretch.

We have been working hard on finding out how many objects there are when we cannot subitise.

We are working hard on our motor skills...

Busy hands...💪🏼🎵🖌️

I can subitise within 3.

We have been learning to subitise within 3 and make and describe spatial patterns. We have been thinking hard and answering lots of questions.

What can you see?
What can you see that's not 3?
Why are they similar?
Can you make a different one?
How do we know that it is right?

Celebrating different languages across the world.

At All Saints’ we recognise the power of languages to connect us, to inspire ideas and to broaden horizons. We are proud of the different languages spoken by our children and their families, and we make sure that everyone feels included, listened to, and valued. We took part in a special activity today to acknowledge and celebrate all the different languages.

Look at our amazing talents and skills We can climb, jump, ride, balance and be creative.

I know we should look after others.

Squiggle Time and 'Flipper Flappers'

‘Squiggle whilst we wiggle’ is where we use dance and large movements to help us develop the fine muscle control we need for writing. We learn a new gross motor movement to a piece of music. We dance using this movement and use it to make marks. This could be in foam, on paper or in sand. These sessions are great fun but most importantly, help us to be confident mark makers.

Dough Disco

Each morning we start the day by diving straight into strengthening our finger muscles and developing our gross motor movements.

This supports balance, muscle development, communication, mark making and handwriting and much more!

The children have been looking at patterns . They talked about what they could see and then whether they could predict what would come next. They enjoyed creating their own and telling their partner all about it.

Look at all the wonderful things we have been doing in Reception.

Autumn 1

It’s been a busy start to the new academic year. We are amazed at how well the children are coping with settling into their new environment. Over the past few days (as well as being elbow deep in water and paint) we have been learning about the basic rules and procedures in our Reception class to ensure everyone can play happily together in a safe and well-organised environment. We appreciate that many have never attended a full day in a school setting before and that can be exhausting! We’ve all had great fun getting to know our new friends, and we are so happy you have joined our wonderful class!!

The children are doing very well at coming into Reception independently. We have been showing the children how to hang their coat up by the hook, how to turn the arms of their coat the right way around and how to take off jumpers/cardigans if too hot and place in their tray. Well done Children!

Our theme for this half-term is ‘Creation – Good to be Me’. We will be focusing on the Personal, Social and Emotional Development of your child. We have been getting to know each other a little bit more by doing lots of circle time activities and talking about ourselves.