Summer A

Week 3

Peepo!

We have been looking at the story "Peepo!" by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. A story set in the 1940's which looks at what a baby can see as they look around their family home. We enjoyed comparing some of the rooms in the story, to what our houses and rooms look like now. We saw a kettle, an iron and toilets that were very different from what we are used to!

Investigating Old Objects

This week the children have been investigating and exploring some old objects. We thought about how the objects might have been used. We compared the old objects to the new modern day versions. The children were amazed at how heavy the iron was.

Maths

In maths this week the children have been singing the song no more kittens jumping on the bed and recording number sentence facts of five using the addition and equals symbols.

Stars of the Week!

Our stars of the week are Eleanor was the Maths wizard and Dylan was star of the week for respect.

Week 2

The Zig Zags

We had a lovely morning in Early Years welcoming author Naomi Barley to West Denton Primary School. She shared her story "The Zig Zags" about the Spots, the Stripes and the Zig Zags on planet Zorkk. The children enjoyed making crafts linked to the book.

Doubles

The children have been learning their double facts by filling ten frames in twos. They enjoyed seeing how each pair built the total and were quick to spot when a frame showed a double. Their confidence with doubles is really starting to grow.

Aeroplanes

The children had great fun in PE today as we explored travelling like aeroplanes. They practised gliding into their own space, changing direction smoothly and stopping safely when they heard the signal. Our chasing game became a 'runway challenge', with children zooming away from friends while keeping control.

Stars of the Week!

Our stars of the week are Amelia and Cruz.

Week 1

Whatever Next!

Reception have enjoyed a space themed week inspired by the Jill Murphy story “Whatever Next!”. The children used props to act out the story. We have been practising how to use a capital letter, finger spaces and a full stop when writing sentences.

The Planets

Reception listened to the opposing music compositions Mars and Venus from Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”. We created our own planets using pastels and blended the colours in response to the music.

Counting

The children practised counting bigger collections by moving objects or marking them off one by one, helping them see how systematic counting makes it easier to know ‘how many altogether’.