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Week beginning 8th July

Week beginning 11th July  This will be the last blog for this year, I hope you have found it useful! Mrs Simpson also has a blog that she uses in Class 2 so all is not lost! I just want to say how grateful I am to have taught your lovely children this year. They are all amazing and I know they will love their new class/new teachers! It has been an absolute privilege to watch them develop into confident and resilient learners and I will miss them dearly.  This week we have been:  In Phonics we been recapping lots of the words we have read this term and have been writing sentences with them in.  Tricky words in Phonics have been: recapping all of them! Nursery Listening time: focusing on the end sounds in words, such as ng, ch, nk, practicing taught sounds, nursery rhymes and whats in the box and oral blending words.  Reception- In Maths we have been consolidating, recapping number bonds, patterns, doubles, odd and even numbers. Nursery - In Maths we have been comparing numbers, comparin

Week beginning 24th June

 Week beginning 24th June  What a lovely week we have had! Albeit a bit too hot at times, but we are much happier when the sun is shining!! This week we have been:  In Phonics we been reading words that end 'ed' and how we pronounce this as either 'id' 't' or 'd' In Phonics we have been reading the words in our head rather than blending them out loud  Tricky words in Phonics have been: said like have so do Nursery Listening time: focusing on the end sounds in words, such as ng, ch, nk, practicing taught sounds, nursery rhymes and whats in the box. Reception- In Maths been continuing to look at the part part whole model and practicing one more and one less than a number  Nursery - In Maths we have been looking building numbers up to 5  Reception - In Drawing Club we read 'Hansel and Gretal' and from this we have drawn the witch and the sweet house, we are continuing with this next week. In our Mantle sessions this week, we have been given a new pr

Week beginning 17th June

 Week beginning 17th June  We have had a lovely week in Class 1, and have loved the sunshine! The children have been busy with their learning.  This week we have been:  In Phonics we been reading words that end in 'es' and that we pronounce this as 'iz'  In Phonics we have been reading the words in our head rather than blending them out loud  Tricky words in Phonics have been: put pull push full my by come some like love do Nursery Listening time: blend from the box, new sounds 'x y z', recapping taught sounds, hearing the end sounds in words, singing nursery rhymes and shared lots of stories.  Reception- In Maths been continuing to share out numbers equally, recognising odd and even numbers and introduced a part part whole model. Nursery - In Maths we have been looking at the composition of the number  Reception - In Drawing Club we read 'Je M'Habille et...Je te Croque'  which is a French book, the children found this very funny! From this we have d

Week beginning 10th June

  Week beginning 10th June  This week we have been:  In Phonics we been focusing on reading longer words, and practicing writing these every day too Tricky words in Phonics have been: says when what were here do Nursery Listening time: blend from the box, new sounds 'v' 'w' 'y', recapping taught sounds, clapping out syllables.  Reception- In Maths we have been continuing to look at making groups equal, as well as exploring doubles  Nursery - In Maths we have been looking at the composition of the number 4 Reception - In Drawing Club we watched 'Batfink' which the children have loved! From this we have draw and written about Batfink, his cave, something for the mad scientist to look out for Batfink with. We have been reading some Peter Rabbit stories this week, and have started our Mantle sessions around this, we have worked as problem solvers to learn about rabbits and create signs for Mr McGregor's garden to keep Peter out. In PE we practiced our ba