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Reception - Derbynfa

Welcome to the Reception Noticeboard

 

We hope you find the following information and photographs useful for keeping up to date with what is happening in your child's class. 

 

Our current topic for the Summer Term is 'Sun, sea and sandy toes.' We will be learning across a range of areas of learning, looking at life at the seaside, floating and sinking and enjoying a variety of practical tasks to enhance our skills.

 

Please check back each week for updates. 

 

PE - Fridays 

 

SKIP club - After school on Mondays

 

 

A few reminders, please could you...

1. Label children's clothes clearly, especially jumpers and coats.
2. Label water bottles.
3. Supply a spare set of clothes in a separate bag to leave in school in case of accidents. Please could the bag be labelled, carrier bags are fine. 
4. Bring a pair of labelled wellies that you are happy to leave in school.

The children have a fruit snack twice a day. As we are a healthy and nut free school, can you only provide fruit as a snack. Can you please make sure the fruit/pots are labelled clearly. 

 

 

What have we been learning in class this week? - WB 22nd April 2024

                                                                                  (Updated 26th April 2024)

 

Language, Literacy and Communication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WALT: I can respond creatively to the range of literature I hear, view or read. 

 

Activity

  • Recap of bossy verbs. Create a persuasive poster to keep the beaches clean, after watching the local Sketty Newsround.

 

Squiggle

  • This week our squiggle sound is w (down up, down up)

 

Literacy provision this week:

Mark making area

  • Can you create a rule for how to keep safe at the beach?  

 

Reading and Oracy corner:

  • Can you play ‘what am I’? by using adjectives to describe the sea creature. 

 

Welsh

WALT: I can recognise words and information about familiar topics. 

 

Activity

  • Beth sy yn y fasged traeth? Learning topic vocabulary to say what they would take in their beach basket. 

 

Cornel Cymraeg:

  • Can you listen to the song ‘Beth sy yn y bagiau traeth’ and use the items to create the lyrics? 

                                                                                               

Patrwm yr wythnos

Learning songs - Beth sy yn y bagiau traeth?

Numeracy and Mathematics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WALT:  I can identify number bonds

  • Part-whole model introduction 

  • Part whole model worksheet – Pupils to find different ways of making a given number

 

WALT:  I can make estimates and comparisons with measures, such as ‘shorter than’, ‘heavier than’.

  • Capacity – making potions and comparing which containers hold more than/less than.  

 

Maths area 

  • Can you create number bonds using the circles and counters? 

 

Maths provision this week:

Indoors

  • Can you use the grid to find the number bonds of different numbers?   

  • Can you use the part whole model and counters to find number bonds of different numbers?  

  • Can you play the number bond bingo to 10? 

  • Can you use the playdough to make number bonds for different numbers? 

  • Can you pair together the different number bonds? 

  • Can you use thread and beads to find the number bonds to different amounts? 

  • Can you use the numicons to find the number bonds to different amounts? 

 

Outdoors

  • Can you use the different lego blocks to build number bonds towers to different amounts?  

  • Can you use two hoops and different object to make number bonds for different amounts? 

  • Can you use the chank to draw a part part whole model to find different number bonds?  

  • Can you split up the little balls in different ways to find number bonds? 

Science and Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

Science/Investigation Area

WALT - I can design while I make and communicate about what I am making. 

Activity

  • Junk modelling - design a boat

 

Technology

  • Explore

Health and Wellbeing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POP

  • EPIC planning for our new topic 'Sun, sea and sandy toes' and Planning our Provision

 

Think Equal

  • Yoshi is different - a story which teaches the children about having confidence in themselves and their unique talents and to show empathy to others who have different ideas and/or interests. 

 

PE

  • SKIP

Expressive Arts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art/Creative area

  • Can you paint or collage a beach scene? 

 

Dance

  • N/A

 

Music

  • Whole School Singing

Humanities

N/A

 

 

 

EARTH DAY - 22.04.24

SUN, SEA AND SANDY TOES IMMERSION DAY

AWARENESS WEEK

RED NOSE DAY

WB 04.03.24

WORLD BOOK DAY

PC CRAIG - PEOPLE WHO HELP US

WELSH FORTNIGHT

AUTUMN TERM 2023

Home Learning

 

Our expectation is for the children to read daily at home. We will listen to your child read on a weekly basis and check their reading journals.  Please help us monitor this by keeping their reading record up to date.

 

Please could you continue to practice number and letter formation at home. 

 

 

Weekly Achievements

 

Each week during assembly, we present certificates for Good work and Positive Values. 

 

WB 22/04/24

This week's award winners:

 

Gwaith Da (Good Work)

 

KE/SLJ - Saffron

AB - Chloe

Positive Values 

 

KE/SLJ - Archie

AB - Dylan

Cymraeg

 

KE/SLJ - Everyone in the class

AB - Everyone in the class

Pupil of the Week

 

KE/SLJ - 

AB -

Important Dates

 

Please visit the school calendar here and subscribe to 'Reception' and 'Whole School' events.

 

Below are some of the upcoming events:

 

  • Inset Day - Friday 3rd May

 

  • Bank Holiday - Monday 6th May

 

  • Sports Day - Friday 22nd May (1.15pm)

 

  • End of Summer Term 1 - Friday 22nd May

 

  • Inset Day - Monday 3rd June

 

  • Back to school (Summer Term 2) - Tuesday 4th June

 

  • End of Summer Term - Friday 19th July