This week in Reception

This week we will be completing another BigWriting based roughly on the text "I looked through the window" which we have been looking at. We will also be introducing the children to Kung Fu Punctuation which is a kinaesthetic way of teaching children to remember and use punctuation. If you would like to know more about this (and maybe even a demonstration if you promise not to laugh at me) let me know and I will hold a very short "lesson" on Friday after you have dropped off your children for those interested.

In numeracy we will be revisiting number bonds to ten in a very practical way introducing problems to reinforce the children's learning.

We will be sending a letter out soon regarding a visit to St Oswalds church and (as usual) we will be asking if you could spare a couple of hours to help - please let us now if this will be possible as these visits help us make the children's learning much more interesting and without volunteers we are unable to make them happen (it will be a Wednesday morning).

Thanks Miss G
ps don't forget to let me know about Friday!

Spring phonics!

This is the phonics from spring week 1. As you will notice we have progressed to digraphs (2 letters which make 1 sound).

Phonics

And there's more!

Phonics

Here are the missing phonics from December!

New topics!

As promised I would like to tell you a little about the topics we will be looking at this term. In History we will be looking at "The History of the Seaside" which will lead into the Geography topic "Going to the Seaside" next term for which we will be organising a trip to Scarborough!!! Obviously more details of this will follow. In art we will be making Punch and Judy style sculptures in the style of a modern artist called Claude Bazilier.

We will be looking at Sound and Hearing in the next half term when we will also be making musical instruments in DT.

In RE we will be looking at Places of Worship and taking a walk to the local church. In PSHCE our current heading is "Going for Goals" and we will looking at our successes and setting targets for improvements.

This week in Numeracy we are looking at capacity and estimating amounts of water and we will be continuing to look at number bonds to ten next week.

In literacy we have a bit of a bedtime theme for this half term as we are looking at two books entitled "I looked throught my Window" and "I don't want to go to bed". We will be using these as a basis for our next two Big Writings.

Happy New Year!

Can I firstly say a big sorry to those of you that did get into blogging but I began to feel too lonely so stopped but new year - new start and I will if you will! I'll start again if you talk to me.
I have just upgraded my technology at home so it should be a little easier as I've joined this century with broadband - yes I was still on dial-up so things took forever!

I would also like to say a huge thanks for all the lovely cards and gifts that I received at Christmas - you really did spoil me!

Anyway it has been the first day back today and I would like to tell you that it has been fab - you would never think that the children had been away from the school environment for 2 weeks. Although there were a few eyes creeping closed by storytime!

Thanks again for all of your support and I look forward to another 2 terms of amazing learning from all of your amazing children. I will update you regarding topics tomorrow so watch this space!

Miss G

Christmas!

First of all I would like to say Merry Christmas to everyone at Methley in particular the reception children and their families. This term has been very fruitful and has seen all the children progress in their learning. It has been a long term and the children have carried on enlightening us with the excellent enthusiasm and attitude towards their work. I hope they manage to have a rest (which they thoroughly deserve) over the holidays! Let's hope that the Spring term will be just as succesful if not better!
All the best for 2008
Mr Mills