This week we have been learning:

English

In Reception and Pre-school children have been developing their communication and language skills to create a collaborative story using our Tales Toolkit.The children have thought about characters, settings and our stories had a problem and a solution. We had lots of fun with this!  Reception children have been writing CVC words as their magic mark in our Drawing Club sessions. They have been practising using their Fred fingers to help them with this. 

 Maths

In Maths, Reception children have been practising their subitising skills. We have taken our Maths learning outdoors to draw and  use 5 frames to place groups of 1,2, or 3 objects in.  We have been looking at ‘one more’ with numbers up to 3 and the children have been able to add one more  to 0,1,2,3. We have practised this in different ways with lots of games. 

Pre-school children have been singing number rhymes and using snack time to count the pieces of fruit and cups. 

 

Wider Curriculum – Magical Moments 

In Reception and Pre-school we have been exploring poppies and why they are important at this time of year. We have found out why poppies are worn by many people. We have used our observational skills to describe poppies, thinking about colours and shapes.   We have created our own poppy artwork and loose parts playdough poppies. Pre-school shared a story called “the little poppy’s wish”. 

World Nursery Rhyme week - 

Children in Barrier Reef have been enjoying singing this year’s chosen nursery rhymes as part of World Nursery Rhyme week. These have included, Hickory Dickory Dock, Row Row Row your boat and 1,2,3,4,5 Once I caught a fish alive. Maybe you can enjoy these together over the weekend. 

Next Week – What Will We Be Learning?

English

Next week Reception children will use the book “The lights that dance in the night” as their Drawing Club story which will support our learning about the Northern Lights. We will be learning a poem about a box. In our story basket session we will listen to the story ‘the frog prince’.

Maths

Reception and Pre-school will be exploring triangles and circles and we will be going on a shape hunt!

Wider Curriculum - Magical Moments

Next week our topic focus will be on the magical Northern Lights. We will be exploring light and shadows and using watercolours to create our own paintings of the Northern Lights. We will continue to learn songs for our Nativity performance. 

 

Celebrating Our Learning

Never underestimate the power of a simple cardboard box! Some of the most collaborative and engaged play has come this week when some large boxes were left out on the carpet for the children. They were able to create imaginative worlds, interact with their friends and successfully take turns. The children had a great time using these boxes in their play. 

Home Learning – How Can You Help?

Reading

All Reception children have been given some words to practise reading at home and a sheet with QR codes so that they can practise their blending and play some Fred talk games too. The children were very excited to share these with you! Please ask if you have not received this. 

 

Class Reminders and Important Information

This week it has suddenly felt very chilly so please make sure that your child is coming to school with a coat, we will continue to be spending time in our garden on a daily basis and we want the children to be appropriately dressed for the weather. Please ensure that all coats, hats, gloves etc are named so we can support your child to look after their belongings. A few children are missing jumpers so please can you check that you have the right jumper(s) for your child. 

Upcoming Dates

• Monday 14th December – Barrier Reef Nativity 

• Tuesday 15th December pm  – Pegasus Theatre Show 

 

Please continue to check the school website calendar for the most up-to-date information about school events.

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to another exciting week of learning.

 

The Barrier Reef Team