Autumn 1

Autumn term marks the start of a new school year and the start of a new adventure for our Reception pupils! It has been so exciting to meet and welcome all our new families into school.  The children are having fantastic time exploring their new classes and it has been wonderful to watch new friendships form.  Here are just some of the things we have been up to since starting school...  

Starting School

We are enjoying reading 'Starting School', by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, and learning more about our new school! As we've read the book, we have learnt about places in our school and the people who work there.  We have been busy looking at photographs and using maps to help us explore our school and find various places.  We loved going on a school scavenger hunt! 

Phonics

We began the term with lots of sound games and activities to help us develop our listening skills and focus on environmental sounds. We enjoyed going on a sound walk and describing sounds we could hear! 

We have now started phase 2 phonics and are currently working on reading and writing initial sounds.  Our teachers have been so impressed with our skills! 

Maths

We are currently learning how to Match, Sort and Compare items.  We are having so much fun looking for things that are the same, discussing objects and explaining sorting rules.