week 13 in Class R

Class: Reception Year: 2023 - 2024

Hello everyone,

This week we have been practising our Nativity performance lots. The children have learnt their lines well and are looking good in their costumes. 

In the lead up to Christmas we have been preparing to write our own letters to Santa. To help us with this, we have been learning about toys from the past and present and making comparison, saying how we might know if theyare old or new. We noticed that the toys from the past were most likely made from wood or cloth. We then compared to today’s toys which are more likely to be made from plastic. We had some really good suggestions from the class about the use of batteries today compared to toys from the past that might have been pulled along or pushed instead. 

In literacy this week, we wrote a sentence “Can I get a…” and we practised writing a Christmas list. We also practised our handwriting this week, looking at c a and o, and focused on writing on a line.

In maths this week, the children continued to engage with activities that draw attention to the purpose of counting and making sure they stop counting at the last number in the set. The children investigated the concept of 1:1 correspondence by making sure that they match collections of objects to their representations (dot patterns, images of items, numerals, fingers showing a quantity).

Next week ,our Nativity performance is on Wednesday morning. We look forward to seeing you there if you can attend.

Have a lovely weekend!