Spring 2: Week 6
Hello! I’ve had a wonderful second week back in Reception. I’m really looking forward to supporting them in their last term in Reception.
This week, we’ve been super busy doing the new chilli challenges in the areas of provision. Lots of children have amazed me with their fantastic independent learning – well done Reception!
On Monday, the children had lots of fun looking drawing self-portraits. Check out our new gallery! Can you spot your self-portrait?
Poetry picnic
This week’s poem was called The Tiny Seed. Every week, we learn a new video. To help us remember the poem, we organise the daily sessions like this:
Session 1: Enjoyment Listen to the poem for enjoyment.
Session 2 : Vocabulary Pick out focus vocabulary and discuss definition.
Session 3: learning words and actions Practise saying the poem.
Session 4 : prosody/ rhythm/rhyme · Discuss how some poem have a rhythm.
Session 5 : Perform Perform the poem as a whole class or in groups.
Help at home: Practise reading the phase 2 and 3 tricky words.
Upcoming dates
- Monday 21 April – Easter Monday
- Monday 05 May – Bank Holiday
- Friday 23 May – School closed: training day
I hope you all have a happy and healthy half-term break. Don’t forget to email me any pictures of what you get up to in the holidays.
moortowneyfs@spherefederation.org
I look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday 22 April.
Leeds Rhinos Easter activities
On Friday 18 April, Leeds Rhinos are hosting their annual family day, where all child tickets (seating and standing) are just £5. As well as the Rhinos match against Huddersfield Giants, there are a host of activities that the whole family can enjoy – all included in the price of entry.
There is also a free open training session and meet the players event at AMT Headingley Stadium, during the Easter Holidays, on Tuesday 15 April. Children and families will have the opportunity to watch the Rhinos train, meet Ronnie the Rhino and get autographs/pictures with the players at the end of the session.
Spring 2: Week 5
Thank you so much for all of your kindness and generosity. Not only have you given such beautiful/thoughtful gifts but throughout the year you have been so supportive and engaged-thank you.
It has been such an honour and a privilege to support your child through their journey in reception. I wish them and you all the best in the future.
The children have had fun creating their own flowers this week after being inspired from seeing their own plants grow.
The children have had fun in the areas this week creating repeating patterns.
Math
The children have been worked hard on their doubles this week. They have been using counters on a butterfly to represent their doubles.
Help at home: by asking them to doubles numbers within 5 using objects.
Music
This week, the children have been exploring with sound using the glockenspiels.
Reminder: learning journey drop in
Learning Journey drop in 2 – 28.03.25 and 01.04.25 Times – 8.45 am-9.15am and 3.15pm-3.45pm
Reminder: learning journey drop in
This is an opportunity to “drop into” school and share your child’s learning journal with them. This will involve looking through your child’s learning journey book.
Learning Journey drop in 2 – 28.03.25 and 01.04.25
Times – 8.45 am-9.15am and 3.15pm-3.45pm
Spring 2: Week 4
This week’s book has been Jack and the Beanstalk. It has inspired us to plant our own seeds and observe them over time.
The children enjoyed doing this and writing some instructions for others to do the same.
We are still being inspired by the books we have read over the last few weeks-The hundred Decker Bus and The Hundred Decker Rocket.
The children enjoyed visiting our book fair and were discussing what their favourite books were.
This week we have started looking at the number 7 and the different parts it can be split into.
Help at home: by practising partitioning 7. You can do this using pasta, teddies or anything else that you can find at home that you have 7 of.
Thank you to all of those that came to the stay and learn this week.
Reminder: stay and learn session
Number 2 – 18.03.25 9-9:30am
Spring 2 : Week 3
The children have done an amazing job performing in our class assembly this week. They spoke and sang with confidence-well done reception.
During literacy we have been reading The Hundred Decker Bus. The children have been discussing where they would like to go on their bus and what they would have on their deck.
We have been enjoying developing our gross motor skills on the equipment.
Math
This week we have been looking at more than and less than. We were looking at what numbers fit inside each other (less than) and which number don’t (more than) for example, 4 fits in 5 so it is less than.
Remember: to read the online school books at home. Some of these have not been downloaded which means you won’t be able to read them. Please download them.
Next week on the 18th is our Math stay and learn 9-9:30. You will watch a lesson and then have time in the areas with the children completing math’s challenges.
I have spoken to the children about the new teachers that are replacing me -Mrs Wood Mon-Thu Mrs Brown(Friday). Today Mrs Brown has been in class.
Reminder: stay and learn
Stay and learn will take place next week.
Number 2 – 18.03.25 9-9:30am
It would be great to see you all there. It is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn how we deliver our lessons and the content that is covered.
Spring 2: Week 2 World Book Day
This week has been a very busy week in reception.
We had a fantastic time on our trip looking at all of the trains. The children were excited about finding the trains we had seen on the museum’s website and in ore of how big the trains were up close. We compared trains from the past to modern day trains.
Thank you to all those parents that joined us for World Book Day morning. The children enjoyed sharing their favourite stories and listening to you read. The children also enjoyed becoming authors themselves by creating their very own book.
Help at home: by sharing stories with your child.
Math
During this week’s number, we have been looking at what number comes next and counting accurately.
Help at home: by asking your child what number comes next with 10.
Remember: next week is our class assembly.