Year Reception- What we have been learning w/c 04.05.2026

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

This term our topic is Plants and Growth. Our focus book this week was My bean diary.

Here is what we have been up to:

The children continued observing their bean plants and were excited to notice the changes compared to last week!The plants had grown taller and developed more leaves.

The children used their mathematical skills to build beanstalks using counting cubes. They were encouraged to recognise and build teen numbers independently. This activity helped secure their understanding of counting beyond ten and the composition of numbers. The children also worked on their measuring skills and hand-eye coordination while attempting to plant more beans without adult support.

On Friday,we learned about and celebrated Victory in Europe Day. The children made their own Union Jacks,created paper chains, and wrote letters to the soldiers thanking them for their bravery and for saving our country.

In Literacy we recapped our red words the,a,I,of,he,go,to,my,was,you,we,they,she and remembered that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. This week we learnt how to write the red word ‘have’ and wrote our own bean diaries.

Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 1,2 or 3 sounds as well as word time words (1.5, 1.6, 1.7 etc).

In Maths this week the children have been exploring addition and subtraction within 10. They learnt new vocabulary such as add, plus, more,together,take away, minus, less and smaller and were encouraged to use these words while working in pairs.

The children also practised writing numbers to 20 and correcting their marvellous mistakes, such as writing 7,9 and 3 backwards.

It’s been a short but very busy week! Well done, Reception - keep up all your brilliant work! 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 17.04.26

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

This term our topic is Plants and Growth. Our focus book this week was Jasper’s Beanstalk.

It has been an incredibly busy week of discovery in Reception! From the intricacy of planting a bean to the heavy lifting of water across the playground, the children have been diving deep into nature, mathematics, and engineering.

Here is a look at what we’ve been up to:

After learning where seeds and beans come from, each child planted their own runner bean this week.

We discussed what a plant needs to stay happy: Water (but not too much!), Light (Sun), Space to grow

We’ve placed our plannted beans on the windowsill so we can watch the "magic" happen underground as the roots begin to push out.

The children have been 'seed detectives', exploring a variety of fruits to see where they hide their seeds. they have practised using scientific words such as core, flesh and pip.

In our maths sessions, children have been exploring repeated patterns. Creating these patterns help the children to develop logic and reasoning skills that are the foundations for coding later on!

The children had great fun using the pulleys to transport water this week. Reaching up and pulling down builds the muscles in the shoulders and upper back. To pull a heavy load, children must plant their feet and engage their abdominal muscles to maintain balance, preventing them from being pulled toward the chain.

Reception learning W/B 07.07.25

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

This term our topic is Journeys. Our focus book this week was Naughty Bus.

Here is what we have been up to:

In Literacy we recapped our red words the,a,I,of,he,go,to,my,was,you,we,they,she,have,all,her,see,way and remembered that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. This week we learnt how to write the set 2 sound ‘oo’ and word ‘book’. We wrote about the food the caterpillar ate.

Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 2 or 3 sounds as well as word time words (1.5, 1.6, 1.7 etc).

In Maths this week the children have been 

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!

Reception learning W/B 23.06.25

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

This term our topic is Journeys. Our focus book this week was Katie in London.

Here is what we have been up to:

This week we learnt all about London and British Values.

In Literacy we recapped our red words the,a,I,of,he,go,to,my,was,you,we,they,she,have,all,her and remembered that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. This week we learnt how to write the set 2 sounds word ‘see’. We wrote about what landmarks we might see in London.

Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 2 or 3 sounds as well as word time words (1.5, 1.6, 1.7 etc).

In Maths this week the children have been 

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!

Reception learning W/B 16.06.25

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

This term our topic is Journeys. Our focus book this week was Handa’s Surprise.

Here is what we have been up to:

This week we learnt all about

In Literacy we recapped our red words the,a,I,of,he,go,to,my,was,you,we,they,she,have,all,are,have,said and remembered that sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop. This week we learnt how to write the red word ‘her’. We wrote about the fruit in Handa’s Basket.

Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 1 or 2 sounds as well as word time words (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc).

We also created African necklaces.

We then wore them to dance to some African music.

In Maths this week the children have been focusing on positional language.