This week we have been focusing on the number 2 during our discovery time. The children have been finding two objects and then writing the number two. They have also been able to show that 1 add another 1 makes 2!

The children have also been applying their phonics knowledge within their play. They have been identifying the initial sounds of objects.

Please continue to practice the sounds which we send home weekly encouraging children to put sounds together to make their own words to then read.

Our focus for the coming week in maths is the number 3 and then moving onto number 4. Please encourage your children to be counting at home particularity when you’re out in the shops buying items.

From the Year R team.

This week the children have continued to focus on Stick Man. They have learnt about healthy eating and the importance of it. The children then created their own Stick Men using bread sticks, raisins and icing to then enjoy for their own snack.

During mathematics, the children have been measuring the height of Stick Man using blocks. They have been counting how many bricks tall each stick is and using language including: shortest and tallest to compare the heights between different Stick Men.

The children have learnt the following sounds over the past week and a half: s, a, t, p, i, n

Please practice these sounds daily with your children to support them with their understanding. It would also benefit your children if you encourage them to blend sounds at home as they are learning to do so in school. The dots underneath each letter are what we call ‘sound buttons’. The children are taught to point to each letter and say the sound aloud and then move onto blending the sounds to be able to read the word. For example:

We hope you enjoy the rest of your week.

From the year R team.

The children have really enjoyed listening to the story ‘Stick Man’ this week. We have retold the story in a sequence using the vocabulary ‘first, second, next, last.’

In maths we have been ordering stick men from tallest to shortest using this key vocabulary to describe their heights. The children then incorporated this into their discovery where they were building towers with their friends and compared whose was taller or the tallest.

In phonics we have started to learn the sounds s,a,t,p,i,n. The children have been listening to the sounds, repeating them and practising the letter formation.

Please continue to practise the sounds with your children as they are sent home each week.

From the year r team.

The children have really enjoyed their first full week in school. They have been adapting so well to our routines as well as following our classroom rules whilst learning independently.

Our story focus this week has been The Gruffalo.

We followed a trail of footprints which led us to the book which was left by who we thought was the Gruffalo! The children have been retelling the story by drawing pictures, acting out the story using props as well as painting scenes from the story.

In Maths we have been practising recognising numbers 1-5 and then counting objects to match the numerals. Some children have even been able to count up to 10!

In phonics we have been listening to sounds and copying them by making the noises with our mouths as well as on our bodies. We also tried to copy patterns.

Please encourage the children to continue counting at home particularly with food items when shopping.

We hope you all have a lovely weekend.

From the year R team.

We’d like to wish you all a very warm welcome to St Peter’s School.

All the children have settled into school life so well in the first few days of starting Reception. They have got stuck in with counting, drawing self portraits, mixing colours, building with the blocks and practising to write their names among many other things.

In your child’s bag you will find the newsletter for this week. Please have a look at it as it will contain lots of important messages.

Remember you are more than welcome to come and speak to the teachers at the gate before and after school about any questions you may have.

We hope you have a restful weekend with your children ready for them to start full time on Monday!

From

The Early Years Team: Mrs Conlon, Miss Deacon, Mrs King, Mrs Aquilina, Mrs Grout, Mrs Pearson and Mrs Hunt.

Its the final full week and the children have been working hard!

For literacy this week we wrote to the new Year R children about how we need to look after the toys in early years and what their favourite toys are. We had some lovely writing and it has been a great insight as to what the children have enjoyed  playing with this year.

In Maths we looked at subtraction on a number line! Children quickly grasped this concept and were making up subtraction number sentences of their own.

It is amazing to see how far these children have progressed and what a massive achievement for them to be able to read, write and make their own number sentences!

We break up for the summer on Tuesday 23rd July at the normal time of 3.15pm.

Have a lovely weekend.

The Early Years Team

The children had a super busy week: we had a visitor, went on a trip to Oaklands chapel and the children had a whole day in their new class for next year!

For maths we looked at counting in two’s. The children’s challenge was to build a tower and count how many blocks tall it was in 2’s! They loved the challenge and many built towers that were 12-18 cubes tall!

In literacy, thanks to our police officer who visited, the children wrote a caption about a police scenario.

On Wednesday we visited Oaklands chapel and Miss Keogh helped us to re-enact as baptism as we are learning about the Sacraments. The children had great fun taking part. Thank you Miss Keogh!

Mrs White even bought in the dress that her children were baptised in, she hopes that they will use it for their children one day too! It’s beautiful and was once her wedding dress!

To draw the week to a close we had a visit from a police officer. A massive thank you to him – the children really enjoyed it!

A week of firsts so far this week. 

Yesterday the Year Rs had their very first sports day! They enjoyed the day, and we even had some winners! Well done, we are proud of you!

As well as sports day, the magic beans that we grew back in the spring term have been busy blooming and growing and today… we noticed our first broad bean! We will let it grow a bit more before the children can taste them!

The children have their first transition morning on Friday the 5th, we are sure that they will have a great time with their new teachers!

This week in maths we have been thinking about capacity and thinking about which containers hold more . In literacy we have been thinking about the emergency services and the number we call if you need help in an emergency. The children were particularly interested in police officers, so we have been learning about their job and we even have a police officer come to talk to us about his job next week!

The Sacraments have started this week, we ask that you bring in pictures of baptism and marriage, 2 of the 7 scarements, to share with the class and add to our display.

Dates for your diary:

8th July – transition

12th July – transition

17th July – school reports issued

23rd July – Last day of school

What a lovely week we have had weather wise! The children have enjoyed spending their discovery time outside.

On Monday we learnt about the emergency services and the number you call if you need help! The children then went outside and put out their own chalk fires and freed trapped teddies in their police cars!

We had a visit from a midwife who told us about she helps a Mummy when they have a baby in their tummy. The children enjoyed looking at the models of the tiny babies.

What a busy week we have had!

Dates for your diary:

TONIGHT – St. Peters Summerfest

1st July – Sports day

12th July – whole school transition day

23rd July – Last day of summer term

Another wet few weeks, but made better by all the visitors that have been in to see us! We have had visits from the dentist and a nurse. We have learnt lots of new things about how we can keep healthy and look after ourselves. Here are a few pictures of us learning with our visitors.

It was sad that our sports day got called off because of the rain, but a new date has been put in the diary for 1st July, the children are looking forward to it! We hope to see you then.

On Friday the children partook in the school’s Countries Carnival where they showed off their knowledge on their chosen country. We had such fun!

Dates for the diary:

25th June – Liturgy

18th June – St Peter’s Summer Feast

1st July – Sports Day

2nd July – Whole school Mass