Reception: ‘My Learning Newsletter’

English Maths

Adventure time… Last week, you read all about Mouse going on his adventure. Now it is your turn to take your own teddy on an adventure around your home. I bet they get up to so much fun! After you have taken your toy for their adventure, can you create a story map showing us their adventure?

Reading comprehension... Read the story ‘At the Patch’.Can you answer some of the questions using the story to help you?

Sentence writing… Using your phonic knowledge, can you write a sentence for each of the words using our new sound ‘wh’.

Counting in 2’s… This week in maths, we are going to be looking at counting in 2’s. On the Maths Activity 1 slides, you will find some activities which require you to count in 2’s. Use the number line to help you count on 2 each time.

Counting in 2’s song… We just know that you are going to love our new song by Jack Hartman. Look on the Maths Activity 2 slide and follow the link to start singing our new song.

Weight… This week, we are also going to be looking at weight. You all know that some things are heavy but some things are light! Have a look at the pictures on the Maths Activity 3 slide and sort the items into two groups: heavy and light.

CHALLENGE: Can you find some items around the house and group them into things which are heavy and things which are light?

Phonics Topic

Thank you to everyone who has been engaging with our phonics sessions.We will be releasing another session this week so make sure you look out for that.

If you do have any questions please do not hesitate to send us an email on receptionclassjournals@st-aloysius.co.uk and someone will get back to you.

We have been looking at our new topic ‘Under the Sea’. We hope you all had fun packing your suitcases for a summer holiday.

This week, we want you to design your own sea creature! You can use different parts of real sea creatures OR you could even just make one up all by yourself. Make sure you give your sea creature a name.

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Maths Activity 1

Can you count in 2’s carefully and

find out the answer to each question?

Remember, you don’t need to print the slide off. You can just write

the answers or you could even try drawing the pictures yourselves!

Counting in 2’s

Maths Activity 1

Can you count in 2’s carefully and fill in the missing numbers from each of

The Little Pig’s houses.

Remember, you don’t need to print the slide off. You can just write the

answers or you could even try drawing the pictures yourselves!

CHALLENGE:

Can you create your own counting in 2’s picture?

Instead of ‘The Three Little Pigs’, you could create a rocket going to the moon, a pirate going to find

some treasure or even a footballer going to score a goal!

Counting in 2’s

Maths Activity 2

Counting in 2’s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCxvNtrcDIs&t=64s

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Counting in 2’s

Maths Activity 3

Can you sort these objects into two different categories:

Heavy? OR Light?

Weight

English Activity 1

Teddy’s Adventure

We want you to take your own teddy bear for an adventure!

We wonder what kind of things your teddy bear will get up to?

After you have taken your teddy bear for an adventure, you will be able to create your own story map of your teddy’s adventure.

We can’t wait to see all the fun that you have had!

We have given you some ideas to help you...

Watch the

television

Do the

dishes

Sit on the

windowsill

Slide down

the

bannister

Run around in the garden

Swing from a door handle

Roly-poly on the kitchen bench

Hide under the table

Mum, dad and I went to the patch. It was a big patch. Mum, dad and I got one. Dad set it in the bin. Thud! It was the best one in the patch.

At the patch, there was a witch. She had a big batch of them. Chop. Chop. Chop. She set them in a big pot. The pot was hot. Mum, dad and I had a bit. MMMmmm…

Next, we went to the toss. They sent them up, up, up. A dog went to fetch them. But they went plop. There was a big mess. It was fun.

We had pie from the patch. It was the best pie. Mum said, “Yum! Yum!” Dad went, “Chomp. Chomp.” I had a lot. Mum, dad and I had a lot of fun at the patch.

English Activity 2

Questions to discuss with your grown-ups…

1) Where did the characters in the story go?2) Who else was at the patch?3) What did the dog go to fetch?4) What did they have to eat from the patch?

How do you think they make it?

English Activity 3

when

whisk

which

whack

whip

wham

Can you write some sentences using these words? Make sure you say the sounds as you write them!

whiff

Topic Activity 1

Using parts of a real sea

creature, can you create your

own fantasy sea creature?

You could have a

mermaids tail, with an

octopus’ body and a

dolphins head!