Class Teachers: Mr Postans & Mrs Walford
Four Specific areas of learning:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts & Design
- Personal, Social & Emotional development
- Physical Development
- Communication & Language
On a Friday morning we go to Forest School, during this time the children will have chance to explore the outdoor grounds. They will have the chance to build different objects, explore the outdoor musical instruments, search for mini beasts and take part in lots of nature walks. The children should have a pair of wellies and waterproofs in school at all times. The school can supply a purple all in one waterproof suit for a small cost, if you are interested please speak to the school office.
PE:
Oak class take part in PE on a Tuesday afternoon. Children are to come to school in PE kits. Please ensure that every item is clearly labelled
Autumn Term 2025
13th October - 17th October
In maths this week, we read Waddles’ Welly Walk and have been investigating patterns. We used Waddles Wellys to create repeating ABA and ABBA patterns. The children then went out and about around school finding their own patterns.
Our text this week was Little Red Riding Hood. We drew our own maps to grandma’s house and remembered how to correctly form the letters ‘m’, ‘a’ and ‘p.’
We are doing brilliantly learning initial letter sounds in phonics. We learned ‘n’ and ‘d’ this week. We discovered that we can segment and blend lots of cvc words with the sounds we know.
We also learned all about Diwali this week we explore the story of Rama and Sita and created our own Rangoli patterns using bright colours. For PE this week we did some Yoga.
In Forest School, we continued our look at Autumn changes from last week and made our own leaf crowns from all the different coloured leaves we could find.
6th October - 10th October
In maths this week, we read Dibble’s Dream Day and have been investigating mass and capacity. We used play doh to make bones for Dibble and compared their mass using balance scales. We also made bubble bath for Dibble and used mathematical vocabulary to describe how much liquid was in our bottle.
Our text this week was Goldilocks and the three bears. We drew a bowl of porridge and a spoon and remembered how to correctly form the letter ‘p’ and ‘s.’
We are doing brilliantly learning initial letter sounds in phonics. We learned ‘i’
and ‘n’ this week. We discovered that we can segment and blend lots of cvc words with the sounds we know.
We had lots of fun outside with samaras (sycamore seeds) and loved watching them spin.
On Thursday, a specialist EYFS school improvement advisor visited Reception and Pre-School. She talked to us about our learning and came and explored our environment with us. She loved it and commented on the huge improvements made since her last visit in June.
In Forest School, we looked at Autumn changes and found as many different coloured leaves as we could. We also worked on our rope skills and made dens.
29th September - 3rd October
Our text this week was Jack and the Beanstalk. We thought about how mum felt when she looked out of the window and decided she would have been surprised. We drew mum with the beanstalk.
In phonics, we learned two new sounds - ‘t’ and ‘p.’ We are using the sounds we know to segment and blend cvc words.
We continued sorting in maths this week. We decided our own criteria to make a set and explained our reasoning. We compared sets and are trying hard to use the mathematical vocabulary, more, fewer and the same.
We have learned to sing ‘Big Red Combine Harvester,’ we are looking forward to singing it at our Harvest Festival and showing the rest of the school the actions.
On Tuesday, our School Improvement Advisor who is also a registered Ofsted inspector came to visit. She was very impressed with our beautiful behaviour and our super learning. Well done Reception! ⭐️
22nd - 26th September
This week in phonics, we have been learning the initial sounds s and a. We have continued with fine motor exercises to improve our finger strength and practised holding a pencil correctly for mark making using the tripod grip. Our focus text this week was The Three Little Pigs, and we enjoyed joining in with the repetitive refrains. We drew a picture from the story and talked about what we had drawn.
In maths, we read 'Sniffles and the Autumn Crown' and then we matched, sorted and compared autumn leaves.
This week we have also practised the fire drill. The Reception team were really proud of how we walked silently to the safety point in the field.
On Friday, we looked exceptionally smart ready for our first school photo.
15th - 19th September
Our focus text was the Colour Monster. For our first writing activity, we learned how to sit correctly and how to hold a pencil correctly. We drew the colour monster and decided which emotion our monster was feeling. We have also been doing lots of fine motor activities. We learned two new number songs this week, ‘5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer’ and ‘1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive.’
8-12th September
We worked with Mr Postans and Mrs Walford and played some games on the iPad. (Each child completed the Reception baseline which is a statutory requirement. Results will be shared during parent consultations on Monday 6th October.) We continued to explore the various learning environments both inside and outside. We visited the school library and chose our first book to take home. We have enjoyed singing the number songs ‘5 Little Speckled Frogs’ and 10 Fat Sausages.
3-5th September
We spent the first three days of term learning our new routines, getting to know the Reception team and our new classroom and outdoor area.
