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Reception Newsletter

Week Beginning: Monday 19th June 2023

Our central idea:

Great leaders influence our past, present and future.

Next week our focus texts will be

The Pirates Are Coming! By John Condon

Phonics

We will learn the codes /y/ and /ey/ and the sounds they make. We will be learning how to apply this into reading and writing by reading and writing words containing the sounds.

Maths

In our Maths sessions we will be exploring patterns. In our Maths Mastery sessions we are exploring the composition of five and ten.

Literacy

We will be developing our writing skills to write job descriptions for pirates!

Inquiry

We will be starting our new learning about leaders of the past by learning about pirates! We will be learning about famous pirates and we will be learning how to talk like a pirate! Shiver me timbers!

Important Dates and Events for this term.

Monday 3rd July- Trip to Chatham Dockyard.

Messages for the week.

Please ensure all items of clothing are named!

Our Outdoor Learning Sessions will take place on a Wednesday afternoon. Our P.E. sessions take place on a Wednesday morning.

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Reception Common Exception and High Frequency Words taught from September to Christmas

the I a and this it in at is can as an his

no go so me he be to into of by pull full on but up had not him mum big dad back get got if off

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Reception Common Exception and High Frequency Words taught from January to Easter

Recap of all words taught and then:

was you they all are my her she we said says do too for

oh today put with went will old

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Reception Common Exception and High Frequency Words taught from Easter to the end of Term 6

Recap of all words taught and then:

has their our made your Mr Mrs see them down that then look now from just

have like some come were there little one when out what love where here friend came people saw push very help it’s children

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Our Fluency Reading text for the week:

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Our Fluency Words for the week:

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Our Fluency Words for the week:

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Maths recap for the week:

Look at Mrs Dunn’s and Miss State’s repeating patterns! We have made some mistakes! What are they? Tell a grown up at home!

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Maths recap for the week: