Week 27 in Class Ra

Class: Reception Year: 2023 - 2024

Good afternoon all, 

This week in Ra we have been learning about Jack and the Flumflum tree by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts. We read the story and then we drew a map from Granny’s house to the isle of Blow-yer-nose.

On Monday in our music lesson we used tambourines to create sea music. We shook them to create the sounds of the waves and then hit them to create crashing waves. We also practised using our hands and arms to create waves.

In Literacy this we have focused on writing sentences independently. The children work in groups to order pictures from the Jack and the Flum Flum story. The children wrote the sentence ‘She has spots!’ We practiced using a capital letter, finger spaces and an exclamation mark. On Thursday, the children worked in their colour teams to order the pictures from the story.

In P.E we have started our first unit of dance. We are learning how to use our body and create simple themed related shapes, movements and actions. We have learnt simple actions to go along with our seasons. The children then created different movements and put together a simple routine.

In Maths this week we developed confidence in counting strategies, including counting on from different starting numbers. The children will also consider strategies for counting larger numbers of objects, including those that cannot be moved. During choosing time, the children have had further opportunities to hear, and join in with, counting beyond 20.

On Friday this week we investigated changing states by melting chocolate. We looked at how chocolate changes when we heat it up. We spoke about the particles in the chocolate and what happens when they are heated. The children then practised their mixing skills and we made rice krispie treats with the melted chocolate.

Our V.I.P this week has been Florence. Florence enjoys maths and counting. Well done!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and we will see you next week. Next week we will be learning about treasure chests and sharks.

Miss MacWilliam