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Welcome to Reception

Reception Team

  Class Teacher: Miss G Lavis-Cole      LSA: Miss M Milewska           LSA: Miss J Lloyd

Welcome to our class page. You will find everything you need on here to help prepare you and your child ready for Reception in September. It has been a very unusual school year, however we are looking forward to welcoming our new intake of children to our classroom. In Reception we love singing, dancing, creating and exploring to support our learning. We are looking forward to creating wonderful memories and experiences!

Miss Lavis 

Communication:

Schoop - the school ID is 17699

Twitter - @StDavidsCiWPrm https://twitter.com/StDavidsCiWPrm

Email: reception@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk 

Google Classroom: tk5jfhr

If you have any queries or concerns please let us know, we're here to help .

 You can e-mail reception@stdavidsprm.cardiff.sch.uk or ring the school office and I will contact you ASAP.

'Commotion in the Ocean'

We are looking forward to having a wonderful half term and can't wait to start our new adventure.

Our topic this term is: Commotion in the Ocean

The children will drive into their new adventure under the sea! Our new friends from the book 'Commotion in the Ocean' will be teaching us all about different sea creatures. We will be exploring how each sea creature is different and special just like us and how we can help God to look after all of his creations. We will exploring rhyming words and poetry through the book Commotion in the Ocean. There will be regular updates on this web page, together with tweets and messages through Schoop. Keep your eyes peeled for exciting updates!

Mid Term Planning Map

Weekly Routines

Snack

In Reception we will be having daily snack which includes milk/water and fruit/vegetables. Please can you provide your child with their own fruit or vegetables. 

Water: Children can bring in a water bottle to keep in class to drink throughout the day, please ensure only plain water is in the bottles and they are labelled with the child's name. 

PE

PE will take place on: Thursday

Children need to bring in black shorts, white/house coloured t-shirt and trainers. In school all children are encouraged to become independent in their learning. We encourage children to take off and put on jumpers, coats, socks, shoes and PE kit on their own. To support your child's independence; please practice these personal skills at home.

Reading

Please return to school every day.

In preparation for reading your child will bring home sound sheets and key words to support their development. Please can you practise these daily. A small note to let us know how they are getting on at home is much appreciated .   

VIP

Learner of the Week

Our VIP Learner of the Week: 

For: 

Homework Grid

Please can books be returned by Tuesday. 

Homework will be sent home every Friday. The homework subject will change every week and will include literacy or numeracy activities alongside reading. Below is also a homework grid where you can complete different activities throughout the half term at your own pace. 

**For every piece of homework completed your child will receive a gold star and help them on their way to becoming VIP**

Literacy

How I can help at home: 

- To identify and write your child's name.

-To identify and form RWI sounds.

www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

This is an online resource where you child can learn new sounds, words and practise the skill of reading through storytelling and games. Each child has their own log in with the activities tailored to their development. 

Your child would have brought log in details home, if you have not please contact me.

www.oxfordowl.co.uk

This is an online resource where your child can read online books, play phonics and CVC word games as well as activity inspiration for practical activities inside and outside the house. The resource is free to use and has lots of advice for parents.

Username: stdavidsreception

Password: Reception123

www.phonicsplay.co.uk

Phonics Play is an interactive game that we use in the classroom daily. There are lots of activities for CVC words- our favourite is Obb and Bob. When selecting activities please select Phase 2. 

(This activity needs flash player)

Username: march2020

Password: home

www.topmarks.co.uk

Topmarks is a wonderful website that has a lot of interactive games for sound recognition, CVC words and a wonderful sky writer game to encourage letter formation. The website also has a parents section that give further details and explanation on how you can support and challenge your child's learning at home.

Numeracy

How you can help at home:

-Identify and form numbers up to 10.

-To begin to count groups of objects up to 10.

www.oxfordowl.co.uk

Oxford Owl has some lovely mathematics games, including shape, addition, subtraction and even time. They also have downloadable resources including worksheets and wonderful advice for parents. Reception are currently working on numbers up to 10 and up to 20.

www.topmarks.co.uk

Topmarks is a wonderful maths website that has lots of interactive mathematics games. They have a wide selection of topics including sequencing numbers, problem solving, money, and addition and subtraction to name a few. The website also has a parents resource section which will show you how to give you further guidance of how you can support and challenge your children's learning at home.

Italiano 

As part of modern foreign languages (MFL) Reception have been learning Italian. We have been learning our colours and numbers. Below and the song we have been learning to help us.

www.languagenut.com

Languagenut is a wonderful online tool where children can access resources to support the development of their new language (Italian). Each child will have their own log in details where they can gain points for activities completed. Languagenut will also give you the correct pronunciation of words and phrases. You can learn alongside your child! These points will show a class ranking, school ranking, and even our school ranking compared to all schools around the world. Reception have access to Italian and Welsh! At St David's we love multilingual children. Have fun!!

Where to start Italian: We will be learning our different colours.

Other activities

Snap Game: This could be used with colours.

Feely Bag: Put different colours in a bag and pull different things out to name them. (Can you beat your last score?)