Year R

Friday 11th October 2024

We have been very busy in Year R this week! We have been learning the sounds m a s d and t in Phonics and practising how to write them on our whiteboards. In Maths we have been making a 'match' and looking at what is the 'same' and 'different' before we start to compare amounts. We had a fun trip to the library on Monday afternoon! We buddied up with a child from Year 2 and they read us a story. This was especially lovely for our children who have siblings across the school. Our most exciting moment this week has to be our visit from the police! We learned that the police look after us by keeping us safe and if we are lost we can look for someone with a badge. We know to call 999 in an emergency - but not for things like a lost toy! They also talked about their dogs, their uniforms and even showed us their police van!

Next week we will be learning about independence as one of our school values and we’ll be having our photo taken by Portsmouth News on Wednesday morning!

Friday 4th October 2024

This week in Year R we have been busy showing our school values of respect, but also our independence. Look how we are accessing our own resources in the craft area, using fine motor skills to peel and cut tape and create beautiful artwork. We have introduced balance bikes to our outside learning space and know that it is so important to keep safe and wear a helmet on these bikes, especially as we like to go so fast! I wonder if you can be independent at home too?

Next week is going to be an exciting time for learning as we will be starting to teach phonics with the children. The first sounds we will learn are m, a, s and t! Ask the children about these when they come home! We are also lucky enough to be having a visit from the local PCSOs who will be teaching us about how to stay safe and about how they help us. We will be telling them all about how we have been showing respect.

Friday 27th September 2024

This week we have been getting our hands dirty planting in the garden. We have been busy fixing the fencing from all this wind and continued our construction play by working as a team to build houses to shelter from the rain. Let's hope next week the weather is a bit brighter, but please remember we love playing outside in all weathers, so please send in coats on rainy days.

Friday 20th September 2024

This week we have been at school full time! We have worked really hard and must be feeling so tired! We have had an exciting week that included our first PE lesson, making new friends and finding a caterpillar! We can't wait to see what next week brings.

Friday 13th September 2024

This week we have been so confident exploring during our settling-in sessions. We have been busy making new friends, picking tomatoes to make tomato soup in the mud kitchen and digging for treasure in the sand! The Year R staff are so impressed with the listening skills and tidying up already and can't wait to see you next week when we start our first full time days!