Week ending 11th October 2024
This week in Gateshead class, we have looked at the text, 'The Gruffalo'.
The children were fantastic at creating their own 'terrible creatures', sequencing the story into three parts and recalling the terminology that Julia Donaldson uses to describe the Gruffalo.
In groups, they were also able to retell the story using story props - some children performed this to the whole class!
Great job Gateshead.
Week ending 4th October 2024
We have had another great week in Gateshead class! The children have continued to be resilient and hardworking in all of their lessons, which has made myself, Mrs Richter and Mrs Jude very proud!
This week in English, we looked at a poem called 'A Basket of Apples'. The children learned to recite the poem using actions and a story map. Towards the end of the week, both the Squirrels and the Owls made up their own poems based on 'A Basket of Leaves' - we then performed our poems to each other. Mrs Richter and I were blown away!
In our maths sessions, we have been focusing on repeating patterns. The children have been able to spot different patterns and have shown using manipulatives, their own repeating patterns.
On Friday, we took the children around our school grounds for an Autumnal walk - they did an excellent job in walking sensibly and listened carefully to instructions. The children were very good at spotting different objects from their spotter sheets - they were like nature detectives! We spotted and talked about different coloured leaves, types of insects, acorns, conkers and berries. It was lovely to see the children work together as a team - they are all super stars!
Week ending 27th September 2024
This week in Gateshead class we have learnt about 'more than' and 'fewer than'. The children were introduced to their first pieces of work in their Math's books - they did an amazing job!
In English, we have been learning about a book called 'Holey Moley', both the Owls and Squirrels made up a very good poem with Mrs Richter and I. Another busy but fantastic week!
Week ending 20th September 2024
Wow! What another fantastic week in Gateshead class. The children during their phonics sessions have been introduced to magnetic boards and have blown Mrs Richter and I away with how they have been able to form simple words - excellent!
On Friday, we talked about the different Zones of Regulation, the children were able to recall the different emotions alongside their colours. We played a little game at the end of our session to test our knowledge and the children did this brilliantly.
We are amazed at how the children are continuing to settle in and we can't wait for another week in Gateshead class!
Week ending 13th September 2024
This week we have had a fantastic week in Gateshead class. One of our favourite activities was the Music Workshop! The children really enjoyed the band and loved the Disney songs - some children were also excited to be picked to join the band.
Mrs Richter and I are so proud of how the children have settled into Gateshead class in their first full week.
Week Ending Friday 6th September 2024
What a fabulous first week we have had in Reception!
We have been amazed at how well the children have settled in and in particular, how inquisitive and engaged they have been in their play and with each other.
We can't wait for a busy, busy year.
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