Autumn 2 Week 4 29.11.24
Hello!
In maths this week we have been investigating ways of composing and deconstructing the numbers 3, 4 and 5. The children have used multilink to create different arrangements of these numbers and we have discussed how the whole number is broken down into parts and how we can see this when we make different arrangements.
This is a Numberblocks episode which we watched a section of. This helps to show how the different numbers can be made: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08dnngm/numberblocks-series-1-stampolines
If you’d like to make Stampolines like the ones in the episode then you could cut a square shape from a potato and use this with paint to stamp onto paper.
If you are struggling for Christmas present ideas then you can buy a Numberblocks Stampoline pack! Here is a link if you are interested: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Learning-Resources-Numberblocks-Stampoline-Multicolour/dp/B0CRDQHJHS?th=1
This week in Understanding the World we have continued to learn about The Arctic. The children have identified features of Farsley including buildings, landscape, weather and wildlife and have then made comparisons with the Arctic, using pictures and prior knowledge. They have learnt about what climate is and how climate change is affecting life in the Arctic.
Next week we will be reading the story Dear Zoo in Talk 4 Writing. You may remember the children learning the story of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt last half-term. Talk 4 Writing enables children to become so familiar with a story that they are able to retell the story word for word. This is great for engagement in reading as well as confidence in speaking and performing. They are able to retell the story orally and when they have the phonic knowledge they are then able to do this in writing too. We will be learning actions to help us to retell the story and drawing story maps as well as using some of our phonic knowledge to write parts of the story. We will also have a go at creating our own versions of the story.
In maths we are learning about the properties of squares and rectangles. We will be identifying them in our classroom environment and making pictures using squares and rectangles. We will also be matching amounts to numerals and representing quantities in abstract ways such as with actions or sounds. We will be arranging objects up to 10 and will learn that when we rearrange the objects, the quantity will remain the same.
We asked for costumes for the show to come in by Monday 9th December. If you have already organised your child’s outfit then we would be very happy to accept these in school now. Please ensure your child’s name is on any clothing and also the bag. Thank you for your support. Please let us know this coming week if you have any problems getting hold of anything.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
The Reception team
