Autumn 2 Week 5 6.11.24
Hello!
This week the children have been doing lots of practice for the Christmas production. You may well have heard a sneak preview of some of our songs if your child has been singing these at home. They certainly are very catchy! Just a reminder to please bring in any costumes by Monday 9th December at the very latest and if you have any problems getting hold of anything the please just mention this to one of the reception team. Please make sure costumes are in a named bag and that your child’s name is on the costume too.
In maths this week we have been learning about squares and rectangles. We have been hunting for these shapes, talking about their properties and making squares and rectangles using a variety of equipment and resources. You might like to see what sorts of squares and rectangles you can find at home and when out and about this weekend. Can your child tell you the difference between a square and a rectangle? Do they know that a rectangle has two longer sides and two shorter sides? Do they know that a square has equal sides? And can they tell you how many sides and corners?
We have also been matching representations of quantities, ie pictures of 5 objects or 3 dots, with amounts and with abstract concepts such as sounds or actions. We have been recognising numerals and matching numerals to quantities. You could play a dice game at home. Roll the dice and then collect the correct amount of objects to match the dice. You can play this game with number cards too: choose a mystery card and then pick up or collect that number of objects.
Here is a game which matches amounts to numerals: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/underwater-counting
We have been reading the story Dear Zoo in Talk 4 Writing. The children have really enjoyed retelling this story using actions and then drawing their own story maps to help retell the story. We will continue to retell the story next week and start writing our own versions of the story.
Next week in maths we will be exploring the composition of numbers to 5, including adding and subtracting within 5 using word problems such as this: I have 5 presents in my bag and I give one away. How many do I have now? The children will be using manipulatives such as counters to help them to work out these problems.
Just a reminder about Numbots. Your child has a username and password to log into their account which you will find stuck in their reading record. This is a great website and app which helps your child to become speedy with their maths recall.
And please continue to update us with any learning or experiences at home through Tapestry. The children love sharing their posts with the class.
We hope you have a lovely weekend,
The Reception team
