Author: Mrs Solakova

15.11.24

Hello children, parents and carers,
it was lovely to see so many of you today for our very first reading morning. Your support means a lot to us and we are looking forward seeing you next Friday.

In Little Wandle this week we’ve learnt 4 new graphemes and 4 new tricky words (and, his, her, has). You will find the new tricky words in your child’s orange book and letter formation practice sheets in the pink folder.

On Tuesday we’ve had a special anti – bullying assembly and talked a lot about being kind and respectful towards everyone in school and home. We also discussed how we need to ‘CHOOSE RESPECT’ and do something positive to counter the harm and hurt that bullying causes. To show everybody that we are all different and unique we came to school wearing odd socks.

In RE this week we learnt about Hinduism. The children made lovely diva lamps and listened to the story of Rama and Sita.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/my-first-festivals-diwali

Children in need
And finally thank you for your donations today. The children looked smashing wearing their spots and stripes.

And finally but not least, congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Dates to remember:
Monday 14.11.24 – Individual and siblings photos
Friday 8:40-8:55 – Reading morning

Have a lovely weekend!
Looking forward seeing you all next week!
Mrs Solakova

08.11.24

Welcome back everyone,
I hope you enjoyed your half term week, spending quality time with family and friends. I loved hearing amazing stories about trips to London, pumpkin carving and family meals.

In Little Wandle this week we began learning Autumn 2 graphemes and digraphs. In your child’s pink folder you will find Autumn 2 grapheme list.

We’ve learnt three new digraphs ss, ff and ll and a new grapheme ‘j’. We are also rapidly beginning to introduce new tricky words. Please help your children to practice the tricky words at home too.

In Maths we were representing, subitising and finding numbers 1, 2, 3. The children were involved in a different adult led and child initiated activities to help and deepen their understanding. We counted ladybirds outside, posted letters into 1, 2 and 3 post boxes and counted 1,2 and 3 on 5 frames.

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The children really enjoyed sharing their wonderful Baptism items with the rest of us. It was wonderful seeing tiny dresses, special books and personalised candles. Thank you so much for supporting us!

We also role played Baptism and learnt the special words:

Reading books
This Thursday all children came home with a reading practice book and a reading record. Please make sure you read with your child at least 3 times a week as this will really boost their confidence and fluency. All books must be returned by next Thursday the latest, as new books will go home.
Once again thank you for your continued support!

And finally but not least, congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Dates to remember:
Monday 14.11.24 – Individual and siblings photos
Friday 8:40-8:55 – Reading morning (parents and carers are welcome to stay and share a book with their children).

Have a lovely weekend!
Looking forward seeing you all next week!
Mrs Solakova

25.10.24

Hello children, parents and carers,
I really can’t believe that today we have finished our first half term! The time went so quickly! But we also achieved and learnt so much…from exploring the classroom, to remembering our friends names, from being brave to come in without mummy and daddy, to forming lovely friendships. We learnt lots of new graphemes and solved many mathematical problems. We practiced singing and dancing, read lovely books and played musical instruments. From being insecure and not sure how to write our names we are now beginning to write our first CVC words. Absolutely impressive!!!

In Little Wandle this week we played lots of games, thinking about initial sounds, orally blending words like C-A-R and D-O-G, and remembering all the graphemes and phonemes learnt so far. As already mentioned we also spent the week assessing the children and finding out how to support them if needed.

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In the next 4 weeks the children will be learning about Baptism as a sacrament and that a sacrament is something that uses signs – a combination of words and actions. The focus will be very much on how we welcome a new baby into any family and then how a baby is welcomed into the family of God. Throughout the topic there will be opportunities for you to help your child make the sign of the cross, to pray and to listen to how much God loves them. Your child will enjoy role playing some of the signs and symbols which take place during a baptism in a Catholic church.

It would be lovely to see photos or any other special items from the Reception children’s own Baptism. This can be a candle, special card, photo, blanket or gown. They will be shared with the class and then safely returned home.

Harvest assembly
Thanks to all who were able to come by and make it a memorable experience for us. The children did really well singing and doing the actions. Your generous donations are much appreciated!

And finally but not least, congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Dates to remember:
04.11.24 – Back to school
08.11.24 – Remembrance assembly – Parents welcome

Have a lovely half term week!
Mrs Solakova

18.10.24

Hello children, parents and carers,
It’s Friday again and I can’t wait to share with you what we’ve been busy with in the last 5 days.
In Little Wandle we’ve learnt four new graphemes:

Next week we will focus on finding out what the children learnt so far revisiting all the phonemes and digraphs for Autumn 1.
I also added a new tricky word ‘the’ . Please practice the tricky words at home too, as we all know they can be very ‘tricky’ to remember :).

In Maths we explored, copied and then created simple patterns. The children had plenty of opportunities to spot patterns all around… on the playground, in the books and while singing nursery rhymes. Everyone’s favourite was creating action patterns like jump, spin, jump, spin or clap, bend, clap, bend.

We are very much looking forward to have our first Reception class performance next week and are very excited to rehearse our song.
Please remember that the Harvest assembly is taking place next Friday at 9am. Looking forward seeing you all there. All donations are welcomed, please check the list for what’s needed! Thank you for your generosity!

On Friday we had a big discussions about all of us being different and unique! We sad NO to racism and celebrated the day wearing red.

We also created beautiful posters and did an amazing job writing the word RED. Can’t be happier to see this wonderful letter formation after only a couple of weeks.

And finally but not least, congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Dates to remember:
Friday 25th October – Harvest assembly
Monday 28th October – Friday 1st November – Half term week

Have a lovely weekend and looking forward seeing you all next week!
Mrs Solakova

11.10.24

Hello children and parents,
This week in Reception was a full on one, with parents consultations, planting spring bulbs, learning 4 new sounds and our first digraph, talking about measure, mass and capacity and of course lots of play and fun games with friends 🙂

In Little Wandle this week we’ve learnt 3 new graphemes and a digraph. The children are getting better and better at remembering the terminology and they already know that a digraph means 2 letters, but one sound!

We also learnt a new tricky word, which you will find in your child’s blue book:

Thank you all so much for all the hard work you are doing with the children at home – We saw some fantastic learning outside of school!

In Maths we were comparing size, mass and capacity. We used lots of mathematical language and learnt how to describe and recognise differences.
Which string is longer? Which string is shorter?

Which object is heavier? How do you know?
Which object is lighter? How do you know?

Would the tall giraffe fit inside the box? Does this container hold more or less? How can you find out?

In RE we had a moment of quiet reflection and talked about what we’ve learnt so far. We all had a turn thinking about what makes us precious. Well, I think the children had great ideas and responded really well showing me how well they have been listening in the last couple of weeks. Here are some of the quotes. Enjoy 🙂

I am precious because I am kind!
I am precious because God loves me!
I am precious because of my family!

It was lovely seeing you all during parents consultations. As always I would like to say thank you for your support and kind words. Here is a copy of our Autumn term home learning grid.
You are welcome to bring any home learning to school or if you prefer you can upload it on Tapestry!

And finally congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Have a lovely weekend and looking forward seeing you all next week!
Mrs Solakova

04.10.2024

Hello children, parents and carers,
This week was a special one. As part of our Care for creation learning we’ve learnt lots about how to look after God’s world and all his creations. We recycled and picked rubbish, we planted flowers for the bees and butterflies and made promises to always protect our beautiful World.

In Little Wandle this week we’ve learnt 4 new phonemes! We are all very proud to say that we now know 12 graphemes… Well done Reception!

We also introduced a new vocabulary ‘tricky word’ and even learnt our very first tricky word which you will find in your child’s book bag. Please help your child to read all the words ‘by sight’ (reading by sight means being able to read a word without the need for ‘decoding’ or ‘segmenting’ and ‘blending’). New words will be added weekly working towards all words required for Reception.

In class the children have plenty of opportunities to embed their learning by playing phonics games. They are successfully applying initial sound to the correct grapheme and blending CVC words. I am very proud to say that we now have readers! How exciting!

At the end of the week we also remembered that St Adrians is a Mercy school and we should live and learn like the Sisters of Mercy, be respectful and kind. We created a beautiful banner and proudly displayed it in the classroom!

And finally congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Mrs Solakova

27.09.24

Hello parents and children,
It is so lovely to see the children building confidence and becoming more and more independent looking for things in the classroom, tidying up, getting changed for PE (buttons still very tricky, but practice makes you perfect 🙂 and carrying lunch trays.

In Little Wandle this week the children learnt 4 new phonemes:

We also started sound talking and blending some CVC words like tap, pan, sit and pat. Everyone is trying very hard and I am sure that in no time we will have a classroom full of confident readers 🙂

In Maths we talked about groups and the children were introduced to the concept of matching. We started by matching physical objects with other physical objects.

And of course the highlight of the week! Going to the library by bus 🙂 I am not sure what was more exciting… the bus ride or the library visit :)! We had a special animal hunt around the library, sang nursery rhymes, read a story and borrowed some books. We also had a special certificate and new library cards.

We also learnt how to scan library cards and which buttons to press so we can borrow a book!

I was absolutely impressed by how well the children behaved, putting hands up if they have a question, saying please and thank you, respecting other visitors by being quiet.

We also found out that you can borrow 30 books in one go!!! What a treat! I hope that you will continue taking your children to the library as this is such a wonderful place for having a family day out, enjoying reading and storytelling!

And finally congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Have a lovely weekend! Looking forward seeing you all next week.
Mrs Solakova

20.09.24

Hello children and parents.
I am very excited to share with you some of the lovely things we’ve been doing this week. We began the week by thinking about our class saint and saying a little prayer. We all learnt that Saint Adrian is known as the patron saint of teachers, scholars, and students and that his life and teachings continue to inspire Christians around the world to seek knowledge and promote education, just as he did during his lifetime. We thanked Saint Adrian for helping us learn how to write, sing, dance, make friends, look after God’s world, read and do maths. The children were very helpful in creating a lovely class door!

We are very excited to let you know that we have started our Little Wandle journey and we’ve learnt our first 4 phonemes.

I am impressed by how well the children are learning and engaging in different activities. We are also practising writing the new graphemes, using the phrases that go with each one of them. In your child’s book bag this week you will find a pink folder with some letter formation practice sheets. Please take some time and practise writing them at home. They need to be returned by Thursday for a special home learning class celebration! In the folder you will also find the Autumn 1 list of graphemes.

In RE we talked about God’s love and how we are all precious to him. We also discussed the role of the family in our life and how we are all very special. As part of our topic I would like to ask you to send a photo into school showing your child with their family.  We will be talking about how children feel safe and snug when they are with their family and relating this to God’s love for us all.
God says:
You are precious to me. I love you.
I know you.
I know your name. You are my child

And finally congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!

Have a lovely weekend! Looking forward seeing you all next week.
Mrs Solakova

12.07.24

Dear children and parents,
We have had a very interesting week with new children settling in, a morning with Mrs Thompson and planning an End of Reception party!

In Maths and Little Wandle we are revisiting tricky learning like bonds to 10, odd and even numbers, reading longer words like portrait and sight reading words like when, what and why. That gives us extra time for games and spending quality time with each other in the last weeks of Reception… Where did the time go? We played parachute games on the field, baked muffins and enjoyed the sunshine. Have a look:

Thursday morning was such a success and Mrs Thompson was absolutely impressed with all children and their exceptional behaviour and knowledge. The children spent the time in year 1 classroom painting, listening to a story and playing outside!

As you probably already know, on Friday next week, we are going to have an End of Reception party! All children are very excited and looking forward to it. We have decided to make a party food list and everyone brings something different. Please make sure you check your child’s reading record for further information 🙂

And finally… we are all very excited about the Euro final on Sunday! We made flags to support England! We all hope that they are going to win!!!

Dates to remember:
Friday 19th July – Reading morning
Friday 19th July – Last day of term. School finishes at 1:30pm.

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
Mrs Solakova