--- title: "Reception 10.7.26" url: "https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-10-13-16-reception-10-7-26" school: "Strathmore Infant and Nursery School" --- Reception and Nursery Tours for 2027 Admissions Now Open - Please go to our Admissions page to book a space # Reception 10.7.26 10 July 2026 [Alice Bartle](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/blog/author/abartle) [Reception Weekly Blogs](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/blog/category/reception-weekly-blogs) Another hot week! The children have been brilliant when talking about sun safety once again. We enjoyed our final forest school session with Hannah & Becky this week where we made banana boats and toasted s'mores. Phonics - Australia: phase 4 longer words & recap of compound words Some words we have read: tantrum, printer, chapter, chimpanzee, shampoo, windmill, handstand. Some words we have written: forest, blanket, second, freshness, lunchbox. Tricky words: there, when, what, one. Antarctica: CCVCC & CCCVCC words. Some words we have read: stamp, twist, squelch, grand, blend, sprint. Some words we have written: blend, crunch, string, scrunch, strong. Tricky words: were, here, little, says. Maths - We have explored weight and capacity this week, using scales to weigh different items from around the classroom, as well as Numicon to add numbers together. Lots of brilliant mathematical language was used to describe our observations, including heavier than, lighter than, too much, too little, not enough, a lot more. Activities for home: - Set up a 'balancing station' with interesting things from around the home to weigh and balance - make predictions first - Use see-saw problems relating to weight: 'what can we do to make this side of the see-saw go down?' Topic - We have enjoyed drawing pictures for our new year 1 teachers in PSHE this week, which went up to year 1 during our transition morning. Our word of the week 'resilience' has been linked to PSHE this week, where we spoke about the times during Reception where the children have shown resilience. We had lovely, reflective discussions about our wonderful year in Reception and spoke about what we're looking forward to in year 1. Notices - We plan on walking to the post box in our final week to post our lovely letters home. Please can a stamp be brought in ASAP so we can do this. Please return any outstanding library books by the end of term - lost library book slips have been sent home. Thank you. [ Summer B week 5](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-03-16-19-summer-b-week-5) [Summer week 6 ](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-10-16-44-summer-week-6) ![Strathmore Infant and Nursery School](https://files.schudio.com/strathmore-infant-and-nursery-school/images/logo/Strathmore_Infant_and_Nursery_-_logo_(1).png) ### Strathmore Infant and Nursery School Old Hale Way Hitchin Hertfordshire SG5 1XR 01462 459558 ### Useful Links: - [Newsletters](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/news-and-events/newsletter-half-termly) - [Admissions](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/about-us/admissions) - [School Day](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/about-us/school-day) - [Safeguarding](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/key-information/safeguarding) © Copyright 2025–2026 Strathmore Infant and Nursery School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.strathmore.herts.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)