Reception Weekly Blogs

Thank you for joining us for parents evening last week. It was great to celebrate the children's first half term at Strathmore!

We were lucky to have a visit from Marcela Ferreria on Thursday, who wrote the story Isobel Hates Change. The children enjoyed a workshop with some great activities -…

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a lovely half term. We've had a fab first week back in Reception, it's been wonderful seeing the children come back to school ready to learn.

Phonics -

We'll be recapping for the next 2 weeks to secure taught graphemes in our brilliant brains before…

Well done Reception for a wonderful first half term at Strathmore! Wishing everyone a lovely, restful week off.

Phonics -

Recap of graphemes - g, u, k, f, m.

Recap of tricky words - I, is, the.

Maths -

We have focussed on comparing quantities this week, where the children…

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Graphemes - h, b, f, l

Tricky word - the

'The' is made up of 'th' - a digraph we haven't learnt yet and 'e' - which makes an 'uh' sound.

Maths -

This week, the children have build on their subitising skills. We have continued to use ‘perceptual’ subitising – instant…

As the weather begins getting colder, please ensure your child brings a coat and wellie boots are in school. We will continue having our garden open during free flow, so waterproof clothes are also recommended - these can stay on the children's pegs.

Phonics -

Graphemes - ck, e, u,…

A fab (and warm!) week in Reception. We have now joined the rest of the school for lunchtimes on the main playground, and the children are really enjoying exploring and making the most of everything our lovely playground has to offer - a mud kitchen, construction, stage, bikes, Lego, and more. If…

Another lovely week in Reception, the children are doing so well in understanding and following school routines, showing increasing levels of independence - superstars!

Phonics -

Graphemes - i, n, m, d.

The children are becoming more confident in writing these letters on their…

Our first full week at Strathmore has been a busy and very enjoyable one! The children are remembering routines, continuing to learn new names and showing brilliant understanding of our school values of being kind, safe and respectful. 

Phonics -

Our phonics journey began this week,…

Welcome to our Reception blog! We have had a busy and wonderful first week settling in and getting to know each other. We are so very proud of how well the children have come into school and explored their new learning environment, as well as remembering lots of new routines! 

Each week,…

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…

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Australia - CCVCC words

Words we have read - crept, trust, squelch, crust, crisp, strand, strict.

Words we have written - stamp, twist, blend, crunch, strong, string, sprint, scrunch.

Tricky words - were, here, little, says.

Antarctica - CVCC words 

Words we have…

Reception have been true superstars in the heat this week, remembering how to keep themselves as safe and as cool as possible both in the classroom and when outside. We've had lots of lovely water play and joined nursery in their garden in the afternoons as they have lots of shade and…