Week 1 

This week we have welcomed the new half term! We can not believe it is the final term already. 

In Talk For Writing we have started our new story 'How To Catch A Star' by Oliver Jeffers. 

This half term we are learning all about instruction writing. We are going to be writing instructions on how to catch a star. 

We have started our text map and learning all about what instructions are and why we use them. 

In Maths we are learning about addition, the children have worked really hard to remember

that addition is when add 2 amounts to make a larger amount. 

Week 2 

This week we have been learning all about Eid Al Adha and Father's Day. 

We have loved talking about why some people in our life are special to us and why we love them. The children have enjoyed making cards and gifts for their special adults. 

We have also learnt about the difference between Eid Al Adha and Eid Al Fitr. The children have loved sharing what their family traditions are around Eid and what type of food they will be eating. 

In Maths, we have been exploring subtraction, the children have worked so hard this week. It ca be so tricky to remember that we have to make an amount smaller and not larger. 

We have used lots of different ways to explore how to do this including singing songs like '5 Little Speckle Frogs', we have used Numicon, counters, compare bears and subtraction mats to help us.

Week 3 

This week in Reception, we have had a very exciting week! 

Our topic this half term is all about our local area, Chadderton. 

To learn more about our area we have been on a school trip to  Asda, in the days before the trip we mapped out our way on Google Maps, then walked from school. 

We used or communication skills in Asda to ask where different food isles were. We brought ingredients for our picnic that we are going to share on Friday. 

In Talk For Writing we have been exploring different types instructions and how different instructions are written in different ways. 

We have also had our sports day- filled full of fun! In the morning time, we enjoyed team games on our field and learnt how to do yoga with Coach T. 

In the Afternoon, parents were invited to watch the children in different races. The parents even got involved in the races and Tug Of War- it was lots of fun!