Reception Blog 14th November
Date: 10th Nov 2025 @ 10:38am
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Welcome to our weekly Reception blog!
Dear Parents,
AWARDS
Well done to our award winners this week!
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Phonics
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The children have continued to enjoy the daily sessions and have been practising each new phoneme in their independent learning. Please keep sending in on Seesaw examples of the children practising their phonemes and graphemes at home. They have had the chance to practise forming the graphemes correctly. Please see the sheets for the new term in the files section below. We have also introduced tricky word 'I', 'is', 'the' and 'put'. If you want to practise forming the graphemes using the rhymes for each one and playing games such as I spy to help consolidate this weeks learning. Any photos of this homework can be sent in via Seesaw.
Reading
Please remember to read regular with your child, this term especially is important as we delve deeper into their phonetic knowledge for building reading and comprehension skills.
Also please can you ensure only one key ring is hanging from your child's book bag. This will help us fit them in the class box. Thank you.
Please send into school the reading book and reading record book each day as we hear the children read aswell. We change the books twice weekly on Mondays and Thursdays. Books will only be changed if the reading record has been written in. If you have any questions please ask.
Maths
We have been focussing on subitising 6 and finding different ways to represent it this week. We have loved playing the game I spy 6 trying to find anything that represents 6. This is a great game at home to play to practise your child's name, phonics, maths, or oracy.
Literacy.
This week we have started to read our new book 'Leaf Man' it's a wonderful book full of transient art from leavesstory. We used our phonetic knowledge to label our character made from leaves.
Anti Bullying Week - Odd Sock Day
We have had an inspiring week with a focus on how we can be a good friend and learner. We explored the school moto of Be Ready, Be Respectful and Be Safe.Then we designed our own odd socks.
Remembrance
We have been taking the time to stop and think about the importance of Remembrance Day and why we remember. The children did really well staying quiet during the 2 minute silence. The children also enjoyed the rip and stick poppy craft we completed for our floor book and display for remembrance.
Safety in PE
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We would like to remind all parents that for the safety of all children and following guidance from Chorley SSP, jewellery is not to be worn during PE. This includes earrings, bracelets and watches. All children will be asked to remove their jewellery at the start of every PE lesson. This will ensure their own safety during the lesson and the safety of others. If a child is unable to take out their own earrings, adults in school will not be able to do it for them. This will mean they will have to take another role in the lesson such as observing, coaching or officiating.
For this reason, if your child is not confident taking out earrings, please do not put them in on our PE days. This year, our PE lessons are on Tuesday and Friday, however we may also have extra lessons on other days throughout the year.
Thank you for your support in keeping our children safe.
End of Day Routine
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Children will only be allowed to go home with adults listed on the safeguarding form, unless school has been contacted to state otherwise.
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Children will be dismissed one at a time. Please let the adult on the gate know who you are picking up and they will then call the child.
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We kindly request that all children are dismissed prior to teachers/ Teaching Assistants being approached by parents.
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Should any child need to come back into the classroom, we will allow them back into the room after all of the children have been dismissed.
We have started our adventures!
Please remind the children of these safety steps.
This term our EYFS children will taken part in Lancashire County Councils' Stage 1 Right Start Child Pedestrian Training Programme. This programme teaches your child how to keep themselves safe when out and about in the traffic environment and to apply the rules of the Green Cross Code every time they cross a road. They have been taught how important it is that they:
· Think – is this the safest place to cross the road?
· Stop - with their feet back from the kerb, which gives them time to Look and Listen.
· Look - for any vehicles that might be coming on the road – remember, children of this age are unable to judge speed and distance.
· Listen - for vehicles. They may hear something before they can see it – remind them though, that electric cars make very little noise.
· Think again – have they followed the rules, and will they keep Looking and Listening the whole time they are crossing the road?
They have also been reminded to play in a safe place away from traffic and to wear or carry something bright so they can be seen at the roadside by other road users.
Please can you continue to reinforce these messages when out and about with your children.
PEOPLE WHO HELP US!
A huge thank you to Mr Tree who today did a 'Flying Visit' into Reception to talk about his job! The children have loved hearing about his amazing job and very thankful for the stickers. Lucus was very excited to have you in class.
If you anyone else would like to share their job with the class please feel free to speak with me.
CHILDREN IN NEED!
Friday 14th November is Children in Need day. Thank you for your kind donations of cakes and for buying cakes at the sale.
School Nativity
The children have been working hard preparing for their roles in the nativity this year and learning all the amazing songs. Our roles in the Nativity are Angels, Camels and Stars. information and tickets are in your child's reading bag. We hope you can join us!
