Week commencing 18th May... 

This week has been Science Week in school.  We had some brilliant visitors who told us about their jobs.  One visitor explained how tractors are made and another explained about X-rays.

At the end of the week, the children carried out an amazing experiment with coloured “Skittles” sweets and found out how the colours dissolve in water to form a colourful rainbow pattern. The children enjoyed being scientists and made predictions about what would happen and then carefully observed to see if this was true. 

On Tuesday, each class had an interactive music workshop in the Music Room with Miss Garrioch. The children had a turn playing Spanish guitars, xylophones and African drums and we loved seeing and hearing videos of these instruments being played. 

We read a book called “What We’ll Build” and talked about different buildings and the tools needed to build them. We have been thinking about, drawing and creating lots of different buildings – houses, churches, shops and schools that we have seen in the town of Southborough and even some special landmark buildings in the city of London. 

In Maths we have been folding and cutting 2D shapes to make smaller 2D shapes.  We have also been using 3D shapes to make buildings.

We hope you all have a brilliant half term holiday and please remember the first day back at school for children is Wednesday 3rd June. 

Please make time to play Numbots maths games, enjoy books together (and log some of your child’s reading on Boom Reader too). The Talking Task this week, includes special words and facts for our new topic for next term – “Animal Safari”.  We would love the children to come back and share what they have found out already.  

This week’s talking tasks:  

Please look at and talk about our new topic vocabulary and facts pages below.

What is your favourite animal? Is it a pet or a wild animal? Can you draw a picture to bring into school please. 

The children are encouraged to use the toilets and drink water throughout the day and are allowed to go to the toilet whenever they need.

The Reception timetable evolves as the children settle into the routine of school.  This is what we are hoping the timetable will be by the end of term.

During Adventure Time, the children are free to use and explore the resources and activities in the indoor and outdoor classrooms.  During this time, the Reception adults lead activities or work with individuals or small groups on a particular task or skill.  Waterproofs and wellies are used everyday during these sessions, so these stay in school.