Welcome back! We hope you have a lovely relaxing Easter break. This week we will be looking at the season of Spring and the changes that occur. We will go out on a Spring walk looking for signs of spring, we will learn all about the season of Spring and will do a range of spring crafts. Talk to your child about the season and see if they can tell you how Spring is different to winter and Autumn. This is a good time to plant some flowers with your child. Start by replanting the bean that your child brought home for the Easter break. Keep a log of how it grows by sending photos in to school at rmt@coundon.coventry.sch or rch@coundon.coventry.sch.uk
This week the children will be moving in to their new phonics groups. A number of children have not made the expected progress and have remained in the same level phonic group. Please ensure you hear your child read every night and go through their phonic sound cards paying particular attention to the special friends (two letters that make one sound such as ch, sh etc). The children are now using the phonic sounds they know to write. They are writing simple words and sentences by segmenting words to then write them. If your child is confident reading CVC words, then see if they can write them. Below are some more videos for set 2 sounds to practise over the break.
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/Vd1Og1RF/U5ghCNNa
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/9dIMLnyh/jRcdVhgv
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/NhPlFHMc/72FP54Ex
This week in Maths we will be looking at the numbers to 20. We will be ordering the numbers, counting to 20 and making amounts. We will look at representations of the numbers and will play different games to ensure we have the numbers in the correct order. Can your child count to 20 accurately? Can they tell you what number comes next? Before? If you count and miss a number out can they tell you the number?
As you know the weather in the spring time can be a little bit changeable. Can we ask that you send your child in to school every day with a waterproof coat with a hood. The children get very upset if they can’t go outside when all their friends are outside, because they haven’t got a coat. The weather can often be sunny in the morning but can turn cold and wet by the afternoon. Please also label any new jackets, sun hats or uniform so that any misplaced items can be returned to you.
Have a lovely week
The Reception Team