Reception - Buttercup

Welcome back Buttercups

I hope you have had a lovely break and look forward to continuing your learning in the Spring term. Our Spring term topic will be  Long Ago and will have a focus on History through looking at past events and comparing our toys, homes, sport in the past and present.

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 Meet the Staff in Reception

Mrs Neal and Miss Allen - Bluebell Class Teacher

Mrs Juziuk  - Buttercup Class Teacher

Mrs Robson  - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Hussain - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Dix - Teaching Assistant

Mr Pardeep - Teaching Assistant

World book day.

Thursday 7th March 2024

We will be reading Peace on earth by David Litchfield 

Topic Request

Dear Parent/Carer

As part of our topic ‘Long Ago’ the children have been learning about the past and ages and stages. For one of our craft projects we would like the children to paint a portrait of a grandparent. To do this the children will need a photograph to use to create the painting. It could be a hard copy brought in to school or a picture sent to us using the class emails which we could then print out.

We really appreciate your support with this and helping the children with their learning.

Many Thanks

The Reception Team

Please return by Wednesday 31^st January 2024

Email Addresses

Bluebell Class:  bluebell@balliolschool.co.uk

Buttercup Class:  buttercup@balliolschool.co.uk

UPDATE -SEPTEMBER 2023

Dear Parent/Carer

It has been lovely to welcome the children back to school after the Christmas break. They have been very busy getting to know their new class and making new friends.

We just have a couple of reminders:

The school day starts at 8:45am and finishes at 3:30pm

P.E.  - will be on a Monday so children need to come to school in their P.E. kits.

P.E. kits consist of:

• White t-shirt and black or nay blue shorts/ leotard
• Plimsoles/trainers
• Tracksuits for colder weather
• Please remove ear piercings for all PE lesson

Please remember to bring a water bottle to school everyday and that it is separate to their lunch juice and that it contains only water.

Please remember to name all items of clothing, bags, water bottles, lunch bags, hats

Please continue to support your child in holding and using cutlery when eating.

Please also support your child in recognising and writing their name.

Many Thanks

Reception Team 

Ways to help support your children's learning.

Phonics

Watch the tricky word songs on YouTube for phase 2 and 3

Then practice writing your tricky words

Phase 2 Tricky Words and Sight Words Song - YouTube 

Phase 3 Phase 3 Tricky Words Song Say Hello To - YouTube 

Literacy/Maths

Share the stories with your child. 

Talk about the pictures. 

Encourage your child to share what they think will happen next. 

Can you count things around you?

What two numbers make 6, 7 and 8?

Match objects to numerals. 

Many Thanks

Reception Team

Autumn Walk

We went on an autumn walk around the school and found lots of different autumn materials. We talked about the changes that we saw in the weather, plants and trees.

Useful Web activities to support learning at home

Including Maths, Science, Computing, History and Geography

Useful Web activities to support home learning

Including Literacy