Reception Class Week Beginning 2.5.22

This week in Reception, the children continued to dig deeper into their new topic ‘Cities and Transport’, by learning about things that travel through the air.

They began the week by listening to the story, ‘Whatever Next?’ by Jill Murphy. This story provoked lots of discussion around big questions such as: What important possessions would you take to the moon? Could humans live on the moon? How does a spacecraft actually get to the moon and how does it get back to Earth?

The children watched a rocket launch, via the Nasa website. This inspired many of the class  to make their own large and small space rockets.

The whole class have shown great interest in the topic of space and so, led by them, we will be continuing this theme next week.

One of the overarching curriculum aims for our Reception class is for every child to learn how to ride a two-wheeled bike independently, and so the children have been working really hard over the past academic year to master this skill.

What previously learnt experiences, knowledge and skills do the children need to achieve the aim?

There are many skills needed to ride a bike.

We believe they are:

• Clasping strength and grip
• Knowing how to steer
• Use and understand directional vocabulary
• Able to balance- left leg, right leg
• Developed bilateral co-ordination
• Developed control of movement
• Able to push pedals using both feet
• Able to avoid obstacles
• Take turns to share the equipment
• Able to follow instructions and rules
• Able to self-regulate behaviour
• Being able to manage risk- being safe and taking risks
• Select appropriate safety equipment
• Understanding of road safety for all
• Effective communication skills
• Able to deal with disappointment
• Perseverance and resilience
• Making links between old and new experiences
• Confident to ask for help if needed
• Respect for equipment

We now have 18 children who can confidently ride without support and many others who are on the cusp; these children will definitely be riding by the end of the year!

What a great success!

This morning, Reception took part in the May Procession, to honour Mary. As usual, the children made their teachers proud with their fantastic behaviour and reverence during this special time.

At lunchtime today, the class had a very exciting time, when they joined in with a Bollywood dancing experience.

Finally, this afternoon, Reception and Year 6 decided to take advantage of the gorgeous weather and met up on the field, where they created their own games and obstacle courses, using the sports equipment.

Have a wonderful weekend,

The Reception Team