It’s been another fun sunny week in Pumpkins, Acorns and Sunflowers this week!
Phonics
In phonics, we have continued working on the bridging unit which helps to address some of the new phonics themes that the children will encounter in year one.
You can find some Sounds Write videos on our website, where you can see Miss Johal teaching the concepts we have been looking at. We have been looking at the idea of same sound, different spelling, which you can find on the link below:
Helping Your Child at Home – University of Cambridge Primary School
Traditional Tales
We are enjoying our learning project ‘Traditional Tales’. This week we have enjoyed looking at the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have used our story table in each classroom to re-tell the story using props and visuals, and we have particularly been enjoying putting the teddy bears into the correct size order and using our comparative vocabulary to describe them.
Writing for Pleasure
In Writing for Pleasure, we have finished our ‘Once upon a time books’ and we have enjoyed having our publishing party for the stories and sharing them with our parents at Family Friday! All the children should be very proud of their books, their lovely creative ideas and their writing skills. Well done everyone!
Maths
This week we have been recapping some of the maths themes which we have seen during the year in Reception. We have been thinking about representation of number, patterns within 10, evens and odds, doubles facts, and how quantities can be distributed evenly.
School Show
Our Year 6 buddies are taking part in a UCPS summer production of Matilda! This year, the school show will take place in the Great Hall at The Leys for two evenings of Matilda magic on 13th and 14th July 2026, 6pm-7pm. Tickets will be sold via The Leys booking office. It would be great to see any many members of the school community there as possible! Tickets are priced at £7. All booking enquiries should be directed to The Leys box office rather than the school office.
Tickets can be booked using the link below:
Well done everyone on a great week.
The Reception Team