Home Learning

• Post a picture of you when you were younger and write about how you have changed. 

• Draw a picture that shows all of the people that are special to you. Leave it on your fridge.

• When you get home. Sit somewhere and listen to what you can hear. Draw pictures of all the things you can hear.

• Use some paint to make hand prints of all the people in your family. Wait for it to dry and cut them out. Can you put them order from the smallest to the biggest?
  (If you haven't got paint, you can just use a pen/pencil to draw around the hands.)

All about me!

Our first week together

During the first week we have got to know each other, all of our teachers and our way around the school. 

   The transition into Reception is a big step for a young child. We have been learning and adjusting to our new routines, it is also a great experience for me to get to know the children, and learn how I can further their individual needs and abilities. 

We have spent a lot of time laughing this week, talking and debating our interests and examining ourselves in detail; did you know you can learn to wiggle your ears?! Can you roll your tongue...or even turn it upside down?

Please see the photos below for some of the activities we have been using this week. 

Investigating water play has been an essential activity this week. 

Making friends and pushing limits. Children can multitask as well as adults.

Our engineers had found plugs to attach poles together...this developed over the week...

They practiced rolling, jumping, attaching objects and much more...before it went outside. 

Minnie showing a highly qualified example of how to use a toilet. (Minnie started this herself....to which the class found most amusing, and further toilet practice ensued by all)

We had a dressing up party on Thursday!! 

The children have learnt how to access materials themselves, giving them the choice to guide their own learning. We are very lucky to have this opportunity to provide for the children.

The English Curriculum wholeheartedly supports this approach, with overwhelming evidence and research ensuring provision, along with structured teaching, provides the best possible learning opportunities for your child's individual needs.

We painted what we like about school. Peam said he enjoys 'sticks'. So Peam painted a tree with fruit. and a lovely scenery behind.

Over the week, Deepman has been helping his friends build wonderful structures, towers and much more. 

Picnic materials can be sourced at the playdough table. 

(I cant seem to turn this picture around, hopefully your on a phone/ipad.)

E'to and Hong accidentally damaged the display. On their own, they brough over tape and spent time fixing it, until I noticed what they were doing.

This type of behaviour seems logical in their comfortable environment, which we hope to promote outside the classroom and into society. 

Sorting, sorting.

Looking at our blog, and learning how to use educational games. Technology is very much now part of our lives. 

Ploy demonstrating good behaviour. 

Rich and Lewis helped strengthen the guard the girls had against the crocodile

We all love to practice climbing, and challenging ourselves, I'm sure you could do that here too!!

Thanks for looking at the updates and please do interact with us, as we like to with you. We talk about you all day, question what your thinking, and hoping to see you at the end of the day.

Kind regards, 

Douglas.

Home Learning

• Through the week, talk about what makes a goods listener? People I love and why?, what makes me laugh? This doesn't have to be a formal sit down affair, it can be casually discussed in the car, walking the dog etc. 

• While out and about, sit down somewhere with your child, without either person talking. Ask your child to listen for a short while ( or a long while?). After, ask them what they heard. This is usually better in a more interesting environment; near a river, in a park etc. 

• Create an area at home, where your child can read books, access paper, pens and pencils at their height and convenience. 

• Over the weekend you can sing this song with your child in the morning.

Welcome To Reception !

Hello, and welcome to the RP blogging site. 

Here you can find information about home learning each week, also updates about what we've been doing as a class. 

The children have settled in well over the course of the last two days. They have been exploring their new home and adding their personal touches. Below are some pictures of the last two wonderful days together, and later some information about how to add to their learning at home. 

One of our favourite things! Playdough! 

Containing, filling and textile is always fun!

Learning about out role play area.

Firefighters always have enthusiasm...

We all learn to share toys and equipment in Early Years. 

Minnie spent some time making detailed faces, can you guess who it is yet ?

Ploy and her friends made a fine picnic, If we fill our bucket by the end of the week, maybe the whole class can have a real one too!

Listening to sounds is the first stage of learning phonics. Without talking about letters, we encourage children to listen to their environment, sounds they can create, and make themselves. 

Moon dough! 

[ 1 part baby oil to 8 parts of flour, keep in the fridge to use again ]

Jamie was classifying Dinosaurs :)

Our shakers will help us to tune in to sounds and counting, both through syllables and numbers.  

We have to get into an imaginary hoop, how many can fit inside ?

Peam explained how to get from Bangna right down to Ratchetewi, noting that its best to change from the BTS onto the MRT, either at Asoke, or in Siam. I think we have more to do on this topic later!!

Lets play dressing up

Pushing boundaries is encouraged in the EY playground, as long as the children and adults are safe. 

Pilot in training... /roger that/

It has been great to meet you all over the last two days, the children seem to be enjoying each others company, engaging with their new environment and taking it in their stride. 

This year the children will be challenged at every level. I very much look forward to supporting their progress and assisting along the way with our great team.