Week beginning 2nd March

Last week in Reception we:

· Recapped the phase 3 phonemes ‘j,v,w,x,y,z’, and learnt the tricky word ‘they’

· Constructed subtraction number sentences

· Learnt about Pancake Day

· Looked at different vegetables

· Focused on the traditional tale, ‘The Enormous Turnip’ by using the book ‘The Gigantic Turnip’ by Aleksei Tolstoy and Niamh Sharkey

This week in Reception we will be:

· Recapping the phase 3 phonemes ‘zz’, ‘ng’ and ‘qu’

· Weighing vegetables

· Celebrating World Book Day

· Continuing to look at different vegetables from our focus stories

· Continuing to focus on the traditional tale, ‘The Enormous Turnip’ using the book ‘The Gigantic Turnip’ by Aleksei Tolstoy and Niamh Sharkey

At home you can:

· Read stories and ask your child which is their favourite part and why

· Read your child's books and write in their reading record

· Retell The Enormous Turnip

- Feel the weight of different vegetables in your hand and use the language heavier and lighter to

describe them