Dear RFL families,

Welcome to Week 6!

In English, we explored onset and rime, helping students to break down and build words in fun and interactive ways.

In bookmaking sessions, the children got creative by adding speech and thinking bubbles to their stories – giving their characters voices and thoughts

Our story book lesson focused on the beautiful picture book Grandpa and Thomas

In Maths, we explored measurement, using language like shorter, taller, longer and shorter to compare and describe objects around us.

In Religion, we talked about the different places and times we can pray to God.

In HASS, we looked at birds-eye views and we tried drawing our rooms from above.

In Arts and Design, we brought our outdoor space to life by creating dioramas of our dream outdoor area.

In Science, we investigated what can spin.

TRY AT HOME:

onset and rime – say the beginning sound (onset) like “c-” and add it to the rime “-at” to make “cat”.

describe everyday objects — for example, which spoon is longer, which book is taller, or which toy is shorter.

NOTE: Please bring your library bag on Thursday June 12th, we will be visiting the library to borrow books .

Dear RFL families,

Welcome to week 5 (reconciliation week)

In English, we continued to build phonological awareness by focusing on syllables and rhyming words. We engaged with the story  ‘The very Hungry Bear’ in our storybook lesson.

In Book Making, explored reception writing and worked on creating main characters in our own stories.

In Maths,we explored the concept of part-part-whole, helping children understand how numbers can be broken down and combined

In Science, we investigated what can and cannot bounce.

In Religion, we reflected on how we belong to our church community.

In Design and Arts, we explored bird’s-eye view and side view perspectives

In Health, we focused on safety at school and the rules at the oval.

TRY at home

– clapping out the syllables of words

– talk about rhyming words

Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 5 blog.

This week in English we:

-listened to words and identified/wrote their initial sounds

-used our knowledge of the letter sounds we have learnt so far to build and write words.

-focused on the letter and sound ‘c’ in initialit.

-engaged with story ‘Magic Beach’ in our story book lessons

-explored how Mo Willams uses Big and Bold writing to show big emotions

-began learning ‘tricky words’ (sight words). Including:  ‘the’ ‘I’  ‘my’ ‘a’  ‘is’

This week in Maths we continued learning about part part whole operations through hands on investigations.

We have been put lots of time and effort into our assembly preparations over the last couple of weeks.

TRY AT HOME

-What can you see that starts with the sound ‘c’/’k’

-can you write the letters: c, o , f , r, i, s, p, a,t?

-can you build/write and words with the above sounds?

-Read the SET 1 tricky words with your child (back of the home reading diary)

Welcome to week 4!

In English,we focused on written words and phonological awareness as well as name writing.We also practiced name writing, perfecting how we write our own names, and had a go at writing different words.

In Book Making, we explored the wonderful world of Mo Willems’ books. Inspired by his stories, we tried creating our own books with 1-2 characters and added speech bubbles.

In Math, we focused on the concept of part-part-whole, breaking down numbers to understand how they fit together.

In Art, we  voted on designs to enhance the outdoor area at the back of our classroom.

In HASS, we explored how places change over time, learning about the history and transformation of the world around us.

We also spent time preparing for our Friday Assembly, and all our hard work paid off.

Dear RFL families,

Welcome to our Week 3 update for Term 2! It’s been a busy and exciting week filled with learning and discovery.

English

This week, we dove into the world of words, focusing on rhyming words. In our book-making sessions, we worked on designing the front cover of our very own books. The children learned to include a title, a picture, and their name as the author.

Maths

In Maths, we explored the concept of “part-part-whole” and practiced partitioning numbers up to 10. The children used hands-on activities to break numbers into smaller parts.

In Science, our lesson was about shapes and motion. We conducted a ramp experiment to investigate how different shapes roll.

In HASS, we discussed how to care for our special places, like our school and home.

In Religion, we explored the parish community. The children learned about the people and activities that make our parish special, helping them feel connected to this important part of our school’s identity.

In Health, we focused on kindness. Through discussions and activities, the children explored what it means to be kind to others.

In Arts, we designed our own boats and tested whether they would float.

REMINDERS/NOTICES

– REB and RFL will be hosting Assembly in week 4 (Friday 23rd May)

Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 3 Blog.

This week in English we:

-Focused on the letter/sound ‘o’ and discovered that it appears in the middle of lots of words

-engaged with the text ‘My Two Blankets’ in our Story book lessons

-added some crafting techniques to our texts  (speech bubbles and big and bold writing) like Mo Willams

-challenged ourselves in our handwriting sessions, using the sounds we have learnt to write words

This week in Maths we began our unit of ‘part-part whole’ operations. We worked with different materials throughout the week to discover the different ways that we can portion 10.

This week in Health we discussed ways that we show kindness to others

This week in Design and Technologies we continued being Engineers and began designing a solution/plan to make our outdoor courtyard more purposeful and inviting

NOTICES/REMINDERS

-REB & RFL will be presenting assembly next Friday at 2pm

TRY AT HOME

-Air Writing: watch ‘Letter School’ on youtube (Letters f, i , r , o) after watching children can write the letters.

-sound out words with the ‘o’ in the middle. For example: pop,  top,  cop,  bop,   sop. Ask your child where the sound ‘o’ is.

Dear RFl Families,

Welcome to Week 2 of Term 2!

English

We explored the letters O and R, practicing CVC words like tap, rip, mat, fit, am, and rat. Inspired by Mo Willems, the children added sounds to their own books during bookmaking. We also enjoyed Thunderstorm Dancing for storybook lessons.

Maths

We worked on teen numbers (11–19) and we used number mats to build number recognition and place value skills.

Science

The children conducted ramp experiments, sliding toys on different surfaces to explore friction and motion.

HASS

In HASS, we discussed “Our Special Place,” connecting to meaningful places in the children’s lives.

In Religion, we learned about the Story of Pentecost, focusing on its themes of courage and community.

In Health, we explored children’s rights, discussing respect and empathy.

In Arts, we learned about engineers and how they solve problems through design and building.

Mother’s day stall

Hello REB Families, welcome to our week 2 Blog

This week in English we:

-focused on the letter/sound ‘f’ and ‘r’

-used our skills in letter/sound recognition to read and spell cvc words (such as mat, fat, fit, tap, tip, mit)

-Begun our spotlight study on the author ‘Mo Willams’ and revised what makes a book finished.

-engaged with the book ‘Super Worm’ in our story book lessons.

This week in Maths we concluded our unit on Teen Numbers. We applied our number knowledge to participate in Maths Rotations and complete Number Mats.

In Design and Arts we learnt about what engineers and how they design solutions for problems. We became engineers ourselves when we had to design a bridge for the 3 Billy Goats to make it safely home.

TRY AT HOME

– Ask your child: what can you find that starts with the sounds……. f   ,  r   ,  a   , p   ,  m , s  ,  t .            (You can write down these sounds and show them or simply say say the sound)

REMINDERS/NOTICES

– REB and RFL will be hosting Assembly in week 4 (Friday 23rd May)