This week we have been using the lovely text Jacob O Reilly wants a pet - a story about a little boy who wanted all manner of pets that were unsuitable. He started a Pet Sitting business but realised it was all a little bit too much! Let's look at some of the provision we have explored this week

To help us learn more about what it takes to look after pets we opened our very own Westfield Vets. This area has been really poplar this week and the children have loved exploring the different roles and responsibilities people working in a vets have

One of our provision challenges this week has been focused on subitising - recognising the number of spots without the need to count them. Here we are in action

In our creative area we have explored symmetry. We looked different animals and pets and talked about how their facial features are symmetrical. We are explored patterns and shapes and created our own art work.

In one of our adult focused activities we talked about the pets we already have at home, those that we would like and the animals that wouldn't make a good pet. Here are some examples of our writing

Perhaps the highlight of this week has been our Phonics Stay and Play session. We hope that you know have a better insight into how we teach reading at Westfield and hope that the time you spent together in class helped to show you how to make learning phonics fun! Thank you to everyone who came!

Next weeks text of the week is Commotion In The Ocean. We will be exploring under the sea and learning about the animals that live there.

Have a wonderful weekend

Staff and children in Reception W