The document provides literacy, math, and language objectives for students in reception class for the week of September 19th-23rd. The literacy objectives include developing fine motor skills, listening skills, pencil grip, writing their name, and drawing pictures. The math objectives focus on writing numbers 1-10, using objects to represent numbers, and creating patterns. The language objective is to learn numbers to 10 and recognize Chinese characters. Reminders are also provided about photos being taken and sending students in proper uniform including black shoes and white socks.

1. Focus of the Week
Reception
September 19th – 23rd
Literacy Objectives:
• To further develop fine motor skills such as painting, cutting, threading
and glueing
• To develop listening skills and awareness of sounds in the environment
• To work towards using the correct pencil grip
• To write own name using the school font (Nelson font)
• To record pictures for some of our classroom agreements/rules
Maths Objectives:
• To continue to practise writing numbers 1 – 10 and beyond (starting to form them
from the correct starting point)
• To represent numbers using concrete materials Our photos are THIS week –
Eg. Number 7 – 7 trains, Number 10 – 10 circles Thursday and Friday. Please send
• To follow a set pattern using different materials (eg. beads, buttons, shapes) the students in the correct
• To create own repeating patterns
uniform – especially black school
Putonghua: shoes and white socks.
• To learn numbers to 10 (No sports shoes this Thursday.)
• To start to recognise Chinese characters
Reminders
• Leap Van: In the last couple of weeks, both Reception classes have visited the Leap Van.
This week, we will continue with some activities on the importance of eating a variety of
healthy foods every day.
• Please send in a hat for your child to use at school. The hats should come into school
on Monday and are sent home for washing on Friday.