In English, we will be:

• Reading the text ‘My World, Your World' by Melanie Welsh.

• Talking about what is different and special about us

• Talking about our families, where we live and our favourite dishes

• We will learn facts about other cultures

• Write lists of dishes from around the world

• Present facts we have learnt about other cultures

In phonics we will be...

•  Learning the phase 2 graphemes s,a,t,p,i,n,m,d,g,o,c,k,ck,e,u,r,h,b,f, l. 

• Learning the tricky words is, I, the. 

Please see the link for further parent support and information:

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

Children will bring home a reading book they have read in school on a Friday, these will need to be read and marked off in their reading records.  Then returned on Wednesday/ Thursday ready to shared with the children again on Friday.  

In maths, we will be:

• Spending the start of the term getting to know the children and their abilities.

• Matching numicon to numerals.

• Ordering numbers 1 to 5.

• Subitise numbers up to 5 using a range of activities and objects.

In Expressive Arts and Design, we will be:

• Exploring the class artists Piet Mondrian and Henri Matisse. 

• Sharing the techniques used by the artists.

• Using mirrors to draw self-portraits using different lines and shapes.

• Using loose parts to make ourselves and our bodies.

We will start Forest School in Autumn 2. 

• Waterproof coats, trousers and wellingtons MUST be worn. 

• In cold weather, children should wear a hat, gloves and bring spare socks in case they get wet.  

• In hot weather, children should wear: light cool clothing. A top with long sleeves, comfortable trousers or joggers, however a jacket does not need to be worn.

P.E day: Children must come to school wearing their P.E kits every Thursday. 

In English, we will be:

• Reading the text 'The Family Book' by Todd Parr.

• Learning about our families

• Talking about what is special about us and our families

• Talking about the similarities and differences of our families

• We will learn that not every family is or looks the same as somebody elses

• Write a caption similar to what is found in 'My Family Book'

In phonics we will be:

• Learning the phase 2 graphemes: ff, ll, ss, j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, sh, th, ng, nk

• Words with 's' added at the end (hats sits)

• Words ending with s /z/ (his) and with s /z/ added at the end (bags)

• Tricky words: put, pull. full, as, and, has, his, her, go, no, to, into, she, push, he, of, we me, be

In Maths, we will be:

• Representing 1, 2, and 3.

• Recognising one more and one less

• Compositions of 3

• Shapes and their properties

• Subitise numbers up to 5 using a range of activities and objects.

In Expressive Arts and Design, we will be:

• Creating our very own fireworks and and Rangoli's during Diwali - the festival of light!

• Drawing both boy and girl figures in our lives and labelling them

• Painting a self-portrait inspired by Todd Parr 

• Exploring Kandinsky's artwork

For Forest school your child will need:

• Waterproof coats, trousers and wellingtons MUST be worn. 

• In cold weather, children should wear a hat, gloves and bring spare socks in case they get wet.  

• In hot weather, children should wear: light cool clothing. A top with long sleeves, comfortable trousers or joggers, however a jacket does not need to be worn.

• Inset day: 24th November - this means the school will be closed for pupils

• Parents evening: 28th and 29th of November - slots to be booked on Arbor

• Christmas jumper day: 4th of December

• Winter Fayre: 6th of December

• Church visit: 7th of December

• Last day of term: 20th of December 

In Maths, we will be:

• Recognising numbers and counting to 20.

• Recognising and creating number bonds to 5/6/7/8.

• Reading and responding to addition and subtraction number stories.

• Using a part whole model to combine numbers within 8

In phonics we will be:

• Learning the phase 3 graphemes: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, ar, er.

• Words with double letters: dd, mm, tt, bb, rr, gg, pp, ff. 

• long words

• Tricky words: was, you, they, my, by, all, are, sure, pure.

Reading books will be changed every Friday. 

In Maths, we will be:

• Recognising numbers and counting to 20.

• Recognising and creating number bonds to 5/6/7/8.

• Reading and responding to addition and subtraction number stories.

• Using a part whole model to combine numbers within 8

In Expressive Arts and Design, we will be:

• Observing plants closely and sketching them in detail including the roots, stem, leaves and petals. 

Creating a plant collage

• Cutting different colours and patterns of paper into shapes of petals and pots to place them correctly looking like a plant collage.

• Make our own patterns to cut around. 

For Forest school your child will need:

• Waterproof coats, trousers and wellingtons MUST be worn. 

• In cold weather, children should wear a hat, gloves and bring spare socks in case they get wet.  

• In hot weather, children should wear: light cool clothing. A top with long sleeves, comfortable trousers or joggers, however a jacket does not need to be worn.

In English, we will be:

• Reading the text 'The Tiny Seed' by Eric Carle.

• Looking at the lifecycle of a flower 

• Looking at the properties of a flower and their importance

• Read about the challenges the tiny seed faces. Discuss obstacles and how plants overcome them, e.g. discussing the impact of weather and seasons. 

• Retelling and rewriting the story of 'The Tiny Seed' using Talk for Writing

• Writing instructions for planting

• Reviewing and editing writing with spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. 

In phonics we will be:

• Reviewing the phase 3 graphemes: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, ar, er.

• Words with double letters: dd, mm, tt, bb, rr, gg, pp, ff. 

• Words with two or more diagraphs

• Words ending in -ing / es

• Longer words

• Words with 's' in the middle/at the end 

• Reviewing all tricky words taught so far.

Reading books will be changed every Friday. 

In Maths, we will be:

• Recognising numbers and counting to 20.

• Recognising and creating number bonds to 9 and 10

• Reading and responding to addition and subtraction number stories.

• Review the part whole model to combine numbers within 7/8/9/10. 

In Expressive Arts and Design, we will be:

• Re-creating 'The Tiny Seed' book cover.

• Observing flowers closely and sketching them in detail including the roots, stem, leaves and petals. 

• Creating seed art, using different sizes and colours of seeds to add colour to sketches of plants/flowers. 

For Forest school your child will need:

• Waterproof coats, trousers and wellingtons MUST be worn. 

• In cold weather, children should wear a hat, gloves and bring spare socks in case they get wet.  

• In hot weather, children should wear: light cool clothing. A top with long sleeves, comfortable trousers or joggers, however a jacket does not need to be worn.

In English, we will be:

• Reading the text 'You Choose' by Nick Sharrat and Pippa Goodhart. 

• Exploring different settings in the book such as the seaside, city and outer space. 

• Writing setting descriptions for the chosen locations and using adjectives to add detail. 

• Reviewing and editing writing with spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. 

• Generating and writing speech bubbles for questions from the book, such as 

If you could go anywhere, where would you go? 

Is there a job you’d like to do?

What kind of home would you choose?

In phonics we will be learning:

• Short vowels CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC, CCCVC, CCCVCC. 

• Longer words and compound words. 

• Root words ending in: -ing, -ed/t, -ed/id/ed/-est. 

• Tricky words: said, so, have, some, come, love, do. were, here, little, says, there, when, what one, out, today.

Reading books will be changed every Friday. These need to be read and marked off their reading records. 

In Maths, we will be…

• Doubling and halving one digit numbers using counting objects.

• Counting in 2's and doubling using patterns and objects.

• Looking at division through sharing objects.

• Learning about measurements for length and thinking about how we can measure.

In Expressive Arts and Design, we will be:

• Using colour blocks/shapes by exploring different shapes and sizes to map out the local area. 

• Using coloured tissue paper to create abstract shape collage. 

• Creating collages for different locations in the book "You Choose" by Nick Sharrat and Pippa Goodhart. 

For Forest school your child will need:

• Waterproof coats, trousers and wellingtons MUST be worn. 

• In cold weather, children should wear a hat, gloves and bring spare socks in case they get wet.  

• In hot weather, children should wear: light cool clothing. A top with long sleeves, comfortable trousers or joggers, however a jacket does not need to be worn.

In English, we will be:

• Reading the core text 'Pink is for Boys' by Robb Pearlman 

• Report writing, focusing on sharing what they have learned this year, what they are proud of and what they would like to get better at.

• We will be writing instructions for cooking a pizza for DT week

• We will be exploring rhyme, identifying and generating rhyming words to support us with poem writing. 

• We will be writing and creating a poster, based on our core text 'Pink is for Boys'. Explaining that colours are for everyone and should not be limited by gender stereotypes.

In phonics we will be learning:

• Long vowel sounds CVCC, CCVC, CCCVC, CCV, CCVCC 

• Phase 4 words ending in -s /s/

• Phase 4 words ending in -es

• Phase 4 words ending in -s /s/ and longer words

• Root words ending in: -ing, -ed/t, -ed/id/ed/, -ed/d/

• Phase 4 words ending in: -s/s/, -s/z/, -es

• Reviewing all tricky words taught so far.

Reading books will be changed every Friday. These need to be read and marked off their reading records. 

In Maths, we will be…

• Reviewing addition and subtraction before moving on to problem solving.

• Reviewing and consolidating 2D and 3D shapes and their properties.  

• Reviewing and consolidating numbers to 20.

• Counting to 20 and beyond. 

In Expressive Arts and Design, we will be:

• Exploring colour, experiment mixing paint and making colours. 

• Surrounding DT week we will be making a collage of the Italian flag

• We will be doing our own interpretation of a book cover based on our core text 'Pink is for Boys'

• Using Expressive Arts and Design to create a memory of our time in Reception. 

For Forest school your child will need:

• Waterproof coats, trousers and wellingtons MUST be worn. 

• In cold weather, children should wear a hat, gloves and bring spare socks in case they get wet.  

• In hot weather, children should wear: light cool clothing. A top with long sleeves, comfortable trousers or joggers, however a jacket does not need to be worn.