Reception

Communication and Language

We will be retelling the story 'Goldilocks and The Three Bears' using story maps. We will be exploring alternative tales through the core text 'Goldilocks and Just the One Bear'. The core text will inspire our imagination, as we retell our own alternative tales.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Through the global theme of 'Peace and Conflict' we will reflecting on Goldilocks' actions and use this to think about the choices we make. We will be learning that it is okay to make mistakes. We will also be learning about the consequences our actions have on ourselves and others. And that sometimes to rectify a mistake you must compromise.

Physical Development

We will continue Nature School sessions this half term. This will be an opportunity to explore the world around us. We will develop both our fine motor and gross motor skills within the outdoor environment. We will have the space and freedom to move around and develop physical skills, body control, strength and co-ordination.

Literacy

We will be exploring traditional tales and alternative endings through the core text 'Goldilocks and Just the One Bear'. This book is a sequel to 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' and will inspire our imagination when we plan and write our own alternative tales.

Maths

We will be exploring double facts, halving, sharing evenly, odds and evens and counting in 2s. At the end of the half term we will explore 2D and 3D shape.

Expressive arts and design

We will be creating 3D cityscapes using junk modelling materials. We will plan our designs and carefully consider what materials to use. We will practice skills such as sticking, cutting and joining.

Understanding the world

We will continue to develop a deeper understanding of the world around us and our curriculum learning from last term outside of the classroom through our weekly nature school sessions. We will also be observing the changes to our environment and the impact the planting and growing of our bee gardens from last term have had.

Home Learning

Reception:

Practise and reinforce the phonemes and graphemes learned in school weekly. Children will be sent home a weekly Little Wandle homework sheet
Read their phonetically decodable book for at least 10 minutes per day

Handwriting Practise

We use Letter-Join as our whole-school handwriting scheme. Children can log in to the Letter-Join website at home on iPads, tablets and computers to practise the skills in the classroom.

Home Learning platforms

Beyond the core homework activities, Foxfield provides access to several engaging online platforms for optional additional tasks, for which your child has been given a login. These platforms include Letter-Join for handwriting practise, spag.com for spelling and grammar practice, Collins Big Cat e-library for access to all levelled reading books and Numbots for addition and subtraction practise. Class teachers will assign specific activities on these platforms, and children are able to regularly participate in fun activities.

Children should be encouraged to log into Letter-Join on a weekly basis and complete the handwriting activity assigned by their class teacher, linked to the current skill they are learning in class that week. For spelling and grammar, children will be set one activity a week linked to their learning in class. In the Collins Big Cat e-library, the children will have all books within their secure phonics level assigned to their account. This will not replace the physical book they bring home, instead they will have access to reread old titles or have further practise of the previous phonemes they have learnt. For numbots, the children will have the opportunity to develop their understanding of numbers within 100, including quick recalls of addition and subtraction facts. If the level they choose in ‘Storymode’ is too easy, please move onto the next level - you do not have to complete all elements on this website, although some levels can be used to recall learning from Reception. To further support your child’s learning, we will be setting a selection of activities on Purple Mash once every half term. Purple Mash is an online platform containing cross-curricular creative tools and activities that allow children to explore and enhance their knowledge in a fun, engaging way.

Your child will be expected to work their way through the assigned tasks at their own pace over the course of the half term. The homework will cover a variety of subjects, including core areas such as reading and maths, as well as other curriculum areas like science, history, and computing.

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