This term's core-text is, 'It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr. Reception will be exploring identity and diversity. The story focuses on how people are different, differences in the way they live and the differences in family numbers. Some families are big and some are small. Most families in our classes have come from different places. Children will use their family photos to talk about the differences. Children will get to understand why it is okay to be different. They will talk about their likes and dislikes.

Children in Reception will be using learnt vocabulary to speak in full sentences. They will start from talking about themselves before moving onto families and friends. Children will be encouraged to use learnt sentence stems such as, My name......, My family.....I am.... and I have..... Reception children, will also be learning how to respond to asked questions using full sentences. Children will be encouraged to ask each other questions about each other's families. 

Children in Reception will be talking about identity and diversity. Children will learn to understand that it's okay to be different and have their own ideas. They will work and play cooperatively, taking turns and trying new activities.  Reception children will learn about building positive relationships as they begin to work in small groups or in pairs as part of their learning. They will learn to take turns and share resources with their peers.   The children will learn the importance of listening during carpet sessions.

Children in Reception will this term continue exploring using different materials  including; sand, water, paint and model making with materials like. Using what we call, 'manipulative material' develops children's creativity but enables them to develop fine motor skills which begin their journey to become effective writers. Skills like, manipulating paper by scrunching, tearing, folding and rolling, using play dough to pull, pinch and shape, cutting tape and card help to support children's fine motor skills. This term we will be drawing and painting portraits of ourselves, our families and friends. We will be using musical instruments to come up with celebration songs.

Using Little Wandle, children in Reception will begin with Phase 2 for their phonics. Phase 2 phonics focuses on teaching the sounds of individual letters.  Each week, the children will be learning the sound of a new set of  letters.  Children will hear and say sounds in words using phoneme frames. 

Our curriculum includes developing the children's 'Understanding of the World. There will be opportunities to talk about themselves, their families, friends and experiences. We can recognise, appreciate and celebrate our similarities and differences. Exploring the new environment, representing and re-creating what they see and have experienced is an important part of this learning and can be developed in our small world and outdoor areas.

Meet the teacher session: 17th September 2024

Phonics workshops: TBC 

Last day of school: 18th October 2024

This term our core text is called 'The Squirrels who Squabbled written by Rachel Bright. It is a story about two squirrels who need to learn to share and the animals found in the woodland are going to help them learn how to share.  The core text will also make the children aware of how to share and develop positive relationships with their peers. Children will look at all the animals in the story and describe the animals using provided and learnt vocabulary. Children will be introduced to rich vocabulary related to story settings. 

In communication and language , the children will be learning new vocabulary relating to sharing the most important things they love and using lots of new vocabulary, where they can sing it, shout it or even clap it(word aware) and learning to listen attentively to more than one given instruction. Children will be given opportunities  to share their ideas about what it means to share their prized possession with their friends. Reception children will also role-play the story for it to make sense. Children will practise reading and writing keywords and captions.   They will be encouraged to respond to questions asked in full sentences. 

Mathematical concepts this term will develop children's understanding of Exploring and recognising different representations of 1, 2 , 3 and 5.

 We will also explore more and less of a given number. Later in the term we will look at shapes with 1, 3 and 4 sides and finish with capacity, balance, maths and comparison.

We continue to develop our appreciation of good relationships this term, learning how to play cooperatively and take turns with each other. Children will start to engage in more focused learning ,where they will need to give focused attention to what the teacher says to respond appropriately. They will need to show an ability to follow instructions involving several ideas or actions.

Children will be engaged in lots of art and craft making this term, as we get set to celebrate the season.  We continue to 'junk model' using recycled material to make rockets, fireworks and telescopes. We will make detailed observational drawings of animals and explore colour mixing.

We will complete Phase 2  phonics this term, looking at the sounds, j, v, w, x,  y, z, zz, qu, sh, th, ng and nk'.

The last day of term is  Friday 20th December 2024.  The dates for Phonics reading books to go home and festive celebration dates to be confirmed .

This term the children will be introduced to fairy tales  (Goldilocks and The Three Bears, The Gingerbread Man and Jack and the Beanstalk).  The children will focus on what is 'fair' and 'unfair' : should Goldilocks have entered the bears home without permission? Should Jack have stollen from the giant? Children will begin to use the actions to support their story making in small groups.   Children will be retelling stories using a story map, describing characters using adjectives and describe and compare different story settings.   Children will be introduced to rich vocabulary related to stories. 

In communication and language , the children will be learning and using lots of new vocabulary, learning to listen attentively and respond to relevant questions using full well structured sentences. Children will be given opportunities  to share their ideas about their learning linked to what is 'fair' and 'unfair' . Children will also be able to link their conversations to everyday life.

In maths this half term, children will move onto exploring numbers beyond 5  (6, 7, 8) .  They will explore their knowledge and understanding of weigh, capacity, finding doubles, odd and even numbers and comparing length and height. These will be explode through practical activities both indoors and outdoors. Children will be learning the mathematical vocabulary that they can use in and outside the school perimeters. They will continue to use their number skills through songs, actions and mark making on whiteboards and pens. Children will also use their number knowledge in their play.  

We continue to build good and positive relationships this term, learning how to work collaboratively and listening to each other sharing our opinions. Children will start to engage in more focused learning ,where they will need to give focused attention to what the teacher and their peers are saying  and  respond appropriately. They will need to show an ability to follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. Children will be confident to try new activities and think positively about others, 

In Expressive Art and Design, children will make links to stories read in Literacy by using different resources to  create a collage of a bears face,  make a house using junk modelling and make stick puppets of characters from the story.  They will also use their creative skills to sketch and draw different settings  from the stories.  Children will continue to develop their gross motor skills by using different actions : cutting, sticking, painting, rolling, patting and building. 

Using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds, Reception children will begin Phase 3 looking at these sounds: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, er.

Children will be bring home their phonics reading books and reading record books. Please hand in the reading record books together with the phonics book every Friday.

This term our core text is 'Here We Are' and Look Up.  It is a book that children will use to discuss facts about our Solar System. Children will look at different Planets : Sun, moon, Earth, Mercury and Pluto.  The core text will not only teach children about our Solar System, but will also learn about Earth being made up of two parts : land and sea.  They will build on their knowledge about Earth by looking at animals that live on land and sea, compare day and night and learn about what humans and animals need to survive.  

Within our literacy themes, the children will be learning lots of new vocabulary, to name and describe environments from the stories they will be listening to, for example, 'space, planets, mountain, lake, volcano, swamp, enormous and flat'. We will support the children to share their  knowledge, views, opinions and experiences, taking turns to talk and then listen actively to each other.

This term, children will continue to learn how to make number 10 in different ways. Number bonds will be introduced and children will revisit the learning they did on one less or more than a given number. Reception children will learn about doubling numbers up to 10 to be secure in numbers and number  patterns. They should be able to use mathematical vocabulary i.e number bonds. Towards the end of the term, children will learn about 3D shapes and use these for a purpose e.g building.

Reception children will learn about building positive relationships as they begin to work in small groups or in pairs as part of their learning. They will learn to take turns and share resources with their peers.  Children will be talking about their feelings as they come into school, during the day and at the end of the day. They will also be learning how to solve problems amicably and using kind words with each other.

In Expressive Art and Design, children will make links to our Core Text : 'HERE WE ARE' by using different resources to  create a collage of  different planets,  make their own rockets using junk modelling, create the Solar System using pastels and make their own telescope.    They will also use their creative skills to sketch and draw things they may see in space. Children will continue to develop their gross motor skills by using different actions : cutting, sticking, painting, rolling, patting and building. 

Using Little Wandle Letters and Sounds, Reception children will begin Phase 3 looking at these sounds: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, er.

Please note that Reception Parent's Evening will be on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th March .

This term's core-text is, 'It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr. Reception will be exploring identity and diversity. The story focuses on how people are different, differences in the way they live and the differences in family numbers. Some families are big and some are small. Most families in our classes have come from different places. Children will use their family photos to talk about the differences. Children will get to understand why it is okay to be different. They will talk about their likes and dislikes.

Children in Reception will be using learnt vocabulary to speak in full sentences. They will start from talking about themselves before moving onto families and friends. Children will be encouraged to use learnt sentence stems such as, My name......, My family.....I am.... and I have..... Reception children, will also be learning how to respond to asked questions using full sentences. Children will be encouraged to ask each other questions about each other's families. 

This term, children will learn to count objects beyond 5 using one to one correspondence. They will know that the last number reached when counting a small set of objects tells you how many there are in total.  Children will learn to represent and say numbers beyond 5 using their fingers and various objects.

Children in Reception will be talking about identity and diversity. Children will learn to understand that it's okay to be different and have their own ideas. They will work and play cooperatively, taking turns and trying new activities.  Reception children will learn about building positive relationships as they begin to work in small groups or in pairs as part of their learning. They will learn to take turns and share resources with their peers.   The children will learn the importance of listening during carpet sessions.

Children in Reception will this term continue exploring using different materials  including; sand, water, paint and model making with materials like. Using what we call, 'manipulative material' develops children's creativity but enables them to develop fine motor skills which begin their journey to become effective writers. Skills like, manipulating paper by scrunching, tearing, folding and rolling, using play dough to pull, pinch and shape, cutting tape and card help to support children's fine motor skills. This term we will be drawing and painting portraits of ourselves, our families and friends. We will be using musical instruments to come up with celebration songs.

Using Little Wandle, children in Reception will begin with Phase 2 for their phonics. Phase 2 phonics focuses on teaching the sounds of individual letters.  Each week, the children will be learning the sound of a new set of  letters.  Children will hear and say sounds in words using phoneme frames.   

Our curriculum includes developing the children's 'Understanding of the World. There will be opportunities to talk about themselves, their families, friends and experiences. We can recognise, appreciate and celebrate our similarities and differences. Exploring the new environment, representing and re-creating what they see and have experienced is an important part of this learning and can be developed in our small world and outdoor areas.

This term our core text is called 'The Squirrels who Squabbled written by Rachel Bright. It is a story about two squirrels who need to learn to share and the animals found in the woodland are going to help them learn how to share.  The core text will also make the children aware of how to share as they will be going to YR1 and meeting other children whom they have not met before. Children will look at all the animals in the story and describe the animals using provided and learnt vocabulary. Children will be introduced to rich vocabulary related to story settings. 

In communication and language , the children will be learning new vocabulary relating to sharing the most important things they love and using lots of new vocabulary, where they can sing it, shout it or even clap it(word aware) and learning to listen attentively to more than one given instruction. Children will be given opportunities  to share their ideas about what it means to share their prized possession with their friends. Reception children will also role-play the story for it to make sense. Children are now used to writing full sentences and will be encouraged to respond to questions asked in full sentences. Children will express themselves in different ways.

This term, children will build upon their knowledge of numbers to twenty through number bonds to 10, counting backwards and forwards. Children will also learn how to share through grouping. Repeating patterns will be revisited through creating patterns using  different items, objects and colour. Mapping will also be introduced to Reception children and they will use this knowledge to create story maps. They will begin by drawing their route to school from their houses. They will also revisit part, part whole model. To end the year, children will be solving real life problems.  

Children in Reception will be talking about identity and diversity. Children will learn to understand that it's okay to be different and have their own ideas. They will work and play cooperatively, taking turns and trying new activities. Children will continue to show independence , resilience and perseverance as they talk about identity and diversity. This term, children will continue building on their social skills for them to be independent  learners building on their skills from the beginning of the year and getting ready for YR1. 

Children in Reception will this term continue exploring using different materials  including; sand, water, paint and model making with materials like to create different settings through collage.  With skills like such as  manipulating paper by scrunching, tearing, folding and rolling, using play dough to pull, pinch and shape, cutting tape and card will help to support children's fine motor skills. This term we will be drawing squirrels and other woodlands animals seen in the story 'The Squirrels who squabbled.' Children will role-play the story to demonstrate their creativeness and expressiveness. 

This term in Phonics, we are consolidating our phonemes we learnt in Summer 1. Morning work will consist of words from Phase 3, sentences using pictures.  Reception children who are now on Phase 3/4  and are now beginning to use their phonics knowledge to write simple sentences. We will be revisiting four phonemes and tricky words a week and reviewing at the end of the week. Children will get homework every week and there will be a link in the form of a qr code to our Little Wandle Phonics programme. Using their phonics sounds, children should be reading and writing simple sentences. Children will also be playing phonics blending games such as 'sit on a ch-ai-r ( chair)'touch your h-ea-d ( head).

At the end of this term, children in Reception will be celebrating their learning before moving on to YR1.There will be taking part in transition activities.

Reading record books- Brought in from Mon-Wed together with the Little Wandle reading book

SPORTS DAY- 2nd July AM

Last day of term: 24.07. 2024