Welcome to Reception!
The Reception Team
Class Teacher - Mrs Richardson
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Wareing & Miss Hinton
We hope you all had a lovely break and are looking forward to the rest of the Spring term!
Spring 2 Term Learning
Our topics this half term will include: Healthy Eating, Farm, Minibeasts, Spring and Growing, Life Cycles and Easter. Children's interests will also enable some of our learning as we go through the weeks.
Maths
In Maths we will be learning how to combine two groups, compare and order objects by length and height, use a variety of resources (pasta, cars, cubes) to measure objects, explore measuring equipment such as rulers, tape measures and height charts, talk about and sequence important times of the day/week, represent 9 and 10 in different ways, identify missing numbers or numbers in the wrong order, explore number bonds to 10, compare 2D and 3D shapes and create 3D shapes using a variety of materials.
Phonics
Phonics lessons will commence on our first day back, Monday 20th February.
Reading
Children are expected to read daily at home. We would be grateful if you would please sign and date your child's reading record each time you listen to them read. It is important that book bags come to school every day to enable staff to read with your child at various points throughout the week. Reading books are collected in each Tuesday and new books sent home on Wednesday.
Literacy
This half term we will be learning to read simple sentences and attempting to write short phrases. We will be writing a list of ingredients to make pancakes, sequencing events of a familiar story and writing Easter cards.
PE
PE lessons will take place each Thursday morning from 9:00am to 10:00am. Our first lesson will be Thursday 23rd February and we will be continuing to develop fundamental ball skills such as throwing to a target, bouncing and catching, dribbling with feet and kicking a ball. If you haven't already, can you please send your child's PE kit into school before our first lesson. Children are to have a red t-shirt, black PE shorts and black pumps. PE kits are to be left in school and will be sent home at the end of half-term to be washed.
Newsletter & Homework
Thank you for your support with homework activities, it is much appreciated! Yellow homework books will continue to be sent home each Friday and are to be returned by the following Wednesday. This is to give staff time to add the next newsletter/homework. Can we also ask that children do not write on the front of their homework books!
Stay and Play
Thank you to those who attended our stay and play sessions in our final week of Spring 1. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to spend some time in our classroom and see some of the activities and learning that takes place. We will be offering these again, hopefully in the last week of the Spring 2 term, however dates and times will be confirmed shortly.
Welcome to Reception!
The Reception Team
Class Teacher - Mrs Richardson
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Wareing & Miss Hinton
Happy New Year! We hope that you had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the Spring term. We are looking forward to welcoming you all back into school!
Spring 1 Term Learning
Our topics this half term will include: All Around the World, Transport and Cold and Warm Habitats. As always, it is likely that other topics will be added along the way depending on the children's interests.
Maths
In Maths we will be building on our understanding of 'nothing there' and 'all gone', understand that 0 means that there is no quantity (including objects, claps etc), 0 is 1 less than 1, representing/comparing/composition of numbers to 6, 7 and 8, exploring mass and capacity and making pairs.
Phonics
Phonics lessons will commence the week commencing 9th January. We will be using our Fred talk and Fred fingers to begin to read and spell CVC words such as cat and peg. Children will also be introduced to 'red tricky' words 'I' and 'the' which are the words that we are unable to sound out.
Reading
Children are expected to read daily at home. We would be grateful if you would please sign and date your child's reading record each time you listen to them read. Book bags should come to school every day to enable staff to read with your child at various points throughout the week. Reading books will be collected in each Tuesday and new books sent home on Wednesday.
Literacy
This half term we will be supporting the children to write their name independently, including their surname (only if they are ready to!). Children 'sign in' each morning and are making great progress with their name writing! We will be matching sounds to the letters of the alphabet, writing CVC words, recognising red tricky words and labelling The Naughty Bus! Towards the end of the half term, children will be asked to complete 'I can see' sentences.
PE
PE lessons will take place each Thursday morning from 9:00am to 10:00am. Our first lesson will be Thursday 12th January and we will be learning a variety of 'ball skills' throughout the half-term. Please can you send your child's PE kit into school before that date. Children are to have a red t-shirt, black PE shorts and black pumps. PE kits are to be left in school and will be sent home at the end of half-term to be washed.
Newsletter & Homework
Thank you for your support with homework activities, it is much appreciated! Yellow homework books will continue to be sent home each Friday and are to be returned by the following Wednesday. This is to enable them to be marked and the next newsletter/homework added. Can we also ask that children do not write on the front of their homework books!
Stay and Play
We will be holding a stay and play session for parents/carers. These are a lovely opportunity for you to spend time with your child in their classroom environment and have a look at what our learning activities look like in practise! We will hold two sessions which are likely to be towards the end of the half term, however dates and times will be confirmed nearer the time.
Welcome to Reception!
The Reception Team
Class Teacher - Mrs Richardson
Teaching Assistants - Mrs Wareing & Miss Hinton
Welcome to our Reception class page. We hope that you had a lovely summer and are ready for your first half term of school! We are looking forward to seeing you all soon!
Autumn 1 Term Learning
Our topics this half term will include: All About Me, Family, Wellbeing, Colours and Autumn. As we also follow the interests of the children, it is likely that other topics will be added as we move through the half term.
Maths
In Maths we will be learning how to sort objects according to colour, shape and size. We will match pairs, build towers that match in height and explore how to identify the odd one out.
Phonics
Once the children have had a few days to settle into their new classroom, we will begin whole class phonics lessons each morning from 9:10am to 9:30am. We focus on a new sound each day and follow this up with practical activities such as matching the initial sound to the correct picture/object. You can support your child at home by doing lots of Fred talk - "let's put on your c-oa-t", "have you got your book b-a-g?".
Reading
Within the next couple of weeks, children will be sent home with a picture book. This will not contain any words but simply talking about the pictures and asking your child to describe what they can see will help to develop their story telling skills. It will also help to create the habit of daily reading at home.
Please sign and date your child's reading record each time you listen to them read. Book bags should come to school every day to enable staff to read with your child at various points throughout the week. Reading books will be changed every Friday.
Literacy
This half term we will be encouraging the children to recognise their name independently. This is supported through activties such as finding their peg, morning self-registration and ordering the letters of their name.
PE
PE lessons will begin after the October half term. Please can you send your child's PE kit into school before that date. Children are to have a red t-shirt, black PE shorts and black pumps. PE kits are to be left in school and will be sent home at the end of each half term to be washed.
Newsletter & Homework
With effect from Friday 16th September, your child will be sent home with a yellow homework book. Each week, there will be a weekly newsletter detailing what we have been learning, along with a short homework task and any reminders. The homework activity will be detailed at the bottom of the page and should be supervised and/or supported by an adult. We kindly ask that homework books are returned by the following Wednesday to enable them to be marked and the next newsletter/homework added. Can we also ask that children do not write on the front of their homework books!