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Reception
Year R - Poppy Class & Tulip Class
Poppy Class - Our teacher is Mrs Staniforth.
Tulip Class - Our teachers are Mrs Khan and Mrs Pedder.
Our teaching assistants are Miss Asif, Mrs Toma, Ms Green, Mrs Avram (AM) and Miss Bartlett.
Here's what we'll be covering this term in Reception:
English |
In English this term, the children will learn a variety of stories such as: We’re going on a Bear Hunt, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Life Cycle of a Butterfly along with the poem – Isn’t it Funny How a Bear likes Honey
Your children will act out these stories, learn actions, retell the story verbally, sequence pictures from the stories etc.
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Maths |
In maths we follow the White Rose Maths Scheme and the topics that will be covered are:
Number:
Measure, space and spatial thinking:
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Topics that we will be covering across the half-term |
Spring 1 – Where in the World Safari Climates / Hibernation Night and day animals Where do my family live in the world? Where in the World shall we go?
Outdoor Learning eg: Welly Wednesday Bikes Climbing Equipment Playground – gross motor skills
Music – Learning New Song and actions
Spring 2 – Come outside – Mini-beasts/life cycles Life cycles Mini Beasts Mini Beast Arts and crafts Planting Seeds
Outdoor Learning eg: Welly Wednesday Bikes Climbing Equipment Playground – gross motor skills
Music – Learning New Song and actions
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PE |
We have PE every Wednesday
Children will be learning to:
•Revise and refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired: Rolling, crawling, walking, jumping, running, hopping, skipping and climbing •Progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace. •Develop the overall body strength, co-ordination, balance and agility needed to engage successfully with future physical education sessions and other physical disciplines including dance, gymnastics, sport. •Develop their small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons. •Use their core muscle strength to achieve a good posture when sitting at a table or sitting on the floor. •Combine different movements with ease and fluency. •Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group •Develop overall body-strength, balance, co-ordination and agility. •Further develop and refine a range of ball skills including: throwing, catching, kicking, passing, batting, and aiming. •Develop confidence, competence, precision and accuracy when engaging in activities that involve a ball. •Develop the foundations of a handwriting style which is fast, accurate and efficient. •Know and talk about the different factors that support their overall health and wellbeing: regular physical activity healthy eating toothbrushing sensible amounts of ‘screen time’ having a good sleep routine being a safe pedestrian
lining up and queuing mealtimes personal hygiene
Please ensure your child has appropriate clothing; this can be in the form of plain black tracksuit bottoms or plain black shorts and a plain white or red t-shirt.
No jewellery is to be worn on PE days
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Homework |
Listen to your child read at least 3 times per week and log on boom readers. Practice phonics at home – look at class dojo for weekly updates. Look at numbers, shapes in the environment
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Planned Trips |
Wednesday 20 March 2024 Trip to Whipsnade – Butterfly House
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Dates for your diary |
Please look at Dojo every day for all of the exciting activities and events that are being planned for your children.
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