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SUMMER TERM 2024
Welcome back to the summer term, although the weather continues to be far from summery!
This term our over-arching topic is 'Growing Stories', through which we will learn about growth and change, and focus on traditional tales and fairy stories.
I would like to invite grandparents to come in to read or tell traditional stories to the children - let me know if you know any willing to do so!
We will be looking closely at growth & change, life-cycles, planting seeds and finding 'God's tiny creatures' in their habitats.
Our first unit is called 'The Magic of Spring'-please see curriculum overview below.
In Literacy we will be retelling the stories we have heard using the vocabulary from the texts and learning new vocabulary in Drawing Club
The children will re-read their guided reading books several times to develop their confidence, fluency and understanding. Please continue to support them with this at home, making comments in their reading record/home link book.I will post a parent video on SeeSaw to help you to understand how to get the best out of the Read/Write Inc story books.
The children are working towards independent sentence composition and writing. Please encourage them to have a go at writing at home, eg shopping lists, cards, signs etc
In Maths, we will consolidate number bonds fro 9 and 10, then learn about the composition of teen numbers, as being 'one lot of ten and some more' and progress to understanding the value of numbers beyond 20. The children will consolidate their knowledge of number facts, including number bonds for all numbers up to 10, addition and subtraction related to 'number stories', odds & evens and doubling.
The children will be grouping and sharing objects; the foundations of multiplication and division.
Just a reminder, in the hope that April showers give way to glorious May weather, please ensure that on sunny days your child has a sun hat in school and that you have applied sun cream in the morning before they come, as we are unable to do this in school. Please can your child wear a long sleeved t-shirt for Forest School,to protect their skin from nettles, brambles and sunburn!
After half term we will be starting our afternoon sessions for the September intake children and I know Class 1 will be very happy to help them to settle into school.
SPRING TERM 2 2024
This half term we will continue with our topic 'Animal Adventures/Wild World' through the mini topics:
People & Places in the Local Area-thank you for sending in your photos.
Wild Weather & comparing climates/habitats of Antarctica and Africa
Homes around the World & comparing life in UK and in Africa
Wild and Free-animals in captivity & the wild
Please see the curriculum summary below and the 'What are we doing this week?' page for more information.
SPRING TERM 2024
Our over-arching topic for this term is 'Animal Adventures', based on the children's interests.
We will start with a couple of weeks about our pets and then develop the topic 'Pets in Space'- we will learn about the first dog cosmonauts, Laika and also Belka & Strelka, using our key non-fiction text 'Dogs in Space' by Vix Southgate.
We will be holding a reading workshop style meeting for parents soon, to demonstrate the methods used to support your child with the next stage of learning to read-the date of this will be confirmed asap.
Forest School is on Friday afternoons and PE is on Wednesday afternoons-Gymnastics.
Please see the curriculum guide below.
More details of the learning for each week will be on the 'What are we doing this week?' page, with links for Home Learning opportunities for consolidation.
AUTUMN 2
Our over-arching topic for this half term is 'Light and Dark', through which we will explore different themes.
We will start with the mini topic 'Autumn Celebrations' and our Rainbow Challenges and learning opportunities will be based around the festivals of this time of year.
We will then go 'Into the Woods' and explore 'The Forest at Night'. Please keep an eye on 'What are we doing this week?' for more information.
In science on a Wednesday afternoon, the children will continue to learn about the amazing human body. They are experts in using their senses, and are going to be finding out about keeping their bodies strong and healthy.
We will be joining Class 2 in preparing a nativity play which will be performed to a live audience in December!
Forest School continues to be on a Friday afternoon, and PE on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
Please ensure your child has a complete PE kit in school, with some spare clothes.
Please send a complete set of clothes appropriate for the weather in your child's forest school bag-wellie, socks, long sleeved T shirt, trousers, waterproof trousers, waterproof coat & hat, gloves & scarf if the day is cold.
We enjoy hot chocolate and a biscuit around the fire pit later this half term-please would you donate a packet of biscuits to share? Plain biscuits are best-Thank you!
Autumn 1 2023
Our topic work this half term is called 'Home & Away'.
The first 'mini-topic' which will run for the first 2 weeks is called 'Me, you, us' as we will be getting to know each other, talking about ourselves, our feelings and our families; finding out about new friends, sharing & taking turns and learning about the classroom, playground and routines.
The Reception Baseline Assessment is a literacy and numeracy activity that will be completed one to one over the first few weeks. If you would like more information about this, then please do ask.
PE Kit and Spare Clothes
It is a good idea for the children to keep a spare set of clothes, as well as their PE kit, in school. This bag stays on their peg and only comes home at half term so that PE kits can be washed, and to check that trainers still fit!
Spare clothes are useful for various reasons; a child may have a 'little accident' or they may fall over on a rainy day and get wet and muddy. They may get muddy during a forest school session or they may become poorly and be sick!
These clothes do not have to be school uniform, just something comfy and practical, such as leggings and a long-sleeved T-shirt, pants and socks.
If all items of clothing, as well as the PE bag could be named please!