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Spring term 2 2025
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 2025
Our over-arching topic for the Spring 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 hope to hold 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 Wednesdays (Rugby) and Thursdays (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 1 2024
Our topic work this half term is called 'Home & Away'; see curriculum guide below.
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, please see the 'Welcome to Class 1' page.
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!