Welcome to Reception
Staff Team
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Class teacher(s) |
Mrs Wells |
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Teaching assistants |
Miss Hughes |
Curriculum Information
Theme- Nature Detectives
During Term 4 , we will be learning …
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Maths |
Shape recognition. Spatial reasoning, including symmetry. Partitioning and subitizing 2,3,4,5,and 10 and number bonds for these numbers. |
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Literacy |
Compose a sentence in their head and hold it for memory to then write it. How to answer simple questions about what they have heard and read. Learning about story structure. Making story maps and writing stories to tell to others. Writing lists, notes and menus. |
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Phonics |
Learn the alphabet. Mastery of phase 3. Spell the first set of common exception words. Read and spell the second set of common exception words. Hold a sentence. |
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Understanding The World |
Know, name and talk about at least 5 minibeasts.Know what the word habitat means and say where minibeasts can be found. Can explain the life cycle of a butterfly and frog. Talk about their own lifetime and create a personal timeline |
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PSE |
Jigsaw- Healthy Me! Learn what we need in order to keep healthy and look after ourselves. |
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Expressive Arts and Design |
Design and make a caterpillar. Talk about independent artwork and tell others about it. Draw/paint simple minibeasts showing form- observational drawing from real or pictures. Knows how to improve artwork (scrunch, twist, fold, bend, roll) Change the tempo and dynamics when playing instruments. |
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Communication and Language |
Exploring and retelling different stories. Perform mini beast songs to an audience. Responding to questions. Asking questions. Hot seating. |
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Physical Development |
Choose their own resources to create a minibeast with increasing control of the tools selected. Knows how to control a ball by throwing and catching a large ball to a friend.Attempts to aim at a specific target with a bean bag/ball. Know how to control a large ball in different ways. Demonstrate and control 3 main gymnastic shapes - pike, straddle and tuck |
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PE |
Real PE , gym |
Weekly Timetable
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Monday |
Literacy |
Group time and continuous provision |
Phonics |
Guided reading and group time continuous provision |
Lunch 11.30-12.30 |
Maths and group time |
Jigsaw and Continuous provision |
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Tuesday |
Literacy |
Group time and continuous provision |
Phonics |
Guided reading and group time continuous provision |
Maths and group time
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PE and continuous provision |
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Wednesday |
Literacy |
Group time and continuous provision |
Phonics |
Guided reading and group time continuous provision |
Maths and group time |
Topic (Understanding the world)and continuous provision |
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Thursday |
Literacy |
Group time and continuous provision |
Phonics |
Guided reading and group time continuous provision |
Maths and group time |
Gym/Drama and continuous provision |
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Friday |
Literacy |
Group time and continuous provision |
Phonics |
Guided reading and group time continuous provision |
Maths and group time Forest school |
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PE Days
PE in Reception is on a Tuesday and Thursday. Please make sure that your child wears their PE kit to school on these days. Our PE kit is plain black shorts, leggings or joggers; plain white or school PE t-shirt; school jumper.
Homework
Phonics and maths homework will be given out on a Friday. The children should practice writing and saying the taught sounds for that week as well as attempting the maths challenge.
When your child receives a reading book please support your child at home by reading 5 x a week for at least 10 minutes.
Useful Information
To ensure your child is ready to learn, please provide them with a labelled bottle of water everyday. A healthy snack of fruit or vegetables is provided by the school.
Forest school will be on Friday afternoons. A pair of wellie boots would be useful.