Reception
Spring 2
Welcome to Reception!
Daisy and Bluebell class
| Bluebell Class
| Daisy Class
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| Teacher: Ms Kellett Student Teacher: Ms Lane TA: Mrs Tadman | Teacher: Ms Diaz TA: Ms Mariam |
We hope you find the information below useful as your child continues their journey through the EYFS with us. This information will help you support your child with the organisation of their week and their learning at home.
Spring Term 2
Key Times
| Homework | In Reception, our families are invited to share their home learning by uploading photographs & videos to EvidenceMe via Parent Share. We also have a mobile library which will be located by the Reception garden gate. Families are able to loan books to share at home. Reading to your child regularly will develop their attention & listening skills as well as their vocabulary & understanding of the world. Please fill in your child’s bookmark and send it into school with your child every day! |
| Key Times | The school gates open at 8:30am in the morning. The gates will be locked at 8:45am. Children should be collected from school promptly at 3:30pm. Reception children have PE on Wednesdays. You can leave your child’s PE kit in school throughout the week and take it home to wash as needed – this is helpful for if your child needs to get changed for any reason. Please come to our Reading Together sessions on Thursdays at 3.10pm. |
What are we learning this term?
| Communication and Language | Physical Development |
| To be able to listen to others and respond by making relevant comments and answer questions about what they have heard.   To be able to speak in complete sentences keeping conversations going by remaining on topic.  To be able to use extended sentences and begin to add new vocabulary. | To be able to use small tools with greater proficiency. e.g. cutlery, pencils, scissors. To be able to experiment with different ways of moving, testing out ideas and adapting movements sometimes combining movements together in a sequence. To be able to develop and refine a range of ball skills including kicking, batting, passing and aiming. To be able to jump off an object and land safely. |
| Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Literacy |
| To be able to recognise a wide range of emotions through body language, expressions and tone of voice. To understand why we have class rules. To be able to spend an extended period of time accessing chosen areas independently. To understand the need for healthy lifestyle choices. To be able to initiate play with peers and take into account the views and opinions of others. | Our core texts this half term are:
To be able to recall stories, rhymes and poems with increasing detail including main story setting, characters and key events. To be able to recognise features of non-fiction texts eg contents, captions and index page. To be able to write simple sentences that are phonetically plausible, sometimes using full stops and capital letters. |
| Mathematics | Understanding the World |
| To be able to draw simple comparisons between their own culture and heritage and those of others. To be able to make simple comparisons between old and new. To be able to identify key features of their local community including transport links and significant landmarks To be able to complete a simple program and/or app on an electronic device. To be able to show care for living things and the natural environment and the role they play in this. To be able to make predictions and ask questions about why things happen in the natural world e.g. changing seasons, dissolving, cooking. |
| Expressive Arts and Design | RWI |
| To be able to recognise and mix colours and explore tonal variations. To be able to adapt well known narratives, stories and songs. To be able to join and combine materials together to achieve a desired effect for example transient art, collage. To be able to copy and continue a simple beat/rhythm/ pattern using musical instruments and body parts. To be able to draw a simple representation of an object or person. | To know set 1 special friends and read words containing them. To be able to read alien words containing 3/4 sounds. To be able to read words from 1.5-1.7.
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How can I help at home?
One of the key ways every parent can help is to ensure that your child is at school every day and on time. We also encourage the nursery children to be independent when changing shoes – velcro fastenings enable this, and putting on coats for outdoor learning, please support them at home with their dressing skills. Other than this, the main way you can help is by making time to read stories and enjoy songs and rhymes every day at home. It is the most effective way of ensuring that your child makes progress in all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Please continue to complete the reading rainbow bookmarks at home!
Our outdoor learning and gardens are open every day. Please remember a named waterproof coat, and bring in wellington boots if you have them, as we are outside in all weathers exploring the world around us as much as we can.
Throughout the school year, you will be able to contribute to your child’s learning journal via Parent Share. You are able to upload photographs and videos of the experiences and learning which takes place at home.
