Welcome to Reception’s homepage! Reception is such an exciting year, full of hands on learning and play. We are very excited to settle in and for the fun to begin! Take a look at what we have been learning on our class blog!
Reception Team
Class Teachers: Ms See, Ms McQueen and Ms Ricketts
Spring 2
In the second half of the spring term we begin exploring spring! We learn what the signs of spring are around us like daffodils blooming, blossom on the trees and animals like newts and mice beginning to appear. We also enjoy lots of fun activities around World Book Day and British Science Week. We explore the Easter festival and what it means to lots of different people.
In phonics we begin revising our Phase 2 and 3 sounds. We use these sounds to read longer words and learn some different rules to help us read them. We begin extending our writing and practice retaining longer phrases in our heads.
In maths, we continue exploring the order of a number line. We also practice our adding and taking away in order to be super fluent with our mental maths! We begin exploring odd and even numbers as well as doubles.
In P.S.H.E. we learn about why we are special. We discuss what we think we are good at, how we can get better at something and how to raise money for a charity.
In R.E. our Big Question is – What is so special about Easter? We explore the Easter story and what we can learn from it.
Spring 1
In the spring term we learn all about winter and explore some of the polar regions of the Earth. We learn about the different signs of winter in the natural environment like ice, snow, no leaves on the trees and cold weather! We learn where the polar regions are and the wildlife that can be found in the Arctic and Antarctica.
In phonics we begin our Phase 3 sounds and learnt lots of new digraphs and trigraphs. We continue practicing our spelling and reading with these sounds.
In maths, we practice recognising numerals and matching them to different quantities. We practice recognising the counting sequence and putting numbers into the correct order. We also practice making and recognising different patterns!
In P.S.H.E. we learn about rules and the importance of rules. We explore some of the rules we have to follow in our everyday life and explore right and wrong choices.
In R.E. our Big Question is – Why do Christians believe Jesus is special? We explore lots of different stories from the Bible and discuss what we can learn from them.
Autumn 2
This term we will be learning all about celebrations and how we celebrate. This will include exploring Bonfire Night, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas. We will use this theme to guide our literacy activities as well as our learning about the world around us. We will also continue to look at the changing seasons.
In phonics we will continue learning our phase 2 sounds, including several digraphs. We will continue learning more tricky words, beginning to read short phrases and spelling CVC words.
In maths, we will be using the 5 fingers on our hand to support our counting and recognition of larger numbers. We will practice counting up to and beyond 20 and recognising the ‘teen’ numbers. We will also be comparing amounts.
In P.S.H.E. we will continue our work on the Zones of Regulation. We will be learning more about the PANTs rule using the NSPCC resources. We will also continue having circle times to help us learn how to manage conflict.
In P.E. we will begin doing gymnastics and will explore moving through and around different obstacles.
In R.E. we will continue exploring Christianity. Our Big Question will be – Why is Christmas special for Christians? We will learn about the Nativity story and take part in our infant production to share this with the rest of our school community.
Autumn 1
This term the focus will be settling the children into school. The children will take part in lots of activities related to this theme, like making self-portraits, practicing writing their name and sharing information about their family and home. The children will be given tours of the school and will get to know all the people that work within it.
We will explore lots of stories related to this theme, like Owl Babies and The Colour Monster, and will use these to do some writing activities. The children will practice retelling these narratives and will engage in various creative activities during their independent play.
We will begin our phonics lessons and will start learning to recognise and write our first graphemes.
In maths we will practice automatically recognising amounts up to 5 and explore the composition of these numbers. We will also practice sorting objects and making simple patterns.
In P.S.H.E. we will begin learning about the Zones of Regulation and how to identify and manage our feelings. We will also do lots of circle times to bond as a class and learn how to manage friendships.
In P.E. we will be experimenting with different ways of moving and we will be learning to jump and land appropriately.
In R.E. we will exploring Christianity and the question – Who made this wonderful world? We will explore this through lots of hands on activities, Bible stories and discussion.
Timetable
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Reading folders to be brought in. Please ensure that your child reads at home every night. | Children to come to school wearing their PE kit. | Homework given out. | ||