WELCOME TO RECEPTION

Class Teacher: Miss Normanton
Teaching Assistant: Clare Duck

Here is some useful information about this half term and an overview of what we will be learning about!

We’re Going on an Adventure!

Our topic is ‘We’re Going on an Adventure’ and we will be looking at different kinds of adventures and where we can go. On Wednesday 25^th June, we will be visiting Hesketh Farm.

 

Literacy:

Our focus books this half term are going to be The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Egg to Chick, What the Ladybird Heard at the Seaside and Rainbow Fish.

 

We will be learning the following phonics sounds:

• ‘ow’ as in owl
• ‘oi’ as in oil can
• ‘ear’ as in ear
• ‘air’ as in hair
• ‘er’ as in builder
• ‘er’ as in herbs
• ‘ue’ as in rescue
• ‘ue’ as in glue
• ‘ture’ as in picture
• ‘ure’ as in pure

 

Maths:

This half term, we will be learning about:

• Exploring sharing and grouping
• Even and odd sharing
• Playing and building with doubles
• Identifying, creating and exploring patterns
• Visualising and describing positions
• Exploring mapping and representing with models
• Creating own maps

 

Understanding the World:

• Observing and recording the Life Cycle of a Chick
• Exploring floating and sinking using different materials
• Naming properties, properties of materials and talking about how materials can change
• Visit to Hesketh Farm
• Discussing the range of animals found on a farm
• Sort animals into groups
• Discuss and observe the season of summer
• Discuss holidays that children have experiences in the past including other countries that children may have visited

 

PE:

PE will take place this half term on a Friday morning. Please make sure children have their PE kit on Fridays (white t-shirt and black shorts) and that it is NAMED. Please also make sure children are wearing trainers on Fridays.

 

PSED and Circle Time:

• Discuss likes and dislikes
• Understand how to stay safe
• Taking care of our natural world
• Planning and carrying out activities and being resourceful
• Changing plans to meet set goals
• Preparing for new challenges
• Winning and losing
• Talk about feelings - linked to transitions
• Who can help us in school
• Transition to Year One

 

Parental involvement:

• Bradley Bear and the Snuggle Pack will continue to be sent home every Friday
• During Health and Sports week, you will be invited to come and watch Sports Day!

 

Diary dates:

• Monday 2^nd June – Children back in school for our final half term
• Friday 6^th June – Staff training day, school closed to children
• Monday 9^th June – Chicks eggs arriving in Reception
• Wednesday 25^th June – Hesketh Farm Trip
• Thursday 3^rd July – Transition day
• Friday 11^th July – Sports Day
• Friday 11^th July – Reports sent out
• Friday 18^th July – Last day of Reception!