Curriculum Theme

This term Reception are exploring one of our favourite topics: ‘Traditional Tales’. We will be reading lots of well-known and well-loved fiction texts such as, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ and ‘Three Billy Goats Gruff’.

We will be learning different styles of storytelling, alternative endings, characterisation as well as story sequencing and writing! We will be thinking about why and when things might happen and making use of vocabulary from stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems. We shall also be visiting ‘Alice in Wonderland’.

Mathematics:

This half term, we shall be covering the following topics in our Maths learning:

• Investigating rotating and manipulating shapes

• Exploring sharing and grouping

• Diving deeper doubles and odd/even

• Repeating and copying pattern

RE:

The title of the RE topic this half term is ‘What can we learn from stories’. With the help of our mascot Bertie the Owl, we will be exploring the morals and values of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism, through story and role play.

PSHE:

Our PSHE topic is all about changing. With the help of our PSHE buddy Jerrie, we are learning the names of our body parts, how to stay safe and healthy, how we grow from babies to adults and talking about any worried or excited feelings we may be experiencing about starting year one. 

Reading Books

Reading books are changed weekly on the following days. New books will be given if the reading record has been signed.

REC- Tuesday
RLB- Thursday
RBG- Wednesday

Library Books Days

REC- Wednesday Afternoon
RLB - Tuesday Afternoon
RBG- Thursday Afternoon

P.E Information

We will continue to come into school wearing St John’s PE kit on these days. Please ensure your child is wearing their St John’s jumper over their PE kit.

In addition, children should attend school wearing their trainers/school shoes however, a pair of pumps, which will be stored in their locker, should be worn in their PE lessons.

REC- Tuesday Afternoon
RLB- Thursday Afternoon
RBG- Wednesday Afternoon

Drinks and Snacks

Milk, fruit and fresh water are available to children on the ‘snack table’. Fruit is free and milk is free until your child’s 5th birthday.

If you child is 5 years old, milk can be purchased at a cost of £6 for the half term. A letter will be sent home when payment is required and you can make the payment on Simspay.

Phonics

We will practise reading and spelling words containing adjacent consonants (phase 4) for example, st, tr, ft, mp, fr, cr, cl, bl and dr.

We will continue to consolidate phase 2 and 3 sounds previously taught.

Reading books will be allocated on Oxford Owl homework to help the children put their phonics skills into practice.

Additional Information

Forest Afternoons

REC- Thursday
RLB- Tuesday
RBG- Monday

Children should come to school wearing suitable outdoor clothing on these days.

Children can wear their school polo t-shirts and school jumpers with jogging bottoms or leggings. Wellies are kept in school throughout the year.