Reception: Parrots
Summer Term
This term we are going to become chefs and write our own recipes!
We will be listening to the traditional tales The Gingerbread Man, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We will also be looking at instructions and recipes to make gingerbread and porridge. The children will then start to look at the structure and the characters in traditional tales. We will be celebrating King Charles’s coronation and plan an afternoon tea and party. After half term, we will be thinking about the seaside and our theme will be ‘Pirates’. We will write our own pirate stories with a beginning, middle and end.
In Maths, we will be practising counting on in order to add two small amounts; we will be counting to 20 and back from 20. We will also be introducing doubling, halving and odds and evens. After half term, we will be exploring weight, capacity, money and some simple data collection and interpretation before spending the final couple of weeks using everything we have learnt this year to solve some problems.
In phonics, we are introducing phase 4 but will also be recapping Phase 3. We aim for all children to be at least Phase 3 secure by the end of the year and working within Phase 4. The children will continue to bring home a book matched to their phonics ability. Please practise regularly, preferably a little each day, and comment each week. They will read with an adult in school. We will also continue to have small group guided reading sessions each week.
The summer term will hopefully bring lots of lovely sunshine so we ask that children have sun cream applied before school and that they have a named water bottle in school everyday. We will help the children to fill these up once empty. British weather is very changeable so we also ask that children have a coat in school everyday.
Please do contact us on ClassDojo if you have any questions or queries.
Thank you
Mrs Rowcroft
EARLY YEARS CURRICULUM
In the Early Years we have developed a wonderful curriculum which caters for the children's interests. The overview below contains an outline of the topics we cover, but the content of the topics are adapted according to the needs and interests of our children. To find out more information about our EYFS curriculum please see the curriculum map below.
For more information on the new Early Years Curriculum 2021 please go to - Key Information- Curriculum - Early Years.
Alternatively please go to the bottom of the page and click on the document 'Development matters ages and stages' and Early Learning Goals.
KEY WORKERS
Every child in Reception is allocated a key worker. Mrs Rowcroft will be your child's key worker.
- The key person works alongside parents and carers to ensure that there is continuity of care for the child thus supporting the child’s emotional well-being.
- The key person, and other staff, observes the child to identify how they learn through their play, their next aspect of development, what their interests are, whether there is any cause for concern or need for extra support.
They keep a record of your child's learning portfolio and update it regularly on ClassDojo.
Reception Recommended Reads
We have selected these recommended reading lists from Peters Education to ensure that our children have access to a wide range of books. These books are all available in school and form our 'core' texts in our class libraries. These lists are chosen because they:
- link with our curriculum for each year group
- represent different cultures
- introduce children to new authors and expand their knowledge of familiar authors
- ensure progression
- match topics of interests for our children
- tackle current themes
School Behaviour Charter
In September 2021, our school implemented a new Behaviour Policy which is built upon the ‘5 pillars of Pivotal Practice’ (‘When Adults Change, Everything Changes’, Paul Dix):
Consistent, calm adult behaviour,
Relentless Routines,
First attention to best conduct,
Scripting difficult conversations,
Restorative Follow-up.
We have three simple goals: Be safe, Be a Learner, Be Kind and Respectful.