Robins (Nursery/Reception) - Miss Kalnins, Miss Farmer and Miss Newsome
Welcome to our class page. We are the Robins!
Welcome back after our Easter break. We hope you and the children had a lovely rest and are ready for our Summer term!
Our topic this half term is all about Animals around the world. We are starting with one of our favourite topics- Dinosaurs! 
In Religious Education, we are beginning our new topic of 'To the ends of the earth'. Our focus question to begin is; What happened after Jesus died and rose again? We will be doing lots of lovely creative activities, learning all about Pentecost and the ascension and producing some lovely R.E work together.
In English, we will begin with the story 'Giganotosaurus'. We will be learning lots of new vocabulary, writing sentences in Reception and focusing on words that begin with the same letter in Nursery. We will be learning lots about Dinosaurs!
In Phonics, we will continue our carpet sessions where we will be focusing on blending 4 and 5 sound words in them with our special friends - ch, sh, th, qu, ng, nk, ff, ss, ll etc.
In Drawing Club, we will be reading many animal related books like; '10 little dinosaurs', 'Barry the fish with fingers' and 'We're going on a bear hunt.
In Maths, we will be focusing on counting, ordinality and cardinality. We will be learning our Number bonds to 10, learning all about 2D and 3D shapes and lots, lots more!
In our 'Understanding the World' lessons we will be learning and exploring all about animals around the world. We will be learning where animals live and why. We will be celebration National Nurses Day in May where we will learn about Mary Seacole. We will be exploring the weather around the world too!
In Expressive arts, we will be doing many activities, such as role play and music and movement. We will be getting messy exploring with lots of paint and other materials. We will be focusing on sharing resources and communication and language through our masterpieces!
Please make sure you are all checking Class Dojo when you can - there will be weekly photos and messages.
If you need to get in touch or you have any further questions please come and see us on the door, email or message us on Class Dojo.
Let's have another wonderful term together.
Miss Kalnins, Miss Farmer and Miss Newsome.
PLEASE FIND OUR MEDIUM TERM PLAN FOR Summer 1 ATTACHED BELOW.
Phonics
Phonics is taught every day and children are regularly assessed and re-grouped according to their sound knowledge, accuracy and fluency in reading.
Reading
Once your child can blend words independently, they will receive a 'blending book' to read at home every day. Once your child can read simple sentences, they will bring home a reading book which should be read at home at least 3 times a week. This will ensure your child gains more confidence and becomes more fluent in their reading.
P.E is on Tuesdays
Please ensure your child has a full P.E kit in school. They will need a black pair of shorts, plain black joggers or leggings, a plain white t-shirt and pumps/trainers. All items will need their name clearly written on them. This is extremely helpful when the children are dressing and undressing for P.E.
