Welcome to Our Wonderful Reception Class - The Robins 

 

Welcome to all our new starters. We hope you all had a lovely summer holiday, and you are ready for a busy term ahead. 

Our first topic is 'Traditional Tales.' This topic focuses on the story of 'The Gingerbread Man' but we will cover many other familiar tales too. 

In English, we will be reading The Gingerbread man. We will be baking and decorating our own Gingerbread men... and then eating them! We will be designing our own 'Look out' posters, acting out the story and using our sounds to begin writing. We will be learning new vocabulary and giving meaning to our drawings.

In Drawing Club, we will be reading the Colour Monster in week 1. This looks at different feelings and emotions the children might feel.  We are then going to be doing other stories like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears and the 3 Billy Goats Gruff. 

Our new topic in R.E is all about 'ourselves and our families'. We will be talking about our names and why we are all special. We will be discussing our families and how different we all are.

In our 'Understanding the World' lessons we will be learning about body parts, our five senses, keeping our bodies healthy and basic hygiene. We will listen to new and old stories, talk about how we have grown and changed, talk of past and present events in our own lives and the lives of our family members. We will be drawing our own maps of the town and to the bakers! We will be looking at maps of the Gingerbread Man's route and we will be sharing our own experiences with one another.

In Expressive arts, we will be doing many activities such as role play, music and movement, puffy paint, stamping, collaging, painting, colour mixing and many more! 

Please make sure you have all set up your new Class Dojo, I will upload photos every week to let you know what we have been up to. 

If you have any questions please just ask, email or message me on Class Dojo.

Let's have a great Autumn term together. 

Miss Kalnins and Miss Newsome

 

Phonics 

Phonics is taught every day and children are regularly assessed and re-grouped according to their sound knowledge, accuracy and fluency in reading. 

Our reception children will be learning m, a, s, d t, i, n, p, g and o. 

 

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. 

PE.

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.