Reception

Teacher – Tina Roche

Teaching assistant – Pauline Ogden

Nursery Nurse – Abidina Kallon

Reception

During the first half of the Autumn term, the children will be busy settling in to their new Reception class, becoming full-time members and eating lunch together with their friends.

Our topic is ‘Ourselves’ and the children will be:

  • learning and practising the lunchtime routine
  • practise writing letters and their name
  • role play birthday parties and make invitations and birthday cards
  • explore the similarities and differences between themselves and their families, draw and paint self-portraits and pictures of their families
  • learn what each numeral represents, order numbers from 1 to 20
  • use 2D shapes to make representations of themselves
  • develop their control and co-ordination abilities through playing parachute games and practising ball skills.

Please remember to label your child’s clothes with their name.

The children will need to bring Wellington boots to wear during outside activities and also PE kits.

The PE consists of a white tee-shirt, black shorts and black plimsolls without laces.

 

 

Understanding the World

Children will name, describe and find out about minibeasts. We will learn about minibeasts, their features, their habitats and life cycles. We will learn about plants and the conditions needed for growth. They will be able to use ICT to support their learning. Children will be encouraged to learn some of the similarities and differences between minibeasts

Mathematics

Children will be taught to place numbers to twenty in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they will add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Children will explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

To develop confidence to try new activities, initiate ideas and speak in a familiar group. To be able to negotiate and solve problems without aggression, e.g. when someone has taken their toy. To work as part of a group or class understanding and following rules.

 

Communication, Language and Literacy

Use a pencil and hold it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed. Continue to learn letter sounds and introduce letter names. Read, write and spell simple CVC words such as man, rat, pen and ten. Talk about non-fiction texts and the features of these books. Attempt writing for different purposes, using features of different forms such as lists, stories and instructions.

Physical Development

Children will be taught to handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing. Know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe. Be able manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing.

Expressive Arts & Creative Design

Children will be encouraged to experiment to create different textures. They will manipulate materials to achieve a planned effect. They will select appropriate resources and adapts work where necessary and select tools and techniques needed to shape, assemble and join materials they are using.