Our learning and activities will be enhanced by the learning theme 'Here We Are' lots of our cross curricular activities will be inspired by looking at and learning about the world around us including learning about our local village as well as learning about our partner schools in Malawi as part of our stories4schools project this year. This is a wonderful project which involves every child in the school being involved in creating stories and illustrations that go into a whole school published book that will be sold at our Book Launch Event in the summer term.
We will continue to watch for seasonal changes as winter changes to spring, we will be learning about New Life as part of our Easter learning and might even have some baby lambs visiting us! We will continue to use our wonderful outside spaces, and create recipes in our Mud kitchen and explore and utilise our Forest Site.
In Literacy, through our daily phonics and reading sessions using the Read Write Inc phonics scheme, we will be working on recognising Set 1 and Set 2 letter sounds and blending letters to make words and sentences using Read Write Inc. We will be involved in lots of different story making activities as part of stories4schols, including a drama workshop with Mrs Brown. We are also working on developing our fine motor and dexterity to develop our handwriting skills, and having daily active or Dough Disco time. We hope the parent live workshop earlier this term was as helpful as the feedback suggests. Your child will continue to have the opportunity to choose a library book and have new reading books on a Monday.
We will use Numicon and other practical resources to support and enhance maths learning and continue to be involved in the Mastering Numbers Project where Number Blocks is used. Through practical activities and games there will be daily opportunities for developing a deeper understanding of number. Throughout the year we will be working on recognising and writing number symbols 1-20 and beyond. Through practical activities in the classroom and using our outside spaces, children will be encouraged to develop problem solving skills, use subatising, develop awareness and understanding of different number patterns including number bonds, counting in 2's, 5's and 10's and recognising odd and even numbers. We will work on recognising the properties of shape around us as well have an understanding of space and measure too.
There will of course be lots of opportunities to be creative, develop imagination, explore and investigate and be physical through daily continuous play provision.
Days that your child will be going to Forest School will usually be on a Friday and PE sessions will usually be on a Tuesday morning or afternoon, this term we will be in the hall developing our skills with our Sports Coach Ryan. Please ensure that your child has shorts and t-shirt in school, plimsolls or trainers will be required after Easter.
We will keep you updated on our Class Group Webpage on our school Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/knightlowcofeprimary
The school page is a super way to keep up with Knightlow News and our own class group page is a great way to show WOW moments of learning that your child has done at home as well as a super way for us to keep you updated too.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns or would like to offer your help or support in any way
Thank you
Mrs Cathy Amos-Simpson
Reception Class Teacher
Reception Learning Themes 2023-2024
Autumn 1 | Autumn Harvest |
Autumn 2 | Space/ Festivals |
Spring 1 | Once Upon a Time |
Spring 2 | Here We Are |
Summer 1 | Mad About Mini-beasts |
Summer 2 | Commotion in the Ocean |
Home Learning
In the event of school or class closure due to COVID, home learning, activity ideas, resources and detailed planning for Reception Class will be updated weekly on our class webpage https://littlesmarties.wordpress.com/ Learning can being shared on our class group Facebook page Little Smarties.