Reception
Welcome to Reception Class
Autumn Term 2024
This term the children will be settling into the routine of school and will be learning about ourselves and each other. The whole school project to start the year will be linked to the text 'Visiting Feelings' by Lauren Rubenstein and this book will help us to explore and recognise our feelings as well as experiment with different media and materials to create our own work inspired by the art in the book.
Over the Autumn Term activities and learning will be inspired by our learning theme 'Autumn Harvest' We will be looking for seasonal changes, looking for autumn treasures and will use our wonderful outside spaces, and create recipes in our Mud kitchen and explore and utilise our Forest Site as much as we can. We will be harvesting our own fruit and vegetables, making our own bread and soup and fruit crumble and thinking about being thankful. We will also be learning about the Jewish Harvest Celebrations of Sukkot. Our author focus will be Nick Butterworth and learning about different woodland animals through his Percy the Park Keeper and Friends stories.
In Literacy, through our daily phonics and reading sessions using the Read Write Inc phonics scheme, we will be working on recognising and writing Set 1 letter sounds. We are also working on developing our fine motor and dexterity to develop our handwriting skills, using Dough Disco time to help us with this. We hope to offer a reading and phonics parent live workshop later in the term as the feedback from the last for few years has shown this to be really helpful. Your child will have the opportunity to choose a library book and have reading books on a Monday and the online book later in the year when your child is working on Read Write Storybooks at school. More information on Reading Books to follow.
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 and having a really good understanding of numbers 1-10. 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 and hopefully develop confidence and enjoyment when using maths and number. We will also 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.
The second half of the term learning will be inspired by 'Space' and then immersing ourselves in learning about different festivals including Bonfire Night, Diwali and Christmas
Days that your child will be going to Forest School will usually be on a Friday and PE sessions will usually be on a Thursday afternoon. This term we will be developing our spatial awareness and travelling and balancing skills. Please ensure that your child wears PE into school on Thursday.
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 |
Reception Learning 2023-2024
Long Term Plan Reception Class 2023-2024
Learning Newsletters 2023- 2024
KS1 Reading and Phonics Parent Workshop 2023-2024
Knightlow Children Say Phonics Sounds
Story Green Words
Speed Sounds From The Story Book
Partner Practice
Partner Read
Hold A Sentence
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.
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- Hill Crescent, Stretton-on-Dunsmore,
- Rugby, United Kingdom, CV23 9NF
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