Reception - Sprites and Unicorns
Summer 1
Welcome back to Summer term. We hope you had an enjoyable and restful half term. This page is designed to provide you with the key information to help make the term as successful as possible.
RWI:
Children will continue to work in their RWI groups. Focusing on set 1 or set 2 sounds. We will also be doing “Fred Spelling” and “Hold a Sentence” across the curriculum. We will also be encouraging children to become more independent with their writing skills.
Maths:
Children will be learning how to build and continue patterns 20 and verbal counting above 20. We will then move on to adding and taking away from numbers to 20. We will then move on to a topic all about manipulating, composing and decomposing shapes.
Art:
In art this term, we will be exploring street art and how it can be used to express ideas and brighten up our environment. Children will learn what street art is and where we might see it. We will also look at examples of street art, including some of the new artwork around Harlow.
Physical Education (P.E.)
P.E. lessons take place on Wednesdays and Fridays. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed in their P.E. kit on these days. If your child has pierced ears, earrings must be removed or covered with tape for the lesson.
Topic:
Our new topic the term is “How Do We Know?” The children will: Ask questions about the world around them. Explore how we can find answers (through observing, testing, and thinking). Learn about famous scientists and how they made important discoveries. Finally begin to understand that science helps us explain how things work.
PSHE
As part of our learning about the world around us, we will also explore this topic in PSHE. The children will learn about the importance of recycling and how we can all help to look after our planet. Children will
Understand what recycling is and why it is important. Learn how to sort materials such as paper, plastic, and food waste. Talk about ways we can reduce waste at home and at school. Finally Begin to understand how small actions can make a big difference
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch via Class Dojo or speak to a member of the Reception team directly.
Thank you for your continued support.
Mrs Blanking, Miss Millen, Mrs Maddox and Miss Taylor