Summer 2

 

Exciting weather! Perfect for Teddy Bears' Picnic!!

 

Week 1 and 2 we will be looking at the story 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear' 

     

 

 

Week 3 and 4 we will be looking at the story 'We are Going on a Bear Hunt'

 

 

 

Week 5 and 6 we will be reading 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                            

                                                            

                                                                  

                                                             

 

                                                           

                                              

 

           

       This Summer 1st half term is  all about Minibeasts   that                                                                                            

  

 

Wriggle, buzz and crawl!

 

This half term our topic is based around the theme of things in nature that ‘Wriggle and crawl’. We will be focusing on investigating mini-beasts and their habitats.

 

As Our topic  is non-fiction based and  we will be reading different types of information  and facts about these species.

 

I hope you enjoy exploring and discovering the mini-beasts' world around you!

                                 

Week 1 we are going to be looking at the story of 'The Lazy Ladybird'

 

Week 2 we will be reading 'Ella the Ladybird'

 

Week 3 we are to look at the story of 'The Very Busy Spider'

 

Week 4 we will be reading 'The Snail and the Whale'

 

Weeks 5 we will be reading 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'

 

                                           

 

                                             Sun Safety

 

Now that the weather is heating up for Summer, it is important to keep your child protected. Please apply sun cream before coming to school on hot days. Also,  please provide your child with a sun hat and drinking water when possible. 

 

​Lastly,  please make sure  all items of clothing  have your child's name written on it.

 

Enjoy your Summer!

 

 

 

 

What is Inside?

 

 

This term we will be finding out what is inside our bodies and learning lots of new vocabulary associated with different body parts with a greater emphasis on the human skeleton. Words such as bones, skull, ribs and pelvis will be used and explored throughout the term.

 

Funnybones stories will taking children to a magic journey through the human body.     

 

                                          

 

 

The theme "What is Inside" is an opportunity to explore and discover the interior of bodies, eggs, treasure boxes, our school, hospitals, the sea, supermarkets etc.

 

What a great way to explore the world!

 

What can you see?

 

                 

 

 

 

 

Our Connector for this  1st half  of Spring term is:

 

Once Upon a Time...

 

Great focus on the structure of a story where children will learn about the beginning, middle and end.  

 

The Gingerbread Man

7th -18th of January

 

 

How did the Gingerbread Man come to life?

What was he made of? Can you tell the main ingredients used to make him?

What animals has he met on his journey?

How did the story end?

Would you do it differently?

 

                                                                                                                                                      Read the story of The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man game Counting, matching and ordering

 

 

Jack and the Beanstalk

21st to 25th of January  

 

 

Beans? Why beans?

Who did Jack meet at the top of the beanstalk?

What animal did he sell?

What would you sell?

 

 

The Three Little Pigs

28th January to 1st February

 

Read the story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtP83CWOMwc

 

Celebrating Chinese  New year

4th to 8th of February

 

 

 

 

Welcome to RV Class

 

A warm welcome to our Reception children and parents from Ms Vieira and Sarah.

You will find the focus of your child's learning in this page as we move through the school academic year.  What a great and exciting  year it will be!

 

Week 1 and 2 children will be getting to know the school and settling in.

 

Please make sure your child has his/her name on all items of clothing that they bring to school. Children have constant access to the outdoor area so please ensure that your child wears suitable shoes for climbing, running and jumping. Shoes with velcro are highly advised as they are  safer.

 

 

Our focus and connector this term is 

 

 'Our Favorite Things'

week 3 and 4

 

Ask your child to talk about  the events as shown in the pictures below:

                                                                                                                                                                                      What sounds can be heard IN and OUT of  your house?  

 

week 4 and 5

My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh book

 

               

                                                                                                               

Can children talk about:

 

What was it funny about mum and dad?

What was mum's and dad's favourite animal?

What did mum like to wear?

What did dad like to wear?

                                                                                                                                                                                                week 6 and 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

• Knowledge and understanding of the world; differences between Africa and Uk's environment
• Understand that people have different needs, views, cultures and beliefs that need to be treated with respect
• Smelling, tasting and comparing sizes and shapes of different fruits
• Animals from Africa and the Zoo

 

 You can watch an animated version of this lovely story on  this link:

 

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as

 

Can children:

 

Re-tell the story?

Discuss why was it a surprise?

Say how many fruits altogether?

Say the names of all the animals in the story

Say the names of the fruits?

It would be great if children could look for patterns and shapes around their homes 

 

 

In maths we will be doing lots of counting objects, reading and writing numbers in numerals.

 

Try starting to count forwards and backwards from different numbers from a range of 1 to 5 (or a bigger range for the eager ones )

 

What happens when we add 1 more to a number? Does it get smaller or bigger?

 

Can your child be challenged to order numbers ?

 

 

Please make sure your child has their name on all items of clothing that they bring to school.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Our focus and connector this term is 

   

   'Our Favorite Things'

This term our connector is 'My Favourite Things'

 

Week 1: home visits and parent interviews.

Week 2: all the children are part time.

Week 3: all the children begin full time.

Week 4: our story will be 'Peace at Last'

 

 

As a class we listened to the sounds of the video below before watching it. Can you play this game with your child and how many sounds can you identify?

The sounds of the house

 

Week 5 and 6: 'My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh'

 

Can you answer these questions about the text?

What was mum’s favourite animal?
What was dad’s favourite animal?
What did mum like to wear?
What did dad like to wear?

What did the boy like the most?

 

Week 7: 'Handa's Surprise'

 

Autumn 1 stories

 

 

 

 

 

This Summer 1st half term is  all about Minibeasts   that                                                                                            

 

 

Wriggle, buzz and crawl!

 

This half term our topic is based around the theme of things in nature that ‘Wriggle and crawl’. We will be focusing on investigating mini-beasts and their habitats.

 

As Our topic  is non-fiction based and  we will be reading different types of information  and facts about these species.

 

I hope you enjoy exploring and discovering the mini-beasts  world around you!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is Inside?

 

 

This term we will be finding out what is inside our bodies and learning lots of new vocabulary associated with different body parts with a greater emphasis on the human skeleton. Words such as bones, skull, ribs and pelvis will be used and explored throughout the term.

 

Funnybones stories will taking children to a magic journey through the human body.     

 

                                          

 

 

The theme "What is Inside" is an opportunity to explore and discover the interior of bodies, eggs, treasure boxes, our school, hospitals, the sea, supermarkets etc.

 

What a great way to explore the world!

 

What can you see?

 

                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Connector for this  1st half  of Spring term is:

 

Once Upon a Time...

 

Great focus on the structure of a story where children will learn about the beginning, middle and end.  

 

The Gingerbread Man

8th -19th of January

 

 

 

How did the Gingerbread Man come to life?

What was he made of? Can you tell the main ingredients used to make him?

What animals has he met on his journey?

How did the story end?

Would you do it differently?

 

                                                                                                                                                      Read the story of The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man game Counting, matching and ordering

 

 

Jack and the Beanstalk

22nd to 26th of January  

 

 

Beans? Why beans?

Who did Jack meet at the top of the beanstalk?

What animal did he sell?

What would you sell?

 

 

The 3 Little Pigs

29th January to 2nd of February 

 

 

 

Read the story here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtP83CWOMwc

 

 

Celebrating Chinese  New year

5th to 9th of February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potions, Lotions, Smells and Spells

 

We will be encouraging children to be creative and look at ways they will predict and create fantastic scented herbal potions as they explore the world of fairies as well as funny,  kind and friendly witches.

A great time for maths as well! How many spiders and frog legs can you use on your magic potion to make Mog, the cat, dance and sing? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are learning the sounds of letters u, b,f,e. Can children find these initial  sounds in words such as umbrella, big, fish and egg? What other words have these sounds?

 

 

 

Celebrating Diwali

We are celebrating Diwali this week, making fireworks paintings and beautiful divas!

Please be safe if your are out celebrating where there are fireworks displays.

 

Our letter sounds are g, o,c and k 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to RV Class

 

A warm welcome to our Reception children and parents from Ms Vieira and Mary.

You will find the focus of your child's learning in this page as we move through the school academic year.  What a great and exciting  year it will be!

 

Please make sure your child has his/her name on all items of clothing that they bring to school. Children have constant access to the outdoor area so please ensure that your child wears suitable shoes for climbing, running and jumping. Shoes with velcro are highly advised as they are  better and safer.