1. Reception Spring 2 Theme: Fairy-tales
Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy:
Shape/measure: Activities will include creating building structures like houses using 2d shapes, naming and listing properties of 2d shapes and constructing animal homes. Measuring and recording the children’s height and ordering sizes will link the learning to the topic.
Key vocabulary: square, triangle, rectangle, circle, sides and corners.
Working with number – Just like previous terms, daily routines will aid with counting e.g. lining up order and how many children are in each day. Linking real life experiences with a deeper understanding of number like more or less questions. The date will form the number of the day along with songs and stories – 5 currant buns, 10 fat sausages.
Key vocabulary: More, less, altogether, how many?
ICT: computer programs e.g. Education City, Maths Marvels, Top Marks and Purple Mash.
Reception Team:
Ms O’Neill and Mrs Ryan
Literacy
Books: The Three Little Pigs, Jack in the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hod, Goldilocks and the Three Breas.
Name writing, Letter formation, Sounds, Storyboards,Freeze Framing
Recreating stories, Retelling, predicting and discussing stories.
Drama:
Using role play area to re -enact familiar scenes and from stories we are reading. Heat- seating to deepen the understanding of the characters.
Write captions in speech bubbles
To verbalise and attempt to write instructions.
To orally compose a sentence and use phonics to attempt writing.
Focus: Fred-talk (sounding out words), finger spaces, capital letters and full stops.
 Phonics:
Children are following the read write inc program. We will be holding a phonics meeting for all parents to introduce them to how we teach phonics.
Reception Spring Theme: Fairy-tales
Science
•Investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate.
•Find out about, and identify, some features of living things, objects and events they observe.
•Ask questions about why things happen and how things work.
Knowledge and understanding of the world:
.Investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate.
•Find out about, and identify, some features of living things, objects and events they observe.
•Ask questions about why things happen and how things work.

2. Attendance Upcoming Events:
ICT
Developing ICT skills, learning rules of use, care of equipment.
Upcoming Events:
Class trip to the farm- please let us know if you will be able to accompany us. (Date tbc)
Music
Children will listen to different types of music and finding the beat.
They will experiment with movement and sound.
They will use body percussion in songs and make instruments using recycled materials.
Games/P.E
Children work on the three core fundamental skills of; agility, balance and coordination.
Explore positional language to use the equipment safely..
Developing independence in managing their own clothes, i.e. buttoning and unbuttoning cardigans, tying laces, doing up their coats. Dressing and undressing for P.E.
Attendance
Please ensure that your child is in school, ready in the line at 8:55- this has been a real problem for lots of Reception parents last term. Children must not be left unaccompanied until the teacher comes to collect the class from the playground.
Please pick up children promptly at 3:15pm.
Personal, social and Emotional Development:
Taking responsibility for their own belongings.
Understand and follow the rules during circle/carpet time.
Discussing who is your friend and why? What is a good friend?
Talk about school rules- Why are they important? Why do we have to follow them?
Looking after our environment
Taking turns and being patient.
Develop their decision making and show an increase awareness of taking turns at activities- using task board effectively.
Encourage independence during class day
R.E
Why do Christians believe Jesus is special?
Ways to help your child at home.
Encouraging them and making time for homework to be done.
Reading together every day and recording this in their reading journals.
Talk about their feelings, and how to respond to them.
Spot numbers in our everyday life and talk about them.
Creative Development
Role play with other children
Acting out stories
junk modelling
Nature plates
Exploring natural materials.
Mixing colours and using colours in the environment to make a sensory picture.
Homework
Homework is handed out on a Friday. Homework is to be completed and handed back to Miss O’Neill or Mrs Ryan on a Wednesday morning to ensure it can be corrected in time for Friday.
Please ensure you read with your child and comment in their dairy at least three times a week.