1. I’ve got rhythm! Saplings: Autumn Term 1
Week 1 & 2 -
Story –. Animal group stories
Maths - Counting
Literacy-environmental sounds & Fred talk
Self portraits
Literacy – RWI games
Setting class and group rules, agreeing our class charter.
Week 3 -
Story – Animal group stories
Maths – Recognising and ordering numbers
Literacy – RWI
m a s d t
Signs of Autumn
Week 4
Story – The Dot
Maths – Money, paying for snacks
Literacy – RWI
i n p g o
Colours of Autumn
Open Classroom Tuesday 25th September
Week 5
Story – The Dot
Maths – Money, paying for snacks
Literacy – RWI
c k u b f
Harvest
Week 6
Story – The Dot & Ish pm
Maths - Shape
Literacy – RWI
e l h sh r
Week 7
Story – The Dot & Ish
Maths - Shape
Literacy – RWI
j v y w th
Dotty day
In Physical Development we will be focusing on gymnastics and dance.
In Art and Design we will be exploring drawing and colour-mixing. We will also be working on our ‘I’ve Got Rythmn!’’ project.
In RE we will be looking at what makes people special. We will also be learning a song and prayer for our harvest festival and finding out what harvest means to us.
In Personal and Social development we will be looking at ‘being me in my world’ and thinking about believing that we can. We will also be setting class and group rules.
In our Understanding of the World, we will be exploring our environment and noticing the effects of changes in season – looking for signs of Autumn.
In Music time we will be exploring environmental sounds and learning new songs for harvest. We will be listening to lots of different rhythms and making some of our own.
I’ve got rhythm!
We enjoy cooking in Saplings and eating what we have cooked!
Each week we plan to cook with the children, developing skills such as cutting, rolling, grating and mixing etc. In order to do so we need to ask for a contribution of 50p per week. This year you can either pay £19 for the full year, or half-termly. If you wish to pay half-termly, the first instalment is £3. Please give this to your child’s key person. This term we will be learning how to use a knife safely and practising our cutting and spreading skills
Key Dates for your diary –
19th Sept – Beat Goes On workshops.
25th September - Open classrooms 3:30pm – 5.00pm
26th September – Vision screening by NHS for Reception children
3rd October pm – ‘Reading meeting’
11th Oct – Harvest festival at St Swithun’s Church – 10.00am
W/C 15th October – Parents/carers’ consultation meetings
22-26 October HALF TERM
29 Oct - INSET – staff training day – children not in school
Saplings: Autumn Term 1
Welcome to the first half of the Autumn Term (Autumn 1). We have an exciting term ahead planned. We are looking forward to getting to know all of the children’s interests and using them in our planning to motivate them in their learning and play.
. We will be setting our class rules and agreeing to our class charter and will be finding out how to be a good learner.
Our big idea this half term is “ I’ve Got Rhythm!’. We will also be using the book ‘The Dot’ to help us think about believing that we can.
On 25th September you are invited to come to the
classrooms after school to see what we have been doing in our
‘I’ve Got Rhythm!’ topic.
We will also be celebrating Harvest festival at St Swithun’s Church, Kennington with Key Stage One, on the 11th October.