Welcome to Reception! On this page you can find some useful information about our class work in Phonics and Literacy, Maths and our Topics for each half term. We may also share pictures and news from other areas of learning and development across our EYFS curriculum. You will see below 'Star Folders' which will provide more detailed information on individual areas of learning, with links to support you and your child with their learning at home.

This half-term, in Literacy we will be focusing on the book, 'Gigantosaurus' by Johnny Duddle. 

We will also look at a variety of other books during our Topic time about a range of things including real life superheros, people who help us in real life - looking at the jobs they do both now and in the past. 

In maths, the children build on their prior knowledge around numbers from 0 to 10 by delving into numbers 11 -20  and learning how to recognise and write the numerals, alongside finding any different ways to represent the numbers using physical resources or drawings.. We will also be introducing children to the concept of 'adding more' and 'taking some away' - showing them the mathematical signs related to this too.  Finally, we will recap on our knowledge about 2D and 3D shapes, then begin to explore selecting suitable shapes for specific purposes and explaining our reasoning, 

Our Current Topic for Summer 1 is, 'Superheroes'

Our afternoons will be filled with art, design, PSHE, RE, PE and music - wherever possible, it will link to our curriculum texts 'Superhero Like You', 'Victorian Schools' and 'Life Savers' whereby the children will explore lots of roles that take place in our community. The children will get to explore how these jobs have changed over time and think about what they would like to be when they grow up. The story of 'Superhero Like You' is a nice way to consolidate their understanding of the many ways people in the community help each other while in 'Victorian Schools  we will begin to look at the role of a teacher over 100 years ago and how it has changed.

We are excited to show you what we have learned and created!

Thank you, Miss Barnes and Mrs Mason