Welcome to the
Foundation Stage
Mrs Heeley and Mrs Lawson are the class teachers. Mrs Heeley teaches all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Mrs Lawson teaches Wednesday afternoon, Thursday and Friday. Teaching assistants in the class are Mrs Rachel Crofts, Miss Nikki Burton and Mrs Diane Brook.
Our topic for this term is Living Things, Water and Holidays. It will involve opportunities for lots of practical activities. We will be planting different seeds and keeping records of what happens to them throughout the growing process. We will be learning about life cycles and will watch the real process of the cycle of a butterfly. We will be learning about what living things need to survive. We will also be looking at different holiday destinations, travel and food. We will also be deciding what clothes we would need to pack for different holidays.
In Literacy we will be focusing at writing for a specific purpose within fiction and non-fiction texts. We will be writing stories, letters and postcards, making both fiction and non-fiction books and learning new words in connection with our topic. We will be word
and sentence building, using correct punctuation and reading our Monster Phonics books.
In Numeracy we will be focusing on recognising and writing numbers above 10 and using them in addition and subtraction facts. We will be selecting two groups of objects to make a given total and begin to find how many have been removed from a group of objects by counting up from a number We will be estimating a number up to 10 and checking by counting and beginning to understand and use ordinal numbers in different contexts. We will be counting in 1’s, 2’s and 10’s and using written recording techniques. Outside we will use everyday words to describe position, direction and movement on the bikes and playing lots of games involving time such as What Time is it Mr.Wolf? We will be sorting and matching objects, shapes and pictures, justifying the decisions made.
In Reception and KS1 we use the Monster Phonics scheme of synthetic phonics straight away. We learn 4 / 5 sounds a week and learning how to blend them and read whole words. This term we will be focusing on writing simple sentences using our phonics knowledge so far. Please find the top 100 High Frequency Words and the Monster Phonics Graphemes attached to refer to at home. We use the Monster Phonics Reading Scheme in school and your child will be continuing their reading journey. Some books will be sent home to read together to promote your children’s love of reading. We will also be introducing your child to the 'Reading Challenge' which can be completed at home with your favourite books.
In Reception we love to make use of our fantastic outdoor areas. We take part in regular outdoor learning opportunities with our specialist outdoor lead 'Taylor Made Outdoor Learning'. Outdoor learning sessions are bespoke to our Reception children, led by Rosie Taylor and her dog Maggie. All children get to experience bush craft skills, orienteering, learning about the natural world, firepit activities and various creative outdoor projects. All of the sessions help to enhance our curriculum and teach the children valuable safety skills and knowledge about our natural environment.
Please look at the school's Twitter feed as Reception post many pictures and videos.
Helpful Websites to use at home
www.activelearnprimary.co.uk (Bug Club - Online Reading Site - Please use your individual log in details)
www.letters-and-sounds.com (Please use Phase 1 or 2 activities)
www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html
www.ictgames.com (you can then choose literacy or numeracy)
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/
https://go.educationcity.com (please use individual log in details)
