Welcome to the Reception webpage, we hope this page gives you all of the information about Reception that you need. If you would like information about anything else please do not hesitate to contact Miss Fitzpatrick & Mrs Lavender.
Spring Term in Reception
Literacy
We will be reading The Journey Home by Emma Levey and learning to:
Reading:
- Read and understand simple sentences
- Use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately
- Demonstrate understanding when talking to others about what they have read
Writing:
- Attempt to write short sentences in meaningful contexts
- Use phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match spoken sounds
- Apply taught digraphs into writing
Phonics:
- Phase 3: Sets 9 – 11
We will also be reading non-fiction texts about animals and their habitats.
Children will continue to bring home a reading for pleasure book and nursey rhyme each week, and phonics books will be allocated online via the Active Learn Phonics Bug website.
Maths
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Addition to 10
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Number bonds to 10
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Space and shape
We will be further developing our understanding of numbers to 10, shape and space by counting and matching numbers, exploring repeated patterns and sorting objects by size, shape and pattern.
R.E.
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Local Church
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Eucharist
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Lent/Easter
We will be studying topics related to ‘Celebrating, ‘Gathering’, and ‘Growing’.
Expressive Arts and Design
We will be using a range of materials to create animal patterns, singing lullabies and playing instruments, exploring different materials and tools make caves and party decorations, and baking cakes.
Understanding the World
We will be developing our understanding of the world by exploring our school environment to observe seasonal changes, investigating animals that live in caves, making parachutes and learning about and celebrating Easter.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
We will be thinking the people within our family, who looks after us and makes us feel special. We will also be thinking about what it takes to work as part of a group and developing confidence when trying new activities and speaking in familiar groups.
P.E.
Net and Wall Games
We will be developing the skills needed to play invasion games.
Computing
Robots
We will be having our first look at computational thinking and coding.
P.S.H.E.
Living in the Wider World
We will be thinking about belonging to a community, considering issues related to media and digital literacy, and exploring the world of money and work.
