Mrs Tumelty
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Miss Lorenzo
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Welcome to our Reception class page!
Welcome back to school after our half term break, we are looking forward to having a busy and fun half term! We can't wait to carry on with all of our learning and fun in Reception.
On this page you will find out all about life in Reception at St. James'.
If you would like to get in touch please email us: [email protected]
Welcome back to school after our half term break, we are looking forward to having a busy and fun half term! We can't wait to carry on with all of our learning and fun in Reception.
On this page you will find out all about life in Reception at St. James'.
If you would like to get in touch please email us: [email protected]
Our class texts' for Autumn 2:
The Leaf Thief and Night Monkey, Day Monkey.
We will be looking at these two texts, as well as other fiction and non-fiction books all to do with our topic - Light and Dark.
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In Reception our topic this half term is Light and Dark. Here is what we will be looking at in Autumn 2.
Books: The Leaf Thief by Alice hemming and Night Monkey, Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson.
Celebrations and Special Events:
Spooky Day
Bonfire Night
The Nativity Performance
Christmas
R.E: Which people are special and why?
Communication and Language:
Learn new vocabulary.
Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development:
Express their feelings and consider the feelings of others.
Having a good sleep routine.
Physical Development:
Gross Motor Skills
Can you jump/ hop/ skip?
Lining up.
Can you climb and push?
Fine Motor Skills
Effective pencil grip.
Use of paintbrushes, forks and spoons (at lunchtime) effectively.
Reading:
Language Comprehension: Re-read books to build up their confidence in word reading, their fluency and their understanding and enjoyment.
Word Reading: Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them. Blend sounds into words, so that they can read short words made up of known letter-sound correspondences.
Phonics (Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds):
Phase 2: ff, ll, ss, j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, words with s added at the end (hats sits), ch, sh, th, ng, nk, words with s added at the end /s/ (bags sits), words ending s /z/ his and with s /z/ at the end (bags)
Tricky words: as, and, has, his, her, go, no, to, into, she, he, of, we, me, be.
Writing:
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sounds with letters/s.
Begin to form lower-case letters correctly.
Begin to re-read what they have written to check it makes sense.
Mathematics: (Mastering Number and White Rose Maths)
Number: They will explore the composition of numbers within 5. They will begin to compare sets of objects and use the language of comparison.
- identify when a set can be subitised and when counting is needed.
- subitise different arrangements, both unstructured and structured, including using the Hungarian number frame.
- make different arrangements of numbers within 5 and talk about what they can see, to develop their conceptual subitising skills.
- spot smaller numbers ‘hiding’ inside larger numbers.
- connect quantities and numbers to finger patterns and explore different ways of representing numbers on their fingers.
- hear and join in with the counting sequence, and connect this to the ‘staircase’ pattern of the counting numbers, seeing that each number is made of one more than the previous number.
- develop counting skills and knowledge, including: that the last number in the count tells us ‘how many’ (cardinality); to be accurate in counting, each thing must be counted once and once only and in any order; the need for 1:1 correspondence; understanding that anything can be counted, including actions and sounds.
- compare sets of objects by matching.
- begin to develop the language of ‘whole’ when talking about objects which have parts.
Understanding the World:
Celebrations - Diwali and Christmas
Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways. Understand that some places are special to members of their community.
Autumn
Explore the Natural World around them (Autumn).
Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.
Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
Expressive Arts and Design:
Light and Dark (Shadow Puppets)
Explore use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and learning.
Return to and build upon their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.
Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.
Books: The Leaf Thief by Alice hemming and Night Monkey, Day Monkey by Julia Donaldson.
Celebrations and Special Events:
Spooky Day
Bonfire Night
The Nativity Performance
Christmas
R.E: Which people are special and why?
Communication and Language:
Learn new vocabulary.
Listen carefully to rhymes and songs, paying attention to how they sound.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development:
Express their feelings and consider the feelings of others.
Having a good sleep routine.
Physical Development:
Gross Motor Skills
Can you jump/ hop/ skip?
Lining up.
Can you climb and push?
Fine Motor Skills
Effective pencil grip.
Use of paintbrushes, forks and spoons (at lunchtime) effectively.
Reading:
Language Comprehension: Re-read books to build up their confidence in word reading, their fluency and their understanding and enjoyment.
Word Reading: Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them. Blend sounds into words, so that they can read short words made up of known letter-sound correspondences.
Phonics (Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds):
Phase 2: ff, ll, ss, j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu, words with s added at the end (hats sits), ch, sh, th, ng, nk, words with s added at the end /s/ (bags sits), words ending s /z/ his and with s /z/ at the end (bags)
Tricky words: as, and, has, his, her, go, no, to, into, she, he, of, we, me, be.
Writing:
Spell words by identifying the sounds and then writing the sounds with letters/s.
Begin to form lower-case letters correctly.
Begin to re-read what they have written to check it makes sense.
Mathematics: (Mastering Number and White Rose Maths)
Number: They will explore the composition of numbers within 5. They will begin to compare sets of objects and use the language of comparison.
- identify when a set can be subitised and when counting is needed.
- subitise different arrangements, both unstructured and structured, including using the Hungarian number frame.
- make different arrangements of numbers within 5 and talk about what they can see, to develop their conceptual subitising skills.
- spot smaller numbers ‘hiding’ inside larger numbers.
- connect quantities and numbers to finger patterns and explore different ways of representing numbers on their fingers.
- hear and join in with the counting sequence, and connect this to the ‘staircase’ pattern of the counting numbers, seeing that each number is made of one more than the previous number.
- develop counting skills and knowledge, including: that the last number in the count tells us ‘how many’ (cardinality); to be accurate in counting, each thing must be counted once and once only and in any order; the need for 1:1 correspondence; understanding that anything can be counted, including actions and sounds.
- compare sets of objects by matching.
- begin to develop the language of ‘whole’ when talking about objects which have parts.
Understanding the World:
Celebrations - Diwali and Christmas
Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways. Understand that some places are special to members of their community.
Autumn
Explore the Natural World around them (Autumn).
Describe what they see, hear and feel whilst outside.
Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around them.
Expressive Arts and Design:
Light and Dark (Shadow Puppets)
Explore use and refine a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and learning.
Return to and build upon their previous learning, refining ideas and developing their ability to represent them.
Create collaboratively, sharing ideas, resources and skills.
We are now teaching Phonics using Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds. Take a look at the For Parents page for more information!
Homework and Reading Books
Reception homework will be shared with you every Friday via email. Feel free to email photographs of any practical activities you do at home or you are more than welcome to bring them into class as well.
Reading Books will be assigned to your child via our new online E-Books. You will have received a login for your child and a new book will be assigned each Monday by the class teacher. In addition to this each Monday your child will choose a choosing book to take home with them, for you to read together. Please bring in your child's book bag each Monday for this choosing book to be changed.
Also we love to hear about what the children are getting up to at home, please send us photographs and objects from special events, days out and clubs- we'd love to share them with the class!
Reception homework will be shared with you every Friday via email. Feel free to email photographs of any practical activities you do at home or you are more than welcome to bring them into class as well.
Reading Books will be assigned to your child via our new online E-Books. You will have received a login for your child and a new book will be assigned each Monday by the class teacher. In addition to this each Monday your child will choose a choosing book to take home with them, for you to read together. Please bring in your child's book bag each Monday for this choosing book to be changed.
Also we love to hear about what the children are getting up to at home, please send us photographs and objects from special events, days out and clubs- we'd love to share them with the class!
Useful Websites
Below are some useful websites to help support your child's learning:
Phonics Play - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Development Matters Gov Document - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/development-matters--2
ICT Games - https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/
BBC Teach EYFS - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/z6bgnrd
Oxford Reading Owl - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Cbeebies Storytime and Rhymes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories
BBC Tiny Happy People - www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people
Phonics Play - https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/
Development Matters Gov Document - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/development-matters--2
ICT Games - https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/
BBC Teach EYFS - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/z6bgnrd
Oxford Reading Owl - https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/
Cbeebies Storytime and Rhymes - https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories
BBC Tiny Happy People - www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people