Reception Curriculum Newsletter

Term 5 – My Community and Me!

This term our topic is ‘My Community and Me!’  We will be exploring our community; from the people who help us to our local area and the environment. We will also be finding out about our country, continent and our planet! We look forward to having a range of visitors in school to enhance our topic and for the children to get a real insight into the jobs of the emergency services. We will be covering our local community as well as police, fire and ambulance services.

Please find an overview of our topic and maths learning each week below:

Week 1: Our Home, buildings in our community and our planet / Maths -White Rose - “Building 9 and 10”

Week 2: Maple – Firefighters, Oak – Police / Maths - White Rose - “Building 9 and 10”

Week 3: Maple – Police officers, Oak - Firefighters / Maths - White Rose – “Building 9 and 10”

Week 4: Maple and Oak– Ambulance/Hospital / White Rose – “Building 9 and 10 – pattern and 3d shapes”

Week 5: When I grow up/ Celebration and jubilee week celebrations/ Maths White Rose – “Building 9 and 10 – pattern and 3d shapes”

Forest School and Outdoor Learning

Please make sure your child has outdoor clothes in on their day to avoid disappointment.

Please see below the dates and groups for each session:

PE

PE will continue to be taught by Mr Bedwell on a Tuesday morning. PE will be mostly outside this term so please make sure your child has a full outdoor PE kit including trainers in school that stays in school for the term. This needs to include tracksuit bottoms and a jumper for cooler days.

Daily Reading

The children will continue to take a reading book home every Tuesday and Friday. Please make sure your child reads daily and that you record their reading in their yellow reading record.

Open Afternoon

Due to the number of parents that had to miss the last open afternoon we will be opening our days again on Thursday the 18^th of May at 2.30-2.50. This will give you another opportunity to see the classrooms and children's work on our new topic.

Key dates

28^th April – Farms2Uwe

2^nd May – Bank Holiday

Friday 13^th May - Forensic expert, Doron to visit on the morning

Thursday 19^th - Open afternoon 2.30-2.50pm for parents

Wednesday 18^th May – Talk from a parent nurse

Visit from (paramedics/air ambulance) - week of the 16^th of May

23^rd May – African dance workshop

25^th May – Jubilee picnic and Sports Day

The Reception Team.