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Welcome To Reception

Cygnets Class – Mrs Davies and MrsDunford

Ducklings Class – Mrs La Coste

Welcome to EYFS. The teachers currently in reception are Mrs Davies and Mrs Dunford (Cygnet class) and Mrs La Coste (Duckling class) who are supported by Mrs O'Connor, Ms Reed.

ONCE UPON A RHYME!

And just like that we are half way through the school year! In Spring 2 our learning will focus around the topic of dinosaurs. Children will become dinosaur experts exploring fossils, finding out about famous palaeontologists, exploring our impact on the world through recycling and they might even encounter a surprise egg (shhhh!).

In Phonics we will continue to work on our stage 1 song and concentrate on digraphs and trigraphs (where 2/3 letters are together representing one sound e.g. ch, igh, air). We will also be building our confidence to recognise tricky words on sight and have a go at using these when writing our own simple sentences. We will continue to practise our segmenting and blending to read words and as we gain confidence with this, begin reading more fluently.

Below you will find our topic overview giving you an idea of the things we will be covering as well as some ideas as to how you could support learning at home. Welcome to Autumn 2! A whole half term done! The children have settled well and are enjoying school life to the full!

This half term our topic is Once Upon a Rhyme. We will start with the story Each Peach Pear Plum. From this we will learn the rhymes from the characters in the book and practise our story telling skills. We will be hosting our own Each Peach party and making our own treats to share with our families! Look out for letters in book bags with all the details!

We will be learning lots of different nursery rhymes and using these to inspire us across the curriculum!

Take a look at our topic web to see what we will be covering in more detail and for suggestions of how you can support at home.

OUR KEY TEXTS

Reading is at the centre of all of our learning. Below are the key books that we will be sharing with the children. We will also be sharing a wide range of stories and non fiction books daily. If your child has a book they would like to share with us please do send it in to share!

We will be learning lots of different nursery rhymes. Here is a list of some of the rhymes we will learn together which you might like to sing together at home!

Counting songs- 5 little ducks

One two three four five once I caught a fish

5 currant buns

One two buckle my shoe

5 little moneys

Incy Wincy spider

Little Bo Peep

Hey Diddle Diddle

Jack and Jill

Tommy Thumb

Home Learning

- Practise confidently writing their name with correct formation of each letter

-Daily shared reading. Re-read your matched book several times

-Practise the stage 1 song of sounds

-Practise reading and writing the sounds we have learnt

-Visit the library and explore the books together

-Talk to your child about festivals you celebrate as a family and what your own beliefs are

-Practise putting on own coat and zipping it up and getting gloves, hats, scaves on and off

-Playing rhyming games

-Sing nursery rhymes together- teach your child a song you remember from childhood

-Talk about time together and times of the day

- Festive crafts

Reading

Reading is one of the very best ways to support your child's learning across all areas! Just a little every day increases their vocabulary, enhances their understanding of the world and develops their comprehension. Children have now begun bringing home library books to share with you at home. Use these books to support your child with early reading skills.

How can you help?

- Choose a convenient time; for many children 5-10 minutes may be long enough

-Use pictures and characters to engage their attention

-Give plenty of praise!

-Stop if they are bored or become uninterested

Use your child's reading record to note down some comments

You might consider-

-What they enjoyed/did not enjoy about the book and why

-Any comparisons they made to other stories or their own lives

-Comments about the events of the story

-Ideas for what could happen next

-Comments about what they notice from the pictures

The most important thing is to enjoy reading together!

Hand Writing and Letter Formation

In the Autumn term our focus will be on building the muscles in our hands to help prepare us for writing. Children will be introduced to each of the letters when we learn then in our phonic sessions and we will model the correct formation. We encourage children to use the correct formation starting from the right place however, for most children at this stage they will be working on the letters in their names (using lower case). Correct formation helps children as they build fluency and will eventually support them in joining (intoduced in ks1).