Reception/Year 1 Class

Teacher: Mrs Roberts and Miss Thomas

TAs: Mrs Middle, Mrs Speake, Mr Crippin and Mrs Tilley

Phonics

We will continue with our daily phonics sessions, where we will practise applying our phonic knowledge to read and write. Reception will continue to revise phase 3 sounds whilst also moving onto Phase 4 and Phase 5. Year 1 children will continue to practise Phase 5 sounds in preparation for their phonics screening check in June.

Reading

Children’s reading books are changed weekly and matched to their personal level of development in reading, plus a book matched to the new learning from the phonics programme that week. Reading with your child at home is VITAL for their progress; please read at least 4 times a week at home. Don’t forget to read their Top 20 story book to them too  – we have a couple of children who have very nearly shared all 20 with their parents/carers at home.

Writing

The children love ‘Drawing Club’; every week we share stories linked to our wider curriculum. This term our stories will link to the themes of growing plants, summer and journeys. We also have a selection of non-fiction books in class to support this topic work. By the end of the term we aim for Reception children be independently writing a caption or sentence using their phonic knowledge.

Maths

In Maths we will continue to support the children’s understanding of number; consolidating knowledge of numbers to 10 and moving on to numbers beyond 10. We aim for children to know number facts for numbers to 10 eg 8 is made up of 6 and 2. We will also be learning about sharing, halving and doubling numbers. These will be practical lessons using cubes, blocks, small world toys etc inside and outside the classroom.

Topic

We will be asking ‘How Have Explorers Changed the World?’. We will learn about some famous explorers and compare how they made their journeys. In Geography we will be asking ’What is it like to live in Shanghai?’; and comparing China to our own local area.

Science

This term we will be looking at ‘seasonal changes’ and plants.  We will continue to identify characteristics of each season, exploring changes in our environment as we move into Summer. We will be planting seeds and learning how to take care of young plants as they grow. Year One will be keeping a plant diary for non-fiction writing.  If you or anyone in your family is a keen gardener and has any extra plants we might use we would love to have them.

PSHE and DT

In PSHE we will learn how to make healthy choices to look after our bodies. We hope to have a visit from a dental nurse to learn about caring for our teeth. In DT we will be exploring a wide variety of fruit and vegetables and creating a healthy smoothie.