This half term we are continuing with our topic – Will you read me a story? This is so the children continue to develop their understanding of how stories are structured.

We will look closely at characters and begin to describe them, labelling their attributes as well as focusing on problems and solutions to help develop the children in their own story-telling.

We will also learn about important dates and different celebrations during this half term including Remembrance day, Diwali, Children in Need, Bonfire night and Christmas.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star. Why are there stars in the sky at night? Does everyone go to bed at the same time? It’s time to find out more about night time.

This half term, we’ll be entering virtual space and talking about what we can see. Snuggling up with comfy cushions and blankets, we’ll listen to bedtime stories and nursery rhymes. Zzz… Wide awake once more, we’ll learn about people and services that work at night, the Hubble Telescope and nocturnal animals. We’ll also find out more about how good bedtime routines can have a positive impact on our health, and take part in a series of bedtime challenges. Ready, steady, brush your teeth! In our mathematics lessons, we’ll play with the shape and size of star patterns, and create moons of different sizes out of sparkly play dough.

Old Macdonald had a farm, e-i-e-i-o! Do cows drink milk? What are baby pigs called? It’s time to find out more about life on the farm and the animals that live there.

This half term, we’ll be recounting our trip to Bluebell farm. Talking about the different farm animals, crops and vehicles we saw.

We’ll create songs about the farm to sing as we play music instruments.

In our mathematics lessons, Reception will be learning all about the number 10. We will find one more and one less, begin to explore the number bonds to 10 as well as adding and subtracting with digits to 10.

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Incy wincy spider climbed up the waterspout! Why do ladybirds have spots? Why do spiders spin webs? It’s time to find out more about minibeasts and their habitats.
This half term, we’ll look under logs, leaves and stones for creatures that wriggle, crawl or fly. We’ll find out about minibeast habitats, features and colours, and compare them. Observing caterpillars and some other creepy crawlies too,  we’ll think about how they move. Can we move like that too?

There’s an exciting world just below the surface of the rock pool. Which creatures live near the sea? Why do crabs have shells? We’ll find out the answers to these questions and more in this project about the seashore.

This half term, we’ll use our imagination to travel to the coast to visit the fascinating world of the British seashore. We’ll explore rock pools and collect ‘treasures’. We’ll use our senses to investigate man-made and natural seashore objects, including litter and pollution.

We’ll listen carefully to stories and poems about the seashore. By reading non-fiction books, we’ll find out lots of interesting facts, discovering which animals live in a rock pool and what they eat.

Using our mathematical skills, we’ll count jellyfish, solve problems and order shells. We’ll also measure handprints and footprints in the sand.

Using our art skills, we’ll make sculptures, create beach art and decorate shells and pebbles. It might get messy when we explore the texture of sand and create a fantastic sand art display!

Our parents joined us this half term so we could share our learning about ‘The 3 Billy Goats Gruff.’ We told them our story then we were set the challenge of building a bridge. We had to follow certain rules to be successful.

We had great fun building the bridges with our grown ups. Look how fab our bridges are!

This half term our parents came to see us perform our Talk for Writing story ‘How to catch a star.’ They then stayed to take part in some topic craft.

Our PE sessions are every Tuesday. The children enjoy learning different skills through gymnastics, dance and games. PE is led by Miss Marley and Miss Walker.  

As part of the curriculum children need to develop their independence when changing. Therefore children are currently removing their jumpers, socks and shoes. This will continue to happen until October half term. 

After October half term children will be changing into their PE kits. They will need a white t-shirt, black shorts/joggers or leggings and black pumps. All items will need to be labelled with your child’s name and placed into a PE bag also with their name on.