Autumn Term Topic Reception K SOUTHFIELD PRIMARY Stay & Play Friday morning CHILDREN Read, little and often everyday Talk about numbers and spot shapes everywhere you go. Practice phonics Talk about families and feeling. Autumn Term Topic Reception K Why do you love me so much? Learning Websites www.phonicsplay.co.uk www.primarygames.com HOW YOU CAN HELP Parents Count everything you can, forward, backwards and start from unexpected numbers Encourage thinking skills, allow your child to find their own way of solving a problem. Encourage independence in their self care. Encourage mark making in all varieties, pencil chalk, paint… Twitter Follow our class page on twitter @SouthfieldRK Email Send photographs to add to your child’s learning journey Sharon.Kent@southfield.doncaster.sch.uk Teacher Mrs S Kent TA Mrs E Parkes

Expressive Arts and Design PSED Understanding the Learning characteristics of independence and teamwork Making new friends and learning to oo-operate with others Explore feelings Building self-confidence Familiarising ourselves with our new settings and making choices within our environment Communication and Language Communicating our needs and feelings with others Retell familiar class stories. Repeating keywords and phrases and suggesting alternative ideas We are covering Letters and sounds phase 2 Physical Development Using the indoor and outdoor space to negotiate obstacles, stop and start and show an awareness of space. To independently hold a pencil and other tools correctly Developing fine motor skills-threading, scissors, pencil control. Independently putting on own coat, shoes, cardigans and jumpers. English – Reading Listening to the sounds letters make. Sharing stories, poems and rhymes. Recognition of own name, labels and captions within the classroom. Exploring rhyme and alliteration. Activities to improve phonological awareness. Shared reading Maths Say and use number names in order through songs rhymes and games. Extend counting from 10 to 20 if ready Recognise and name shapes in the environment. Begin to recognise numbers in our everyday lives. Recognise numerals 0 – 10 then 20 Begin to understand the days of the week, date, month and year. Knowledge of the World Questioning the world around us Understanding different family structures. Show concern for our friends and family. Expressive Arts and Design Self portraits Pictures of our families. Exploring paint and colour mixing. Using real life experiences to develop their imaginative play. Big collaborative outside art English – Writing Using lines and circles to represent letters Begin to try and write own name Attempt to label pictures with emerging writing Begin to form some letters correctly. Opportunities to write throughout the provision.