1. term 2016
in Reception Class
Miss Lewins

2. The Seven Areas of Learning
Personal, Social and Emotional Development (prime)
Communication and Language (p)
Physical Development (p)
Literacy (specific)
Mathematics (s)
Expressive and Creative Arts (s)
Understanding the World (s)

3. Topics Summer 1: Food Oliver’s Vegetables Oliver’s Milkshake
Oiver’s Fuit Salad
Summer 2: Food
The Very Hungry Caterpillar or
Handa’s Surprise
Brazil Week
Joint topic with Y1

4. PSED
Self esteem
Communication – with peers, staff, cross phase teaching with Y1
Perseverance/concentration
Independence (swimming)
Hygiene (swimming)
Relationships with new staff
Behavioural expectations for y1

5. C&L / Literacy Talking about our experiences Asking questions
Philosophy – no right or wrong answer
Using new vocabulary
Read write inc phonics scheme
Real writing-link to school visits
Reading a shared book
What can you do at home?

6. Mathematics Counting and ordering numbers (2s,5s 10s)
Recognising numerals – 20 and beyond
Sequencing – days of week
Patterns with fruit
Sorting data - pictographs
Mathematical vocabulary – 3d shapes
Problem solving – addition & subtraction
Recording our work

7. Physical Development Developing an awareness of space Dance – Cheryl
Sports day practise – Olympic and field events
PE and Ball skills – jumping, throwing and kicking (Mr Hodgson)
Summer 1 – Tuesday, Wednesday
Summer 2 –swimming on Thursdays

8. Understanding the World
RE – Stories from the bible including creation, Noah’s Ark, Jonah and the Whale
Lifecycles of ourselves/animals/caterpillar
Developing a sense of time - sequencing
Cookery
Visits-The Hirsel farm, Berwick Holiday camp
Using ICT – iPads
Gardening – plants and how they grow

9. Expressive Arts Observational drawing – fruit and veg
Singing – summer end of year concert
Dance with Cheryl (Brazil)
Using a range of media indoors and out
E.g. Symmetry butterflies
Cookery – vegetable stew, milkshake

10. Outdoor Learning Cooking – fruit and veg tasting
Exploration – searching for Minibeasts
Building homes for minibeasts
Sound hunts (phonics)
Walks in the local area
Gardening

11. Assessment – end of year
End of year reports: Emerging, expected, exceeding. What does it mean?
What you can do to help:
Reading at home – reading diary
1 spy, Talk, talk, talk!!!
Time (story)
Mathletics
Number games and songs
Numicon

12. Diary Dates The Queens Birthday lunch party – 21st April
May Day holiday – Monday 2nd May
Hirsel visit (date tbc)
(CoLA) Assembly – Friday 27th May
Sports Day – Wednesday 15th June
Berwick Holiday park (date tbc)
Open Morning – Friday 8th July
(school reports issued in July)
END OF YOUR CHILDS FIRST YEAR IN SCHOOL!

13. Here’s to another action packed term! Any questions?
(Thank you for coming!)