Welcome
The children have settled back in well after the Christmas holidays and we are busy with our new learning.
Please find our curriculum information for this half term, along with ways you can support at home.
Maths
We follow White Rose Maths for Nursery and Reception and NCTEM Mastering Number for Reception.
Nursery Children
- Counting - Move and label 1,2,3. Represent numbers on fingers when counting and singing number songs, Count out up to 3 objects from a group, recognise amounts as 1 and not 1 Recognising numbers 1,2,3 and matching to objects
- Shape space and measure - explore position and routes. Explore shapes and pattern blocks, explore more complex jigsaw puzzles, talk about simple positions (on, under, behind) Move through positions in an obstacle course eg through the tunnel, over the bench. Follow simple routes using small world resources and describe the journey eg, next to the tree, over the bridge.
- Explore own first patterns - Notice patterns in the environment eg stripes on a zebra crossing, make roads and bridges with intent eg a bridge for 3 Billy Goats Gruff, choose blocks to copy simple creations, make simple line patterns with objects eg, train car train car, make simple patterns on peg boards, explore and make patterns outside eg make chalk zig zags, stars, swirls.
Reception Children
- Alive in 5 - Introduce 0, find 0-5, subitise 0-5 (know how many without counting), represent 0-5, 1 more and 1 less than numbers within 5, composition of numbers 1-5 (how the numbers are made eg 4 +1)
- Mass and capacity - compare mass, find a balance, explore and compare capacity.
- Growing 6,7,8 - Find and represent 6,7,8. ! more and 1 less than numbers 6,7,8, composition of numbers 6,7,8 eg 6 is 2+4, odd and even numbers.
Literacy
Nursery and Reception are taught together for Literacy
- Using the story “One snowy night” linked to our work on Winter.
- Retelling and innovating “How to Catch a Star” our key text for Talk for Writing
- Poetry - “Alien’s from planet trouble”
Phonics
We follow the phonics scheme FFT Success for all for both Nursery and Reception children
Nursery Children
As part of their first steps to phonics programme children now start to learn GPC’s (grapheme phoneme correspondence eg s a t) Each GPC is taught over two days, instead of one day as is taught in the Reception Phonics lessons. This provides more opportunity for consolidation, helping children to remember the GPCs they are taught. Between now and the end of the Nursery school year the children will learn the first 35 GPC’s. This will then enable them to start their Reception year in September with existing phonics skills for a smooth transition ready for reading and writing in the Reception year. Guided reading books are not introduced until the Reception year.
This half term Nursery children will learn s a t p i n m d g o c k and will be taught the correct formation of each gpc. They will have a phonics folder to bring home each week with the gpc’s to recognise and letter formation sheets.
Reception Children
Reception children will learn the digraphs (when 2 letters make 1 sound)- sh th ng ai ee and continue with daily letter formation and word writing.
Phonics assessment 3 is the week beginning 19th January where children will be assessed on the gpc’s v w x y z zz qu ch th ng , the red words we are you into be me his no so has, blending and segmenting and reading words made up from those sounds and reading a passage. As with previous assessments you will be sent a copy of your child’s assessment report. Please make sure your child brings their book bag to school every day.
Knowledge and understanding of the world
- The seasons - Winter
- Maps - Investigating maps of our school, making own maps, retelling a journey (Winter walk)
Expressive arts and design
- Textiles- exploring weaving with materials and paper, sewing with hessian, making a bookmark.
- Free choice mark making at the easel using paint sticks and paint.
RE
- Special objects - for our country, for Christians, for Muslims
- Our planet is special
PE
Nursery - Dance and action songs and rhymes
Reception - Fundamental Movement Skills- Balancing, hopping, over arm and under arm throw, catching a ball, throwing into a target.
Outdoor Learning
The children have become experts at putting on their puddle suits to enjoy fully enjoy themselves during outdoor play. Please don’t forget hats, scarves and gloves with the weather being colder.
The children will be developing language and communication as well as learning to work as a team, taking turns and negotiating plans using the outdoor resources. We will be using not only our outdoor area but schools’ extensive grounds including the wilderness area.
How you can support at home
- Nursery and Reception Children - Sharing stories daily, practicing holding a pencil correctly, singing number songs/nursery rhymes and counting.
- Nursery Children - Looking through their phonics folders with them at home.
- Reception Children - Reading their school guided reading book at least 3 times a week. Practicing the sounds and red words in their folder regularly.
Websites we use are:
- Cbeebies - Alphablocks
- Cbeebies - Numberblocks
- BBC Schools radio EYFS Nursery Rhyme and Songs
- And on Youtube.com Kids TV 123 Numbers
Thank you for your continued support,
The EYFS Team
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