Poppy class - Reception | King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

Poppy class - Reception

Welcome to Poppy Class

The Staff in Poppy Class are:

Miss Greaves - Class Teacher

Mrs Lawrie- Teaching Assistant (Mon-Weds)

Mrs Parker - Teaching Assistant (Thurs-Fri)

Mrs Pala - Lunchtime Supervisor

This half-term our topic is called:

Let's Celebrate!

This half-term we will be:

Celebrating upcoming festivals including: Bonfire Night, Diwali and Christmas

Carving pumpkins and making biscuits at Halloween

Practising songs to perform in our festival assemblies

Creating many different crafts including; lanterns, cards, rangoli patterns, decorations and calendars

Using clay to make a diwa at Diwali

Practising putting on and taking off our own coats

In Literacy we will be:

Starting to learn some Phase 2 phonic sounds

Practising to write our names

Drawing pictures and talking about what we have drawn

Saying and writing some initial sounds

Exploring letters in the environment

In Mathematics we will be:

Learning to recognise numbers to 10

Matching numbers to the same amount of objects/actions

Identifying more/less in groups

Learning some 2D shape names and properties

Ordering our daily routine

Using positional language (in, on, under, behind, in front, next to)

Our PE day is a Wednesday. Please send your child to school in sport clothes appropriate for outdoor PE.

Reading books are changed every Tuesday. Please can you make sure that you child brings their book bag every Tuesday.

Please can you make sure all of your child's clothes and drink bottles are clearly labelled.

Here are some useful websites to use at home:

www.phonicsbloom.com

www.topmarks.co.uk

www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/espresso (log in details: username - student19379 password - espresso

www.oxfordowl.co.uk

www.gonoodle.com

Reception long term plan