EYFS

Welcome to Early Years!

Meet your Early Years team; Mrs Mills, Mrs Finch, Mrs Thorpe, Miss Oliver, Mrs Butler, Mrs Sullivan, Mrs Dean and Mrs Stewart.

🌸 Spring Term Learning 🌸

Welcome to our Reception class Spring Term page! This term is full of exciting learning opportunities as we continue to build confidence, curiosity, and independence across all areas of the curriculum.

📖 Literacy

In Literacy, we will be exploring the story Let’s All Creep Through Crocodile Creek by Jonny Lambert. The children will develop their comprehension skills by discussing the story, thinking carefully about the sequence of events, and creating their own story maps.

In phonics, we will continue to practise single-letter spellings before moving on to words with more complex structures. This will include:

CVCC words such as lamp
CCVC words such as drip

🔢 Maths

In Maths, children will continue to develop their subitising and counting skills and explore the composition of numbers within and beyond 5. They will:

Identify when two sets are equal or unequal
Connect equal groups to doubling
Begin to link quantities to numerals

We will also explore mass and capacity through practical, hands-on activities.

🌍 Wider Curriculum

In our wider learning, we will be exploring and comparing hot and cold countries. Children will learn about different types of weather and the animals that live in these environments.

🤝 PSED (Personal, Social and Emotional Development)

In PSED, we will be focusing on managing challenge and developing cooperation skills through group games and shared activities.

🤸 PE

In PE, the children will be learning gymnastics, developing balance, coordination, and confidence in movement.

✨ RE

In RE, we will be exploring special places of worship. The children will learn about why these places are important and will even be making special visits to see some of them in person.

🗓️ Thursday Timetable – Spring Term 1

For Spring Term 1, our Thursday timetable will be as follows:

Hedgehogs will be taking part in Swimming on Thursdays
Squirrels will be taking part in PE on Thursdays

This will be Reception’s final term of swimming for this academic year.
(Squirrels will swim after the February half term.)

Forest School will recommence in the Summer Term.

Please ensure your child comes to school on these days with the appropriate kit.

🏊 Swimming Kit (Hedgehogs)

Swimming costume or swimming shorts
Towel
Swimming hat

⚠️ Please note that all earrings and jewellery must be removed before coming to school on swimming days.

👟 PE Kit (Squirrels – Indoor PE)

Shorts, leggings, or jogging bottoms
Plain top
Trainers or plimsolls

👉 Reminder to pack socks if your child is wearing tights.

⚠️ Please note that all earrings and jewellery must be removed before coming to school on P.E. days.

Thank you for your continued support. We are looking forward to a fantastic Spring Term with the children!

We are looking forward to a busy and exciting Spring Term filled with learning, exploration, and fun!

Autumn 2 Curriculum

This half term we will be exploring the traditional tale “The Three Little Pigs.” Children will learn to sequence the events of the story, talk about what happens at the beginning, middle and end, and describe the characters using simple vocabulary. We will also continue to develop early writing skills, with a focus on writing captions linked to the story.

In phonics, we will continue learning single letter spellings as we progress through Units 4–6. Children will practise recognising and forming letters accurately and blending sounds to read simple words.

In Maths, children will build on their previous experiences with number. This half term they will:

Develop their subitising and counting skills
Explore the composition of numbers within 5
Begin to compare sets of objects and use appropriate mathematical language of comparison

In PSED (Personal, Social & Emotional Development), our focus will be on special relationships, helping children recognise the important people in their lives and understand how we care for and value one another.

In Understanding the World, we will be learning about a range of special occasions, including Bonfire Night and the celebration of Christmas. In RE, children will explore the Christmas story and learn about the birth of Jesus.

In Art, children will explore mark making with a variety of materials, experimenting with tools, textures and techniques to express their ideas creatively.

Autumn 1 Curriculum

We begin our year with the topic of People Who Help Us. We will also talk about our families and think about the area we live in and what we see all around us. In phonics lessons, we explore sounds and letters as we begin to build words. In maths, we will be exploring numbers to 5 and thinking about the different ways we can see and make them. In English, we will learn the story of Peace at Last as well as enjoying a range of rhymes.

Swimming and Forest school lessons will take place on Thursdays.

Hedgehogs will be swimming and Squirrels will be doing Forest school.