Maths

 

Here is our overview for this term.

 

 

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Our focus will be to 

• Count forwards and backwards from 0-20.

•  build and notice patterns with numbers    beyond    10

• increase a quantity by a given amount, while continuing to work within 10 

• See and understand that a quantity of a group can be changed by adding more.

• See and understand that a quantity of a group can be changed by taking some away. 

• Select 3D shapes for a specific purpose

• Explore how shapes will appear when rotated.

• Manipulate shapes by exploring moving, turning, rotating and flipping shapes to fit into the spaces provided.

• Explaining shape arrangements using positional language

• Compose and decompose shapes

• Find 2D and 3D shapes

• Explore sharing and grouping objects

• Play with and build doubles

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Key books that we'd recommend that will support your child(ren's) understanding in this terms maths:

• Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno • Monster Counting Book 1 to 20 by Frances Mackay • 13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich • The Real Princess by Brenda Williams  • One Moose, Twenty Mice by Claire Beaton • 20 Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee • Jack the Builder by Stuart J. Murphy • Monster Math by Anne Miranda • 1 is One by Tasha Tudor

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Literacy

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This half term we will be focusing on:

• Giving meanings to marks as they draw.

• Recognising and writing own name.

• Writing recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.

• Forming lower-case and capital letters correctly.

• Reading simple phrases and sentences made up of words with known letter–sound correspondences and, where necessary, a few exception words.

• Reading individual letters by saying the sounds for them.

• Using one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors.

• Using a comfortable grip with good control when holding pens and pencils.

• Drawing story maps.

• Using phonic knowledge to write captions.

• Using stories to create opportunities for writing across the areas of provision.

• Re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense.

• Writing short sentences with words with known sound-letter correspondences using a capital letter and full stop.

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Reading and Phonics 

 

We are continuing our ELS phonics journey. Your child is learning the phase 2 and 3 sounds.​

This half term we will be learning all about recognising phase 2 & 3 letters, segmenting cvc words with sounds we have learnt, then blending the sounds together. 

We will continue to practice to read the harder to read and spell words daily. These have also been sent home with any phonics gaps for your child to practice. Books are changed every Friday and we ask that children practice reading at least four times a week.​

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Check out the following links to help at home:

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How to pronounce pure sounds​

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How to blend words to read

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This grapheme sheet and harder to spell and read words have been sent home but click the button below to see it online.

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KEY DAYS

Both Reception classes will be doing PE on a Monday this half term. 

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Reading books will need to be returned by Thursday in order to send out a new book on Friday. Please ensure you bring your child's their reading book to school every day to support reading in school.