Reception 2024 - 2025
WELCOME TO RECEPTION!
Our World
What are we doing this Summer half term?
This half term we will be exploring the topic 'Our World'. We will learn about the life cycles of a moth, bean and chick through stories, non fiction books and real life experiences. We will plant our very own bean seed and watch how it grows and changes before taking it home for the holidays in May. We are very lucky to have chick eggs arriving soon after we get back from Easter from Eggsploring. We will observe, draw and write about the transformation from egg to chick. We will learn to take care of the chicks and we will even get the chance to hold them very carefully before they are returned back to the farm that they came from.
Later in the term we will visit Peak Wildlife Park where we will have the opportunity to see some of the animals we have been learning about during our time in Reception. We will even get to see real life polar bears playing in their new enclosure.
What are we learning this half term?
In English we will be looking at the story of 'The Woolly Bear Caterpillar'.
In Maths, we will be looking at consolidating our knowledge and understanding of the composition of numbers 1-10. We will continue to explore mathematical concepts such as doubling. We will continue practising counting in 2's as well as 1's, starting from different numbers to consolidate our understanding of the ordinal number system (every number has its place in the counting order).
In Phonics, we are continuing to learn Phase 4 using the Little Wandle phonics scheme (see video at the bottom for more information). We will be continuing to revise all phonemes and tricky words that we have learnt. We will be focusing more on learning to read words containing long vowel sounds (e.g. ai, ee, oo), as well as polysyllabic words that contain a root word and a suffix such as '-ing, -ed, -er'. We will also be focusing on continuing to develop our fluency within our reading, trying to remember words that we have learnt so that we do not have to sound-talk familiar words.
Important Information
PE will be on a Friday (outside- weather permitting). Children to come to school in school uniform and bring in a PE kit to keep here.
Share a book- the first Friday of each month. The first Share a book session will be Friday 2nd May 2025.
8.5.25 VE Day 80th Anniversary celebrations
21.5.25 Disco
23.5.25 INSET day- school closed to pupils
Week beginning 16.5.25 Sports Week- PE kits to be worn all week
19.5.25 Sports Day- Reception and Nursery
25.6.25 Peak Wildlife Visit
Phonics
At Puss Bank School and Nursery, we use the phonic scheme Little Wandle Revised Letters and Sounds to teach phonics.
Please follow the link here to gain access to the Little Wandle Parent Information section on their website.
Useful websites to help at home
How to say phase 3 sounds with your child.
Please watch this video with your child to support them in saying their new phase 3 sounds.
Maths support
Maths Tutorial for EYFS - find out how children learn to count and understand numbers in the EYFS.
We will be practising writing our numbers in the summer term, as we are members of a Trust we have been asked to used Numberblocks. Please click on the link to hear the song. Remember you can write your numbers with anything and any where.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ii202RoEd8
How to contact us
Mrs Mallett - RMP.Homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
Miss Bours- RB.Homework@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
Or email admin@pussbank.cheshire.sch.uk
We have an open door policy at Puss Bank Primary School and we are always available to talk in the morning or after school. Due to training needs we will find it tricky to speak to you on a Tuesday after school but we are always happy to arrange another time to chat about anything that you wish to raise with us.
If something happens during the day please feel free to telephone the school directly and a member of the office team will relay that information directly to the class teacher.
