Reception
Miss Simpkin-Teacher/Keyworker
Miss Oxley-LSA
Start time – 8:40am Pick-up time - 3:15pm
Welcome to Reception!
Autumn 1, 2024
We are so excited to learn lots of new things this year and work together to support each child’s learning journey. If we can do anything to help or answer any queries, please contact us at foundationstage@cpa.dsat.education
Our theme this half term is 'Autumn'
This half term we will be developing relationships and learning about ourselves and our environment.
Core Texts:
Our 2 stories to focus for this half term are 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' & 'Goldilocks and The 3 Bears'. We will be learning new vocabulary within both of these stories.
Literacy & Phonics
The children will take part in daily RWI lessons learning their set 1 sounds and learn to blend to read words. We will invite you to a Phonics meeting in September to discuss RWI at our school, more information to follow.
Maths
At Canon Popham, we follow maths mastery approach. This half term, we will be focusing on number to 20 and beyond, ABBA patterns and consolidation of learning. Please see our Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFS) document below, which outlines the information your child will be learning about in Summer 1, with lots of practise they will recall these facts quickly and accurately.
Reception Key Instant Recall Facts- Autumn 1
Understanding the World
The Foundations Of:
RE – This half term we are using Discovery RE to explore what makes people special- family, friends, Jesus.
History– What toys did I play with as a baby? We will be exploring the initial concept of past and present and use language related to time.
Geography- Where do I go to school? We will learn to name, locate and recognise features and places within our school setting, begin to describe our immediate environment and make simple maps.
Science- What am I made of? We will learn about different parts of our bodies, learn about what they can do and learn how to take care of themselves.
Computing- Exploring computing through continuous provision
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
The Foundations Of:
PSHE– Developing secure relationships with adults and peers.
We are a myHappy mind school- we will be introducing to the myHappy mind characters who will help us learn throughout the year.
Expressive Arts and Design-
The Foundations Of:
Music- Charanga- Me!
Design & Technology- A Chair for 3 Bears
We will be making structures and learning how to join materials.
Physical Development
PE- Our PE lesson will take place every Tuesday, children should come to school every Tuesday wearing their PE kit.
We will also be using our outdoor area to develop our gross motor skills. The children love to practice their running, moving, climbing and throwing skills and have access to our outdoor area every day to practice these.
Tapestry
We love see the things our children have been learning at home from your observations! A Tapestry challenge will be sent out each week on a Friday and you will have the rest of the week to complete this. If you need any support using your Tapestry account to get the most out of this wonderful platform, please ask a member of staff or use the tutorials below to help.
Information from parents meetings- feel free to drop us an email if you have any questions!
Tapestry parents information presentation
If you have any questions, please feel free to email us or give us a call!
Thank you for your support,
Miss Simpkin & Miss Oxley