Staff
- Evonne Williams – Assistant Head Early Years
- Simon George – Class Teacher RSG
- Teresa Hibbert – Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Curriculum overview – Summer 2
| Topic |
| In Reception, we continue with our theme ‘’Growing and changing” and also begin a new theme of “Our Planet”. We will be learning about different materials we use in our lives and the importance of recycling the things we use. |
| Literacy |
| This half term, we will read the fiction books ‘The Extraordinary Gardener’ by Sam Boughton, ‘The Tiny Seed’ by Eric Carle and ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’ by Sarah Roberts. In our guided writing groups we are continuing to write simple sentences and incorporating descriptive language. The children will continue guided reading in small groups, focusing on reading books containing digraphs. Phonics is taught daily and we will continue in learning the extended code sounds /a/ and /e/ and the many different ways this can be spelt. |
| Maths |
| This half term pupils will explore building numbers and patterns beyond 10, including verbal counting. We will be exploring adding and taking away, how to rotate and manipulate shapes and creating our own pattern rules |
| Other Curriculum Areas |
| Personal, social and emotional development – We will continue our personal, social and emotional development with our ‘Think Equal’ scheme. Understanding the World – A focus on growing and changing and our planet. Expressive arts and design – We will be exploring and experimenting with paint, revisiting how to mix primary colours to create different secondary colours. Physical Development – PE continues on Thursdays. We continue to learn outdoor games and essential skills such as throwing and catching. Fine motor activities and handwriting lessons will continue throughout. |
| Important Dates |
| Wednesday 3rd July – Whole School Transition Morning Thursday 4th July – General Election Polling Day. School closed Tuesday 9th July – Farm Trip to Smithills Farm Friday 19th July – End of Summer Term School finishes at 2pm. There will be no after school club on this date. |
Empowering learning skills
Self manager
- Organise themselves and work out goals and priorities
- Show personal responsibility, initiative, creativity and enterprise
- Anticipate, take and manage risks
- Commit themselves to learning and self-improvement
- Respond positively to change
Effective participator
- Engage actively with issues that affect them and those around them.
- Play a full part in the life of the school
- Take responsible action to bring improvement for others as well as themselves
- Discuss issues of concern, seeking resolution
- Present a persuasive case for action
- Propose practical ways forward
- Try to influence others, negotiating and balancing diverse views
Resourceful thinker
- Think creatively by generating and exploring relevant ideas, and making original connections
- Find links and see relationships
- Explore & experiment with resources and materials
- Ask ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what if’ questions
- Apply imaginative thinking to solve a problem
- Try different ways to tackle a problem
- Work with others to find imaginative solutions and outcomes that are of value
Reflective learner
- Evaluate their strengths and limitations as learners
- Review their work and act on outcomes
- Set themselves realistic goals and criteria for success
- Monitor their own performance and progress
- Invite feedback and deal positively with praise, setbacks & criticism.
- Make changes to improve their learning
- Communicate their learning in relevant ways to different audiences
Independent enquirer
- Gather, process and evaluate information in their investigations
- Plan what to do and how to go about it
- Draw conclusions and evaluate outcomes
- Take informed and well-reasoned decisions, recognising that other have different beliefs and attitudes
- Use range of techniques to collect and organise information
Team worker
- Work confidently with others, adapting to different contexts and taking responsibility for their own role
- Listen and take account of others’ views
- Form collaborative relationships, resolving issues and reaching agreed outcomes
- Adapt behaviours to suit different roles and situations
- Show fairness and consideration towards others
