Staff
- Evonne Williams – Assistant Head Early Years
- Simon George – Class Teacher RSG
- Teresa Hibbert – Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Curriculum overview – Autumn 2
| Topic |
| In Reception, our main theme is ‘Celebrations!’. We will be learning about the different celebrations enjoyed by people and their communities, such as Diwali, Bonfire Night and Christmas. We are continuing our exploration of the Autumn season. |
| Literacy |
| This half term, we will read the texts ‘The Leaf Thief’ by Alice Hemming and the traditional tale ‘The Gingerbread Man’. In our guided writing groups we are continuing to become secure in writing our own name, write simple three-letter words and to begin to write short captions. The children will continue one-to-one reading with the Reception staff and will also start reading in small guided groups. Phonics is taught daily and we will be beginning to learn these new sound-spellings Unit 3 <h> <c> <g> <b> Unit 4 <d> <f> <v> <e> Unit 5 <k> <l> <r> <u> Unit 6 <j> <w> <z> Unit 7 <x> <y> <ll> <ss> <zz> |
| Maths |
| This half term pupils will continue to develop their ‘subitising’ and counting skills. We will be hearing and joining in with the counting sequence and connect this to the ‘staircase’ pattern of counting numbers, seeing that each number is made of one more than the previous number. We will continue to develop our counting skills and knowledge, including that the last number in the count tells us how many (cardinality). We will be comparing sets of objects by matching and begin to develop the language of ‘whole’ when talking about objects which have parts. |
Other Curriculum Areas |
Personal, social and emotional development We will continue our personal, social and emotional development with our ‘Think Equal’ scheme, focusing on being kind “anonymouse” superheroes. Understanding the World Continue to focus on the Autumn season. Expressive arts and design – we are focusing on drawing shapes and then beginning to explore painting and colour mixing. Physical Development – We are beginning to explore ‘flight’ in gymnastics and later in the term we will be playing ‘target games’. Fine motor activities and handwriting lessons will continue throughout. |
Important Dates |
w/c 11th November – Anti Bullying Week Friday 15th November – Children in Need Progress Evenings – 20th November & 4th December Reception Nativity Performance – date TBC Wednesday 18th December – Christmas Lunch Friday 20th December – Carols by Candlelight/ end of Autumn Term (early finish 2pm) |
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
