I am Mrs Rothery and am delighted to be teaching Reception this year.
In our class we are supported by Mrs Bliss, Mrs Langdon, Mrs Folliard and Miss Corekci.
In order to support your child at home with their learning please:
In Reception we follow 2 basic principles-we look after our classroom by remembering to Choose It, Use It and Put It Away. We look after our friends by using Kind Hands, Kind Feet and Kind Words.
Our first Spring topic is Machines and Me. We will be reinforcing how to use our inside and outside environments and play with our friends. We will be learning new routines such as getting our changed for P.E.
Each week we will be looking at a core text and completing independent and adult led activities based on this book. In the first half term these include Rosie Revere Engineer, Big Lives, Little People-Steve Jobs and Alan Turing, Dot and the Musical Life of Gustav Mole. We will continue our Phonics sessions learning to recognise and write single sounds and special friends (2 letters, 1 sound). We will also be reading and writing short words and phrases.
In Maths we will be introducing the idea of zero and comparing numbers to it. We will find out which numbers we can add to make 4 and 5 and compare mass and capacity. We will also start looking at number 6. In RE we will be finding out about different celebrations including New Year here, in China and Persia as well as the festival of Holi. In PSHE we will be thinking about what our dreams and goals are and how we can achieve them. We will be finding out about different kinds of machines, how they work and who invented them. we will also see how they have changed over time. In PE we will apply the skills we learnt last term in balancing, rolling, throwing and kicking to new equipment such as benches and cones.
After half term our topic is Ocean Commotion. Our core texts include Rainbow Fish, Snail and the Whale, Tiddler, Sharing a Shell, Noah's Ark and The Fish Who Could Wish. We will begin to apply our phonics skills to reading and writing sentences.
In Maths we will be making pairs and measuring height, length and time. We will be investigating numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10, comparing them and finding number bonds to ten. We will also be looking at 3D shapes and pattern. In PE we will be learning how to balance and travel on the gymnastic equipment how to jump and roll and putting these together to make a short sequence. In RE we will find out about the traditions around Spring and Easter and in PSHE our topic is Healthy Me. We will be investigating underwater creatures-what they look like, where they live and what they eat. We will also be looking at the concepts of floating and sinking and melting.
Please check our class page regularly as we will be updating it with all our wonderful learning!