Mrs Grant
Class Teacher
Mrs Thomas
Support Staff
Welcome to Puffins - Reception/Year 1
This half term our learning theme is “Once upon a time”.
In our History learning, we will be thinking all about life in the past, as we explore the question:
What has changed since my parents or grandparents were young?
Reception children will think about how they have changed since they were babies and what their parents were like when they were young. Year 1 will be exploring what life was like many years ago and make comparisons looking at old toys, technology and school in the past.
Reception children will be using the sounds that they have learnt to begin to write words, focusing on the formation of letters. Year one will be learning about sentences, they will begin to write sentences, with at least one subject and one verb. They will focus on spelling and punctuation.
In RE we will focus on Christianity as we explore the following questions:
Reception- “What is Christmas?”
Year 1- “What gifts might Christians in my town have given Jesus if he had been born here rather than in Bethlehem?”
Over the coming weeks, we will be preparing for Christmas learning songs and practising our Nativity.
In PE we will be focussing on ‘Gymnastics’. The children will learn about a range of different gymnastics positions and rolls, exploring how they can move in different ways.
In Maths the reception children will be exploring numbers, accurate counting and shape. The Year 1 children will be focussing on addition and subtraction within 10. We will also be looking at 2D and 3D shapes. In PSHE the children will learn about how to be healthy. Throughout all lessons we will think about core values and our My Personal Best values- imagination and reflection.
We will use Tapestry to share your child's learning with you and to share important class messages. Please make sure you check the app regularly. Click here for Tapestry website
Please make sure book bags are brought into school daily.
Thank you
Mrs Grant and Mrs Thomas
