PACEY_preparingforschool_guide.pdf
DCC Ready for school leaflet.pdf
reading-with-your-child-booklet-for-parents - Book Trust.pdf
Ready for school - talking skills.pdf
Ready for school - sharing books.pdf
ready-for-school-listening-skills.pdf
steps-to-starting-school.pdf
Phonics
Reception children learnt all the phase 3 diagraphs (two letter sounds) and trigraphs (three letter sounds) last term, so no new sounds are being taught this term. We will continue with revisiting these sounds to embed them in words and help children to become more confident readers and writers
Please see our phonics lessons below for this term:
Please keep going over the sounds and try to practise reading at least 3 times per week, ideally 5 times a week-as this makes a significant difference to children’s progress!
Nursey children will now begin to learn sounds through our scheme ‘Little Wandle’. The sounds for this term are:
Please see: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Maths
This term we are exploring length, height and time. We will be Sequencing routines and learning the days of the week. We will also take a closer look at the numbers 9 and 10. Representing them in different ways, comparing numbers and making number bonds to 10, (two numbers that equal 10 when added together).
Topic
Our theme for this term is ‘What are traditional tales?’. We will focus on the stories: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Bean Stalk, The Gingerbread Man and Little Red Riding Hood. Children will be tasting different types of porridge, grow beans, retelling the stories and make their own story maps.
Forest Friends is back!
As the weather improves, we are going to start our forest friends’ sessions again on the school field. These sessions will be held every Wednesday, with the first session taking place on Wednesday 25th February in the afternoon. For these weekly sessions children will need to bring wellies and waterproofs to school. Please make sure all items (wellies included) are labelled and in a bag. If you don’t have outdoor wear or wellies, we do have school ones your child can borrow.
Subject Spring 2
PE Gymnastics
PSHE Difference and Diversity
RE Why do Christians put a cross in the Easter Garden?
Music Our World!
This term we are looking at numbers to 10. Representing numbers to 10, including 0, subitising numbers (looking without counting), one more and one less of numbers to 10. Mass and capacity, finding a balance for weight, understanding ‘full’ and ‘empty’ using containers and using items to fill containers, such as cubes.
Topic
Our theme for this term is ‘Where can we go on our next adventure?’. We will look at the country Australia. Where it is on a map and globe, what animals live there, Aboriginal art, and make dream catchers.
Subject Spring 1
PE Dodgeball
PSHE Exploring Emotions
RE What times are special and why?
Music Everyone!
Autumn Term 2 2025
Phonics
Nursey children will now begin to learn sounds through our scheme ‘Little Wandle’.
The sounds for this term are: s, a, t, p, i, n,
Children in reception will learn: j, v, w, x, y, z, qu, ch, sh, th, ng, nk.
Please see: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/.
Maths
This term we are looking at numbers to 5. Representing numbers to 5, subitising numbers (looking without counting), one more and one less of numbers to 5 and 2D shapes.
Topic
As a mixed aged class, we have a 2-year cycle of planning. Our autumn term 2 topic is:
‘What is a festival’
We will look at different celebrations such as Bonfire night, birthdays, weddings, Christenings, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas. Learning about traditions and exploring how they are celebrated.
In our stand-alone subjects, we will be studying:
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Subject |
Autumn 2 |
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PE |
Dance |
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PSHE |
Being Healthy |
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RE |
Why do Christians perform Nativity plays at Christmas |
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Music |
My Stories |
Autumn 1 Term 2025
Phonics
As a mixed aged class, we have a 2-year cycle of planning. Our autumn term topic is a history focus theme ‘Discovers’. The title of our topic is:
What toys did our grandparents play with?
We begin our school year by discovering the past. We will look toys for the past and compare them to current toys. We will also be making some worry dolls.
Long term overview linked to Early Learning Goals (cycle B) see school website-curriculum
In our stand-alone subjects, we will be studying:
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Subject |
Autumn 1 |
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PE |
Athletics |
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PSHE |
Relationships |
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RE |
Which stories are special and why? |
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Music |
Me! |
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