Immanuel and St.

Andrew CE Primary School Reception Class O, Term 2 Curriculum Bulletin

Welcome back to the second term and probably the busiest of the year! I am really looking forward to getting started with the childrens nativity play and all the other events that make this time of year so exciting! I would like to say a big thank you to those of you who have kindly offered to volunteer with reading and other projects in the classroom, we are looking forward to getting going with that this term as well. Forest school will also be starting this term. Please see more information about this on the back! Any queries please get in touch. Mia Owens

mowens@immanuelschoollambeth.org.uk
Early Years Foundation Stage Focus for the Term:

This term the children are learning about different cultures and beliefs. We will be looking at the important features of different religions such as the buildings, celebrations and traditions. Within SEAL the children will be thinking about what their talents are and why its so good to use them!

Personal Social Emotional Development:

The children will be encouraged to ask questions about different religions and cultures this term in order to extend their understanding. We will be using recycled modelling to build models of important buildings within different cultures, focusing on the skills they need to join and adapt the resources.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World:

Communication Language and Literacy:

We will be exploring lots of different forms of writing this term, e.g. invitations, lists, menus and instructions. The children will also be using non-fiction texts to support their learning, using the index and contents pages to search for facts in order to answer questions.

Physical Development:
The PE topic this term is dance. We will be exploring music and movement from different cultures, with the children working together to create their own dances. Fine motor control will continue to be a focus.

Problem Solving Reasoning and Numeracy :

Our main focus this term is consolidating the childrens understanding of number and moving on to look at addition and subtraction. We will also be exploring the patterns and shape that appear in art from different cultures, making our own and using shapes to build models.

Looking at art from around the world provides an exciting basis for the exploration of different creative techniques and approaches. There will be lots of restaurant themed role play as cooking and eating are a big part of all celebrations!

Creative Development:

Important notes and dates

Cooking money: The topic this term lends itself to lots of really exciting cooking so please do remember the 1 a week contribution for our cooking fund. If you would prefer to do it termly it is 6. THANK YOU!

Miss Hathaway was lucky enough last year to complete the training to become a Forest School Leader and is incredibly excited about getting it started with this years reception children! Forest School is all about using the environment as a positive learning resource. The children will take part in activities that are all focused on building their self esteem, independence and sense of responsibility whilst also having loads of fun! We are perfectly placed by a fantastic outdoor space in Streatham Common and will use this weekly for our Forest School sessions, in both rain and shine! All children will complete a term of Forest School this year, so if you are interested in being a part of this really exciting venture then please do speak to Miss Hathaway - we are always looking for enthusiastic helpers who love the outdoors!

Forest School

Reading records
Please ensure that when you have read the school reading book at home with your child, that you mark in their reading records that you have done so. This not only gives us a valuable insight into how they are doing at home but also shows us that they have had time to read over the week. From year 1 onwards books are changed by a teaching assistant and will not be changed if there is no mark to confirm they have definitely read at home.

Outside wear
Our ethos in Reception is that children are free to access all areas of the leaning environment as they wish. This means that in the rain they are free to go outside. Please ensure your child has a waterproof coat and, if possible, a pair of named welly boots so they are able to explore the change of the seasons first hand.

Phonic sounds
Some parents have asked how to best support their child with the pronunciation of the sounds in phonics. Below is the video Miss Hathaway used in the phonics meeting http://www.youtube.com/user/phonicbooks

Dates for your diary 14 November - Anti Bullying week Thursday 24 th November- Reception 0 trip to Southwark Cathedral Saturday 26th November - Immanuel School Christmas Fair Thursday 8 th December - Reception & Nursery Nativity 9.30am in the hall Thursday 8th December Immanuels Got Talent Charity event 6.00pm Monday 12th December Christmas Concert at Lewin church 6.00pm Thursday 15th December Christmas Service at Immanuel Church 9.15am Friday 16th December Last day of term (school finishes normal time) Tuesday 3rd January First day of Term 3
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