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Autumn Term in Reception
The following information is for the events specific to Reception this half term - this will be updated throughout the year.
Well hello Autumn Term! We are so excited for the children to begin their Grove Vale journey and start Reception. This term will begin with a Marvellous Me topic, and after half term we will have a Globe Trotters topic.
Keep up to date by using Tapestry and look out for our memos which will give you further information throughout the term.
Teacher Led Topic this half term:
Our Topic this half term is Marvellous Me! To introduce our topic, we will read the books ‘The Colour Monster’ and ‘The Colour Monster Goes To School’ and talk about how the children feel about starting school. The children will use biscuits, sweets and icing to make their own biscuit face, they will use lollipop sticks to make a house and talk about the people in their home and they will explore their 5 senses by going on a scavenger hunt around school.
Later in the half term, we will go on to complete a range of activities such as; using mirrors to draw self-portraits, doing leaf printing, labelling different parts of their body, using an ipad to take pictures and much more!
These teacher-led opportunities will cover the 7 Areas of Learning in the EYFS Educational Programmes. Your child will also have opportunities to participate in activities based around their own interests during learning lots, as well as the above.
Topic map:
Here is our topic map for Autumn 1, which outlines both the teacher-led opportunities and learning lots opportunities your child will have this half term:
Books and Stories
This half term we have lots of opportunities for reading books and stories to your children as part of our day. Here are the stories that will be inspiring our Jolly Jobs:
Special days/events – dates to be confirmed:
Parents workshop about EYFS curriculum
Autumn Walk to Red House Park
Diwali Celebration Day
Christmas Nativity Performance
Swimming Information
SWIMMING: we are going to take 2 family groups at a time and alternate this every other week.
Swimming will begin in week 4 or 5 of term, please look at Tapestry for updates about when your child will begin swimming.
Please see the uniform leaflet for guidance on the appropriate swimwear.
No jewellery is allowed at all.
ALL children need a NAMED bag with a named swimming hat and towel.
School staff are supporting with swimming, both at the poolside and in the changing rooms.
* If you wish your child to wear swimming goggles you must send in written permission for your child. You only need to do this once as the letter will be kept for the rest of the term.
* It would be very helpful if girls could wear socks rather than tights as they are finding these difficult to put back on.
OUR RECEPTION DAY
The following outlines the activities and experiences your child will have throughout the week.
-SODA (our soft start activity)
-Jolly Jobs (teacher led activities)
-Learning Lots (child initiated, play activities)
-Phonics
-Kinetic Letters (handwriting)
-Quick Maths (maths activities, songs and stories)
-Read and Rhyme (guided reading session, nursery rhymes, library etc)
Our Feel Good Friday activities include - Special People, Yoga, Hey Duggee Workouts, Mindfulness, Music & Movement, Commando Joe, Games and Physical Development tasks.
Each week we share the Picture News for that week, which looks at a current news story and discusses what it is about and how it makes us feel.
A COUPLE OF OTHER REMINDERS
-Check memos we upload on Tapestry to ensure that you are kept aware of the activities and information needed about weekly events.
-Each week we have some time for children to share anything you have uploaded on tapestry from home so please keep uploading, the children love sharing it with us and the other children.
Please keep an eye on Tapestry for our termly Tapestry Projects, the children love sharing these with their friends and teachers on a Friday!
As the year progresses, we will begin to set homework related to the other areas of learning. These may include a weekly Maths task set on Tapestry for you to complete with your child, allocated eBooks and phonics games and word reading activities.
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