Dear Parents,
Happy New Year 2012! Tiger and Zebra Classes have made a good start to the new year and we would like to share with you some of the areas of learning that the children will be concentrating on over the next few weeks.
Reading
The children are making good progress in their reading and have begun to join the reading scheme and bring home Level 1 books. Please be aware that it is out expectation that children get to Level 6 by the end of Reception. Your children change their books every day and it is important that you read with them on a daily basis.
Phonics
The children are secure with their knowledge of Phase 2 phonics and we have already made a start with Phase 3:
j, v, w, x, y, z, zz, qu
ch, sh, th, ng
ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
Please can you help them sound out and read these sounds?
Maths
We are now concentrating on recognising and writing numbers to 20. We have also started using the symbols ‘+’ and ‘=’ and have been doing a lot of practical addition. This term we introduce the symbol ‘-’ and will be doing practical subtraction games and activities.
We also need children to recognise and talk about the following 2D and 3D shapes:
square, circle, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon
cube, cuboid, sphere, cone
Topic
Our topic for this term is ‘Up, Up and Away’ and we will be looking at everything that flies, including planes, helicopters, birds and butterflies. Our role play area is Cabot Airport and if your child has a labelled suitcase or a bag to take on ‘holiday’, then we would love it if they brought it in!
Forestry Friday
We continue to learn skills and knowledge by going out into our outside area every Friday. Please make sure that your children are warm and dry and have a pair of wellies with them on a Friday.
Many Thanks
The Reception Team
