Reception - Franklin Class and Nightingale Class
Franklin Class
Class teacher: Mrs Bloomfield
Nightingale Class
Class teacher: Mrs Beeton
Associate teacher: Miss Breeze
Learning Assistants
Mrs Gurung, Mrs Balsamino, Miss Runnals and Miss Burchell
Wider Curriculum
This term, our Wider Curriculum focus is Maths and we will be answering the question ‘How can data help us understand the world around us?’ We will be providing children with exciting opportunities to experience a range of breads. The children will be encouraged to notice differences using their senses. They will move on to looking at one of the main ingredients in bread making and then look at the similarities and differences of a variety of types of flour. The children will then be able to use a variety of physical skills to mix, knead, roll, bake and taste. Moving forward, the children will look closely at wheat and use a pestle and mortar to observe the changes taking place. The children will also have opportunities to find out where wheat comes from, experience other foods produced by farms and learn about the harvest process.
Literacy |
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Mathematics |
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Personal, Social and Emotional development |
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Understanding the World |
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Communication and Language |
• Developing our attention, speaking and listening skills in circle time games, adult led activities as well as following our own interests. Listening and speaking in group times, talking about ourselves and learning about others within our classrooms. |
Reading
We are beginning to enjoy ‘Talk through stories’ this term, which provides the opportunity for children to really explore key texts, understand the principle of the story, learn new vocabulary, and explore new characters. Each week we will focus on one key text which the children will become very familiar with.
Our literacy key texts for this will be:
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Hooray for Bread
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Little Red Hen
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Sam’s Sandwich
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Chapati Moon
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What I Like Most
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The Giant Jam Sandwich