Reception

Mrs Swift is the teacher in our Reception class. Our PE day is Tuesday.

Class Saint

St Nicholas. Patron Saint of Children. Feast day is 6th December.

St Nicholas was a Bishop who devoted himself to caring for the poor and protecting children. He was a defender of truth and justice and during the persecution of Christians, he upheld the divinity of Christ. St Nicholas is an important figure in The Netherlands where, on his feast day, children put out shoes for St Nicholas to fill with gifts. Dutch immigrants took the legend and traditions of St Nicholas with them to the USA along with his nickname Sinterklaas which eventually became Santa Claus and part of the Christmas holiday.  

St Nicholas, pray for us

 

Summer Term Curriculum Overview

RE

To the ends of the Earth

Jesus went back to his Father. He sent a special friend, the Holy Spirit, to look after us. The Good News of Jesus lived out by the early Christian community. The parish church is a special place where we meet our friends. We sing and say prayers. Pentecost is a special celebration in the Church. Sunday is a special day for the Church to celebrate. We Are Called to Live as Family and Community.

Dialogue and Encounter

Hear the simple life of St Peter and St Paul, friends of Jesus. Hear a parishioner talk about their faith and why it matters to them to be a friend of Jesus. Explore a range of pictures of Jesus from a non-European tradition. Hear a school community member talk about their local (faith) community and why it matters to them. Learn about the music, food, smells, tastes, and specific clothing worn to enrich understanding.

Communication and Language

Giving explanations using new vocab; expression of ideas and feelings

Physical Development

Demonstrating more control with small tools (including pencils)

PE: Dance and Athletics

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Consideration of other people’s feelings (including adapting own behaviour)

Be more independent in selecting new activities/ challenges

Showing more sensitivity to other people’s needs

Literacy

RWI

Weekly writing of sentences in line with weekly topics (see RE and Understanding the world for topics)

Maths

Pupils will: • continue to develop their counting skills, counting larger sets as well as counting actions and sounds • explore a range of representations of numbers, including the 10-frame, and see how doubles can be arranged in a 10-frame • compare quantities and numbers, including sets of objects which have different attributes • continue to develop a sense of magnitude, e.g. knowing that 8 is quite a lot more than 2, but 4 is only a little bit more than 2• begin to generalise about ‘one more than’ and ‘one less than’ numbers within 10 • continue to identify when sets can be subitised and when counting is necessary • develop conceptual subitising skills including when using a rekenrek

Understanding the World

Summer (eg., weather), minibeasts (including lifecycles – eg. butterfly, frog), sea and rockpool creatures, differences between countries around the world (focused upon current cohort of children), plastic pollution, boats

Expressive Arts and Design

Recount stories (roleplay/ smallworld), working collaboratively to make creations and discuss the process they have used – including evaluations.