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Hedgehogs (Reception/ Year 1)

Welcome to Hedgehogs Class

Autumn 2

Organisation

For this half-term (Autumn 1) until the Christmas holidays, you will have Forest School.

You will need PE kits on Monday and Thursdays

 

Curriculum

In Autumn 2, you will be learning about: 

Subject

Reception

Year One

English

Listening to stories, initial letter sounds, reading CVC words, phase 2 phonics

Phase 5 phonics

Maths

Subitising numbers and shapes  

Addition, subtraction and shapes

Science

Senses, changes, day and night.

Biology and seasonal changes

History

Changes: school life – then and now

Changes: school life – then and now

Art

Buildings/ landscape and portrait

Buildings/ landscape and portrait

PE

Fundamentals and basic skills

Target games

RE

Why do Christians perform nativity plays at Christmas? 

Christmas matter to Christians?

PSHE

Celebrating Difference 4-5

Celebrating Difference 5-6

Computing

 

Beebots and instructions

 

Please note: Year One will be following that National Curriculum and Reception will be following the EYFS Curriculum.

 

Handwriting sequence

Autumn 1

Your teachers are:

Mrs Matthews and Mrs Porter

 

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Loveland and Mrs Morris  

 

Organisation

For this half-term (Autumn 1) until the October holidays, you will have Forest School on Wednesday afternoon. Please provide your child with long sleeve t-shirt, long trousers, puddle suits, coats and wellies for this session. 

You will need PE kits on Monday and Thursdays - the children can come to school in their PE kits. 

 

Curriculum

In Autumn 1, you will be learning about: 

Subject

Reception

Year One

English

Listening to stories, initial letter sounds, reading CVC words, phase 2 phonics

Listening to stories, writing sentences, phase 5 phonics

Maths

Numbers to 5, shapes, match sort and compare, talk about measure,

Place value, addition and subtraction and shape

Science

Me and my small world, senses, changes, day and night.

The Human Body

Geography

Our Local Area: school

Our Local Area: school

Art

Buildings/ landscape and portrait

Buildings/ landscape and portrait

PE

Gymnastics, ball skills

Gymnastics, ball skills

RE

Understanding Christianity: Why is the word God so important to Christians?

Understanding Christianity: What do Christians believe God is like? 

PSHE

Being me in my world 4-5

Being me in my world 5-6

 

Please note: Year One will be following that National Curriculum and Reception will be following the EYFS Curriculum.

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