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Reception / Year 1
Welcome to our class page!
Our Reception/Year 1 team are:
Mrs Williams (Teacher Mon-Wed), Mrs Page (Teacher Thurs-Frid) &
Mrs Price (HLTA)
We can be contacted on the following emails: rwilliams@sjbos.thedcet.com
rpage@sjbos.thedcet.com
Welcome to the Summer Term.
In History we will follow the Kapow unit 'What is a monarch?'
Our learning journey will cover the following;
- Recalling that a monarch is a king or queen.
- Identifying some of the monarch’s roles.
- Explaining that a king or queen is crowned in a special ceremony called a coronation.
- Naming some of the main steps in the coronation ceremony.
- Using sources to explain how William the Conqueror became King of England.
- Explaining how William the Conqueror kept order and conquered England.
- Explaining how castles have changed over time.
- Identifying that the power of monarchs has changed over time.
- Making comparisons between past and present monarchies.
In Science this term we will look at plants.
The children will learn:
- to identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
- to identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees
- to plant, look after and observe the growth of a sunflower
Homework
Weekly Homework Grid
Children to complete an activity from different sections on the Homework choice grid in their yellow book and return their books by Wednesday.
Children can record their work using writing, pictures, drawings etc. appropriate to the task.
Children to colour in the task on the sheet once completed. Each task is to only be completed once.
These grids will change after every half-term.
Reading
Children will take home a reading book matched to their phonic assessments. Please use this record book to record when they have read and a short message about. There is no set day for reading so please ensure children have these in their book bags daily.
Spellings
This term we will begin to send out spellings to practise. Please do not panic, this is just a great way for the children to develop their segmenting skills. Words will be matched to their current phonic knowledge using split digraphs from phase 5c.
Our reception children will join the main 'Reception' class for Understanding the World, English, Maths and RE lessons. Our role play area will be transformed into a home corner with opportunities for the children to use their imagination cooking, ironing, setting the table, making phone calls and looking after babies Millie and Blue.
Share a story journal
Every week on a Friday, one child from the class will bring home the 'Share a story journal'. This is a further opportunity for you to read with your child while enjoying a nice cup of 'hot chocolate' (provided by the school). If it is your turn to complete the journal, we ask that it is returned on the Monday. Please record who you shared the book with, what was your favourite page and why? It would also be good if you could stick in a photo of you having your yummy hot chocolate.
PE
PE is currently on a Tuesday & Friday (after assembly). Please ensure your child has the correct (named) kit (including daps or trainers) on these days.