Literacy
We teach 4 letter sounds each week. Your
daughter will bring home her Phonics book
on the day a phoneme has been taught.
Please help her to trace the letter and repeat
the sound.
Curriculum
newsletter.
Reception
2014
We focus on using the correct ‘froggy leg’
pencil grip when drawing and writing.
We focus on correct letter formation of lower
case letters.
Knowledge and Understanding
This term’s topics are called ‘Ourselves’ and ‘My Body’. Girls
learn about their facial features, they label parts of the body and
learn about keeping fit and healthy. We would like to invite anyone
in the medical profession to come and talk to the girls and perhaps
bring a few props! In the past this has been very successful, and we
have had doctors, dentists and pharmacists.
ICT
In ICT lessons we concentrate
on mouse control, the space bar
and keyboard skills using
colourful infant friendly software.
Music
Introduction to beat and tempo.
Singing.
Percussion instruments—using beat
and rhythm.
Experiencing ups and
downs.
Bouncing back.
RS
Girls celebrate ‘special
times’ such as starting
Reading books are sent home daily. Please
school, birthdays and
share and enjoy them with your daughter.
baptism.
Sign her reading record daily please.
Harvest is celebrated in
school. We look at how it
Tricky words will be sent home each week for is celebrated around the
your daughter to memorise and learn.
world.
We learn
We will have weekly ’Show and tell’ sessions about each
where the girls can speak about an item from other’s culhome.
tures and learn to respect
them.
The girls have access to the
computers and Interactive White
Boards within the classroom .
Thinking Skills
Each half term the girls are
encouraged to use a
particular thinking skills
disposition.
This term it is persistence.
We will also be talking about:
Things to remember:
Library: Friday
Swimming : Tuesday (RM/
RT) Wednesday (RA)
Ballet: Thursday
PSHE
Through circle time games, the
girls get to know each other’s
names, likes, dislikes and
hobbies.
We work on friendship and
encourage all the girls to work,
share and play together.
Reminders
Please
Label all your
daughter’s
belongings clearly.
Tie hair back with blue or black
ties and remove earrings and
nail varnish.
Send a named box with a
piece of fruit in it each day and
plain water in a sports cap
style bottle.
Numeracy
This term we will work on:

Correct number formation, recognition
and accurate counting to 10
and beyond if appropriate

2D shape recognition and basic
properties

1 more / 1 less than numbers
to 10, or beyond if appropriate


Estimation.
Simple addition
Creative Development
We will draw, paint, collage and
create works of art around various
topics, such us myself. We will
encourage role-play in the home
corner.