Although the weather hasn’t quite made up its mind yet, it’s the Summer Term in Reception! This half term, our Units of Learning are Minibeasts and Weather.
Minibeasts
Our core texts for this unit are The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Superworm, and Aaarrgghh, Spider! The children will deepen their understanding of minibeasts, learn new vocabulary, and explore the life cycle of a butterfly. We’ll also be visiting the Hampstead Heath Education Centre to hunt for minibeasts hiding in the garden, before grabbing a net to discover the creatures that live in the pond.
Weather
Our core texts for this unit are Lila and the Secret of Rain and If Winter Comes, Tell It I’m Not Here. The children will build on their understanding of the seasons and the weather each one brings. They will also practise observing and recording the weather daily. As part of our learning about change and growth, we’re very excited to welcome some new arrivals to our setting – chicks! The children will help care for them over the course of two weeks.
Phonics
In Phonics, we are continuing with Phase 4 of the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds programme. This half term, we are focusing on reading longer words containing four or more sounds, including compound words. For example, we’ll be practising words like cheeps, market, river, and lunchbox.
Maths
In Maths, the children will be practising counting up to and beyond 20 accurately, and from different starting points. We’ll explore teen numbers in more depth, revisit the concept of doubles, and continue working with odd and even numbers.
RE
Our RE Unit of Learning this half term is What Makes a Place Special? The children will explore the places that are special to them and why. We’ll then look at why a church is special to some Christians and a mosque is special to some Muslims.
We’re looking forward to all the learning, exploring, and growing the children will be doing this half term. As always, thank you for your continued support.
