Reception
We have places available in our Reception classes. If your child is 4 please speak to the school office about enrolling them at Snapethorpe.
This year all our class names are based on plants.
Poppy Class
Mrs S Sadler
Mrs L Mansfield (TA)
Miss K Street (TA)
Hyacinth Class
Miss E King
Mrs S Brough (TA)
Mrs G Thompson(TA)
Magnolia Class
Miss M Haigh
Miss O'Loughlin (TA)
Miss E Beasley (TA)
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Spring 1
Maths
This half term the children in Reception are focusing on: numbers and amounts to 8, singing counting rhymes and exploring ideas of shape, space and measure within our areas of provision. We will also be focusing on comparing mass and measuring capacity.
Literacy
In Literacy, we will continue our phonics learning of the Phase 2 sounds and some tricky words. We will be focusing on practicing to write our name. To coincide with our phonics we will look at writing initial sounds of words and begin to write words. Our books of the week will include: Dangerous, Papa Penguin and Rumble in the Jungle.
Reading:
Little Wandle Reading books are available for your child to read through the Collins Hub. You will have received your log on details from your class teacher. If you do not have these please let us know. New books will assigned to your child every week. Please read every night with your child. Please look at the book with your child and encourage them to tell the story asking questions as they read it. You can also help your child learn the new words and sounds in their book.
Curriculum
This half term our theme is ‘The World Around Us’ We will be looking at the different habitats of animals and in particular looking at whether these places are hot or cold. We will be looking at the freezing and thawing process and thinking about how we could keep a penguin warm using different materials. We will also be looking at a map of the local area and looking at the similarities and differences to the habitats of the animals. To link with Science and the different seasons, we will be discussing Spring and learning about what changes happen in Spring. The children will be encouraged to learn alongside and with their peers in order to form positive relationships and develop their personal, social and communication skills.
R.E
In RE, we will be learning about ’Where Do We Belong?’ We will be thinking about the different things that make us unique and how we are welcomed into the world, for example, what happens at a Christening and also how other faiths welcome babies.
General Information
In EYFS, we are always working on our personal, social and emotional skills, aiming to improve our sharing and turn taking abilities. We are also learning to look after each other and our environment whilst building our self confidence to make us resilient, happy learners. Each week we spend time working on our speaking and listening skills, talking about things we have done, places we have been, or using a picture as a stimulus to talk about, to build our vocabulary and ensuring that we speak in full sentences. As we head into Winter, we ask that your child brings a warm coat, hat, gloves and a scarf to school as we learn outdoors whatever the weather and we want your child to be warm and comfortable. Please can all of these items be named to ensure your child brings them back home with them. Please ensure your child’s jumper, cardigan, coat and shoes are labelled with your child’s name to ensure your child brings their items back home with them.
Ways to help your child
The Reception school day starts at 8.35am and finishes at 3.05pm.
Attendance is very important for the children’s learning, please ensure your child is at school for the start of the school day.
Make sure they bring their book bag and reading book every day
Please note that the children have continual access to fresh clean water in their own named bottles and are offered a healthy snack and milk in the morning so there is no need to bring water bottles into school.
Please note that children are not permitted to bring toys or teddies into school as these can get broken or lost and we don't want the children to get upset if this happens.
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Autumn 2
Maths
This half term the children in Reception are focusing on: numbers and amounts to 5, singing counting rhymes and exploring ideas of shape, space and measure within our areas of provision.
Literacy
In Literacy, we will continue our phonics learning of the Phase 2 sounds and some tricky words. We will be focusing on practicing to write our name. To coincide with our phonics we will look at writing initial sounds of words and begin to write words. Our books of the week will include: The Gingerbread Man, Owl Babies and Super Duper Me.
Reading
We will send reading books related to the Little Wandle Phonic scheme, home with the children on Friday. You need to return these books by Wednesday. Please read every night with your child and sign their reading record. Please look at the book with your child and encourage them to tell the story asking questions as they read it. You can also help your child learn the new words and sounds in their book.
Curriculum
This half term our them is ‘What Makes Me Special?’ where we will be thinking about the different people who are in our family and also any other special people that we have in our lives. Linking to Science we will be thinking about how we have changed since we were babies and also identifying our different body parts and the importance of oral hygiene. The children will be encouraged to learn alongside and with their peers in order to form positive relationships and develop their personal, social and communication skills.
R.E
Reception will be learning about ‘Which Times are Special and Why?’ We will be asking the children to discuss any event that they have attended and why they think it was special. We will also be discussing different celebrations and how they celebrate at home. If you would like to share any photos with us we would be happy to see them.
General Information
In EYFS, we are always working on our personal, social and emotional skills, aiming to improve our sharing and turn taking abilities. We are also learning to look after each other and our environment whilst building our self confidence to make us resilient, happy learners.
Each week we spend time working on our speaking and listening skills, talking about things we have done, places we have been, or using a picture as a stimulus to talk about, to build our vocabulary and ensuring that we speak in full sentences.
As we head into Winter, we ask that your child brings a warm coat, hat, gloves and a scarf to school as we learn outdoors whatever the weather and we want your child to be warm and comfortable.
Please can all of these items be named to ensure your child brings them back home with them.
Please ensure your child’s jumper, cardigan, coat and shoes are labelled with your child’s name to ensure your child brings their items back home with them.
Ways to help your child
The Reception school day starts at 8.35am and finishes at 3.05pm.
Attendance is very important for the children’s learning, please ensure your child is at school for the start of the school day.
Make sure they bring their book bag and reading book every day
Please note that the children have continual access to fresh clean water in their own named bottles and are offered a healthy snack and milk in the morning so there is no need to bring water bottles into school.
Please note that children are not permitted to bring toys or teddies into school as these can get broken or lost and we don't want the children to get upset if this happens.
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Autumn 1
Maths
This half term the children in Reception are focusing on: numbers and amounts to 3, singing counting rhymes and exploring ideas of shape, space and measure within our areas of provision.
Literacy
In Literacy, we will be practicing name writing and beginning our phonics learning, starting with a recap of phase 1 and then moving onto Phase 2 using the Little Wandle Scheme.
Our books of the week will include books about starting school, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs and The Gingerbread Man.
Reading
Please read every night with your child and write in their reading record. Whilst reading please can you help your child learn the new words and sounds in their book.
Curriculum
This half term our theme is ‘Once Upon A Time’.
The children will be settling into life in Reception at Snapethorpe, getting to know their new teachers, making friends and finding their way around the indoor and outdoor classrooms.
We will also be learning about different Traditional Tales, where we will retell the stories through roleplay and props.
Linking to Geography we will look at the journey of the gingerbread man and link it to the journey we might make to school.
The children will be encouraged to learn alongside and with their peers in order to form positive relationships and develop their personal, social and communication skills. The children will be given plenty of opportunities to talk about themselves and those they love as well as their likes and dislikes.
R.E
Reception will be learning about things that are special to them. We will be asking the children to talk about stories that are special to them and discussing the reasons why, during our speaking and listening sessions
General Information
In EYFS, we are always working on our personal, social and emotional skills, aiming to improve our sharing and turn taking abilities. We are also learning to look after each other and our environment whilst building our self confidence to make us resilient, happy learners.
Each week we spend time working on our speaking and listening skills, talking about things we have done, places we have been, or using a picture as a stimulus to talk about, to build our vocabulary and ensuring that we speak in full sentences.
As we head into Winter, we ask that your child brings a warm coat, hat, gloves and a scarf to school as we learn outdoors whatever the weather and we want your child to be warm and comfortable.
Please can all of these items be named to ensure your child brings them back home with them.
Please ensure your child’s jumper, cardigan, coat and shoes are labelled with your child’s name to ensure your child brings their items back home with them.
Ways to help your child
The Reception school day starts at 8.35am and finishes at 3.05pm.
Attendance is very important for the children’s learning, please ensure your child is at school for the start of the school day.
Make sure they bring their book bag and reading book every day
Please note that the children have continual access to fresh clean water in their own named bottles and are offered a healthy snack and milk in the morning so there is no need to bring water bottles into school.
Please note that children are not permitted to bring toys or teddies into school as these can get broken or lost and we don't want the children to get upset if this happens.
