Immanuel and St.

Andrew CE Primary School Reception Class H, Term 3 Curriculum Bulletin

Welcome to term 3 and 2012! I hope that everyone had a great Christmas and New Year. Last term was action packed with our Nativity and preparation for Christmas. Thank you to all the families that attended the Nativity and our Christmas lunch. This term our focus is the Olympics and we will be looking at; culture and country, healthy eating, the Paralympics and opening ceremonies. We will also be doing some sewing this term, making our own flags and would love some parent helpers..please let us know if you are a master with a sewing needle as we would really love your help! Any queries please get in touch. Katy Hathaway

khathaway@immanuelschoollambeth.org.uk
Early Years Foundation Stage Focus for the Term:

This term we will be looking at shared goals and the importance of teamwork. We will be identifying why it is important to work together and playing some games to demonstrate working together as a team. Through a focus on the Paralympics we will identify the importance of resilience and the understanding that having a disability does not mean you cant achieve. We will also be exploring and celebrating our different cultures looking at flags and countries.

Personal Social Emotional Development:

This term we will have a focus on maps and countries. We will be looking at the world and identifying countries important to our families. Please talk to your children about your family background or places you have visited. We will explore what it means for London to host the Olympic Games and the changes that have taken place in the city due to its arrival. We will also look at previous Olympic Games. Our PE topic this term is Gymnastics. We will be building up from using small equipment such as mats to venturing onto the large wall apparatus later in the term! A big focus will be on team sports and Olympic sports and we will be trying a few different types ourselves in preparation for our own Mini Olympics. Stay tuned for more details about the EYFS Olympics.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World:

Communication Language and Literacy:

We will be continuing our focus on developing writing skills exploring a range of different styles including; letters, invitations and forming captions to match stories. We will be starting Talk For Writing retelling The Little Red Hen. In addition we will be exploring a range of fiction and nonfiction books related to healthy eating.

Physical Development:

Creative Development:
We will be creating and designing flags using a range of different media. With our focus on the Olympics we will be looking at the opening ceremonies and different national anthems of countries and well as exploring music and instruments from around the world.

Problem Solving Reasoning and Numeracy :

Our main focus this term is counting in 2s/5s/10s, ordinal numbers and number bonds to 10. We will also be consolidating the childrens knowledge of adding and subtracting and looking at patterns and shapes that are found on flags

Important notes and dates

Cooking money : Punctuality
Please ensure you arrive on time for school! School starts promptly at 8.50am therefore children should be at school at 8.45am to ensure we can start on time. The doors to the Reception classrooms will be closing promptly- if you get to the doors and they are closed you have to go round to the office! When children are late it disrupts their learning and takes them longer to settle. Learning starts at 8.50am ensure your child does not miss out! This term we will be enjoying a range of exciting cooking experiences with a focus on healthy eating, so please do remember the 1 a week contribution for our cooking fund. If you would prefer to do it termly it is 6.

THANK YOU! Sewing Helpers

We already have a wonderful team of reading helpers and this term we would love some sewing helpers. If you have some spare time and feel you could assist please let us know!

Outside wear
With the wet weather we have been having and will continue to have this term please ensure children have appropriate clothing for school. This means a waterproof coat and, if possible, a pair of named welly boots. A great idea is to include a pair of named socks in your childs book back as they can sometimes become wet inside welly boots.

Book Bags
Please ensure that your child brings their book bag to school every day! A range of notices are given out and without bags they will become lost. It is also so important that children have their reading book on the correct day so ensuring their book bag is bought to school will encourage this.

Friday 13th January - Reception eye test Wednesday 18th January Reception height and weight Wednesday 1st February- Spring Parents Evening Tuesday 7th February Reception H Collective Worship in the hall 10.40 EYFS Mini Olympics Date to be confirmed Friday 10th February- Term 3 Ends Monday 20th February- Term 4 Starts

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