RECEPTION CURRICULUM NEWSLETTER-SUMMER TERM 2009

RE- this term’s topics are GOOD NEWS, NEIGHBOURS AND CHOICES

Good News- We will be able to talk about Good News that they have received. They will know that the friends of Jesus were happy on Pentecost day

Neighbours- The children will be able to name children in theie class with whol they share activities. They will know that David wrote about God’s world

Choices- They will be able to tell you some choices they have made that made them and others happy. They will know that Jesus wants people to be happy.

Role play- bakery and shop, houses and homes, then depending on children’s interests we will discuss and plan our role play area together

Communication, language and Literacy- This term we will be focusing on traditional tales, poems, and houses and homes. We will be focusing on developing their ability to write simple words and trying to spell more complex words. We will be looking at questions-who, why, what, where and when. We will beginning to write captions and labels and forming simple sentences using capital letters and full stops. We will be continuing our daily handwriting practice and phonic skills, and spelling

Mathematical Development- We will be using ordinal numbers-first, second etc, and focusing on addition (combining two groups of numbers)and subtraction skills (taking away). The children will be describing positions of objects e.g. under, beside, next to, and the ability to order 2 or 3 items by weight or capacity. We will be developing their skills of finding 1 and 2 more/less than a given number and developing their skills with numbers to 20.  

Creative Development- this term we will be looking at sound patterns and repeating sounds and creating building sounds. We will also be following a BBC scheme looking at the outdoor environment. We will be appreciating the work of Van Gogh and creating houses and rooms of our own and from other cultures.

Physical Development- We will be focusing on partner work in dance and animal movements. We will be trying to recreate shapes that we see in the environment and developing our skills using a ball- throwing, catching, rolling, stopping and starting.

Knowledge and Understanding of the World- This term we will be investigating bread and the process of baking bread. We will be investigating objects and materials outdoors and those that are used for construction. We will be investigating why things happen and how things work within our buildings topic. We will be developing our computer skills looking at moving around a simple computer program and and how to program a toy to with simple instructions, we will also be beginning to look at simple mapping skills

Personal, social and emotional development-This term we will be focusing on developing children’s quiet reading skills and concentration levels. We will be developing their skills of working with a partner and sharing and discussing ideas with each other. We will be looking at morals behind stories. We will also be looking at medicines and what goes into our bodies and what goes onto my body.