EYFS

Learning Link: Our Wonderful World

A warm welcome back, we hope you had a happy and Holy Easter. We are looking forward to a fun-filled term with the children.

We will start by looking at our RE topic – ‘To the Ends of the Earth’ and as our learning is child-led, we look forward to seeing where this will take us.

St. Salvatore:

Mrs Sumsion 

St Henry:

Mon – Tues: Mrs Morgan

Weds – Fri: Mrs Hills

Curriculum Newsletters for Autumn, Spring and Summer can be accessed here as they become available

The Curriculum Evening Presentation can be accessed here

Year Group Reminders

Week commencing – Monday 15^th June

Sports Day – Monday 15^th June

As you know due to the very wet forecast Sports Day has been moved to Monday 15^th June. All the timings and arrangements remain the same. 

School Closed – Inset Day Friday 19^th June

The school will be closed on Friday 19^th June due to a staff training day.

Sunhats and Suncream

As we head into summer, can we please remind you to make sure that your child has their school sunhat with them each day and to check that it is named.

As we are not able to apply sun protection, please ensure that your child has had sun cream liberally applied when they come to school in the morning, in order to afford protection for the day.

Birthdays

This is gentle reminder that to celebrate your child’s birthday we are unable to give out sweets. However, if you wish to buy a small gift in recognition of their birthday, we do have an Amazon Wish List which you can purchase from in honour of your child’s birthday. Please see link below.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/2VW8SSMG5RYU9?ref_=wl_share

S=P+A+C+E for Me – Orange Group

This week Orange Group are invited to bring in a small item that they would like to talk about linked to our learning below.  Please can you support your child to be ready to talk about their object in front of the class.

Home Learning

Phonics

Please keep going over the digraphs (2-letter sounds) and trigraphs (3-letter sounds) that we have taught so far, along with all of the Tricky Words. Please see the link below for support.

https://youtu.be/3C1KTDag0ZA

School Jam

Please continue to access this wonderful number resource with your child each week.

Reading: Collins eBooks

Due to Sports Day and the Inset on Friday reading this weekend will be online.

Prayer and Liturgy Bag

We are continuing share the Prayer and Liturgy bag once again. When it is your turn for you and your family to use the class prayer and liturgy bag. We invite you to write a prayer, reflection, drawing or a photo to show how you, as a family, have used the prayer resources tonight.

We conduct liturgy in school using the four-part structure of: Gather, Listen, Respond and Go Forth. In the information guide you will find some ideas of how you could use the prayer and liturgy bag at home, but these are only suggestions and can be used how you wish.

If you received this om a Monday, please return it on Thursday. If you received it on Thursday, then please return it on Monday.

Reading for Pleasure

My Dad is brilliant by Nick Butterworth

RE

Dialogue and Encounter – Objective 3: We are all invited to be a friend of Jesus.

We will be thinking about what it is like to be Jesus’ friend.

Personal, social, emotional development

S=P+A+C+E for Me

We will be talking about the Golden Rule Respect and ways we can show this to our friends.

Literacy and Phonics

Phase 4 – Summer 2: Week 3

We will be looking at:

• Phase 4 words ending –s /s/
• Phase 4 words ending –s /z/
• Phase 4 words ending –es

We will also be focussing on longer words.

Communication and language

We will be sharing the story If Jesus Came To Visit Me, by Jill Roman Lord, and thinking about the questions that we would like to ask Jesus.

Mathematics

Term 3 Week 28: Focus – 2D Shape

We will be looking at the key skills of:

• Recognising 2D shapes- square, circle, triangle, oblong
• Drawing shapes

Making repeating shape patterns

Understanding the World

We will be looking back over our year in Reception and thinking about the learning that we have enjoyed the most.

Expressive arts and design

We will be designing and making greetings cards.

Music

Using heartbeats to show the beat, we will learn two new songs.

Physical Development (in PE)

Athletics

Children will start running at varying speeds intentionally and running over obstacles. They will start to develop Jumping, hopping and leaping in

combination and with changing distance. They will start to throw for distance with some accuracy.

Target games

Intro to key throwing skills, overarm and underarm technique is taught with the aim of throwing accurately at a target or zone. Children will also select the correct throw for different situations and change their foot stance independently.

Striking and Fielding

To develop underarm and overarm throwing. Children will learn how to collect the ball and how to get a batter out as well as beginning to keep score.

Dance 

Topic ‘everyday life’.  

Children explore and use space safely. They explore shapes, travelling movements and balances. Choose their own actions in response to stimulus and are shown how to copy, repeat and remember actions whilst counting in time with the music. They perform to others and provide simple feedback.  

Games unit 1 

Children will work individually and with others. Engage in cooperative physical activities. Participate in team games and understand how to use equipment safely. 

Games unit 2 

Children will learn to develop simple throwing skills, following instructions and keeping score. They will continue to develop skills to move safely, play against a partner and begin to explore striking and fielding. 

Vocabulary