Reception (Earth Class)

Welcome to Earth Class

(2024-2025)

Spring Term 2

Over Arching Theme: At the Bottom of the Garden

Learning for Life: Self Regulation (Listening and Following Instructions)

Nursery Rhyme Basket: Counting Rhymes

Music and Movement: Big Band!

Together we will…

Thinking about the importance of listening and following instructions.
Talking about how to regulate our emotions and feelings.
Finding out about plants, growth and various habitats.
Talking about Christianity and the importance of respecting differing beliefs.
Developing our VIPERS reading skills and writing skills using our new stories 'Jasper's Beanstalk' and 'Oliver's Vegetables'.
Exploring musical instruments and arrangements.
Investigate time, composition to 10, number bonds, doubling and 3D shapes during our White Rose Maths lessons.
Continue our Bug Club journey by recapping and consolidating Phase 3 Phonics.

This is only a small snapshot of all the fantastic adventures we will be taking this half term. You can find more of what we will be doing on our Curriculum Overview within the Class Documents folder on this page.

Helpful Hints:

Please ensure that all uniform, water bottles and bags are clearly named.
In Earth class we play outside whatever the weather so please make sure your child has a suitable coat, sun hat and a water bottle (Learning through Play is thirsty work!)
Once Introduced - Reading books will be changed weekly, We aim to read with children 1-2-1 twice a week.
Once introduced - Bug Club e-books will be updated according to the phase and week the children are on.
When books are sent home, reading should be a daily occurrence. Ideally, your child should be reading aloud to an adult everyday, this should be recorded in the reading record.
Visits to Smokey Row will be on a Thursday
A Library session will take place on a Friday