{"id":2027,"date":"2017-04-21T19:10:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/easthoathly.pioneerfederation.co.uk\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2017-04-25T14:27:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:27:31","slug":"reception-term-5-glorious-growing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/easthoathly\/reception-term-5-glorious-growing\/","title":{"rendered":"Reception Term 5 \u2013 \u2018Glorious Growing\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Click here for a printable version of this newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Parents,<\/p>\n

Welcome back, we hope you have a relaxing Easter break and are now ready for the first Summer Term.<\/p>\n

Our topic is \u2018Glorious Growing!\u2019 During this term we will be looking at how things grow with a detailed look at seeds and then exploring different fruits and vegetables. We will be using stories to immerse ourselves in learning and to develop our writing.<\/p>\n

Our key texts this term are:<\/p>\n

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Areas of Learning<\/h2>\n

Literacy<\/h3>\n

Our focus in literacy this term is using our phonic knowledge to write stories using narrative language and adjectives. \u00a0In reading, our phonics knowledge, high frequency and tricky words will develop further and we will be talking about the events in the books we read and predicting what will happen next.<\/p>\n

Maths<\/h3>\n

In maths we are going to secure our knowledge of addition and subtraction with the support of objects and beginning to estimate and count in 2s, 5s and 10s. Alongside this, we will be exploring shapes and measures around the school.<\/p>\n

The main part of the topic will focus on growing, plants and the world around us, through practical activities and forest school.<\/p>\n

To develop our personal social and emotional skills we are going to think about how we show feelings to each other, through exploring the feelings of Jack and the Giant from our focus text.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Understanding the World<\/h3>\n

Throughout the term, we will be finding out about healthy foods and planting seeds to make observations and discoveries about growing.<\/p>\n

We will be having a visit from Mr Broccoli during this term who will teach us about healthy foods and cooking.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Home Learning<\/h2>\n

We would like to thank you all for your effort with last terms home learning tasks including reading with your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Please read with your child regularly, even if it is a home or library book. At this stage it is really helpful to discuss the stories that you read and use story language such as, character, setting, beginning, middle and end.<\/p>\n

Could you think about the characters you like? Why do you like them?<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Letters and Sounds<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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We have sent home High Frequency Word Lists for the children to focus on; they need to be able to read these on sight.<\/p>\n

Please focus on the flash words that they have been given in their yellow books. When we read with your child, we will look at these words and send home the next ones when appropriate.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Delicious Home Challenges!<\/h2>\n

You might like to choose one of the following activities to try with an adult at home. You can bring these into school whenever they are finished to share with your class.<\/p>\n