{"id":5112,"date":"2019-05-11T13:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T12:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/easthoathly.pioneerfederation.co.uk\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2019-05-11T13:34:15","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T12:34:15","slug":"reception-term-5-its-a-bugs-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerfederation.co.uk\/easthoathly\/reception-term-5-its-a-bugs-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Reception Term 5 \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s a Bug\u2019s Life!\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Ladybird\" <\/div> <\/div>
\"Caterpillar\" <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Click here for a printable version of this newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

Dear Parents,<\/p>\n

Welcome back, we hope you had a great Half Term. Our topic for Term 5 is \u2018It\u2019s a Bug\u2019s Life!\u2019 Our learning journey will begin with a special delivery of some tiny creatures for us to care for! We will be able to watch them grow and change.<\/p>\n

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

\"The-Bad-Tempered-Ladybird\" <\/div> <\/div>
\"The-Very-Hungry-Caterpillar-2\" <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mad-About-Minibeasts\" <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

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, adjectives, nouns and verbs. \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. We will be using insects to help us learn more about doubles and halves.<\/p>\n

We are going to be exploring 3D shapes through junk modelling and linking this to our music sessions. In addition to this, we will be beginning to estimate and count in 2s, 5s and 10s. Alongside this, we will be exploring shapes and measures around the school.<\/p>\n

Understanding the World<\/h3>\n

The children will be making lots of observations and predictions about mini-beasts. We will be taking a trip to the forest to look at natural habitats of different mini-beasts and creating our own mini-beast houses.<\/p>\n

Home Learning<\/h2>\n

We would like to thank you all for your effort with last term\u2019s home learning tasks including reading with your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Reading<\/strong><\/td>\nPlease read with your child regularly<\/strong>, 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. The more experiences that children have of sharing books at home, the quicker they progress in all areas of the curriculum as it develops their creativity, vocabulary and imagination, as well as furthering their reading and writing skills.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget for every 3 reads a week the children get a reading raffle ticket. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Letters and Sounds<\/strong><\/td>\nYour child will be bringing home a new home learning book which will contain new learning challenges linked to their focus sounds and high frequency words.<\/p>\n

Please can they practice writing these in sentences, finding the words and sounds in their story books.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Home Challenges!<\/h2>\n

Please choose one or more of the following activities to enjoy at home and bring in before the end of term; these can be recorded in your home learning book:<\/p>\n