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• Set new class rules & routines• Induction time for new children• Working /playing together• Likes /dislikes• School values

ICTChildren to take camera home with nursery rhyme characters to documentN- Free experimenting with games on PC, adults to monitorR- /www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/#/lb/misc/nurseryrhymecollagemakerChildren to create nursery rhyme collage using mouse skills.

• Children to experiment independently in new creative area.• Learn new nursery rhymes• R – Create life size collages of themselves• N – Spider web biscuits• Humpty Dumpty collage activity

• Experiment with malleable play independently.• Write dance• R – PE with SK• Nursery rhyme hunt round school to • involve balancing, jumping etc.• Chalk patterns

• Nursery rhyme a day• Create new names for Humpty Dumpty• Sequence nursery rhymes• Role play ; Home / Doctors

Introduce Phonic activities• Phase 1 ; Nursery• Action rhymes ; NurseryWeekly news• Emergent writing• R- Can they recognise and write name• N- Can they recognise and overwrite name

• Grandfather clocks into size order• Language small/medium/large• Number rhymes & songs• Number boxes; home school link• Times of day ordering• Measuring capacity using egg cups.

WELCOME TO RECEPTION

Water bottles and snacksAll Reception children are given a named water bottle which they keep in class. This is filled daily with water and they can access at any point throughout the day. In Key Stage 1 the children are given free fruit every day, we encourage children to try this fruit.

Our PE day is a TuesdayPE Kit• White t-shirt• Black shorts• Pumps• Black jogging bottoms and jumper

Please ensure all PE kit is named thankyou.

Please ensure that long hair is tied back on PE days.

Show and tellShow and tell is on a Friday. Children may bring something they would like to shareand talk to the class about. This can be anything from a photograph to a favourite toy.

We hope you all had a lovely summer. We’d Like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Receptionand inform you of the curriculum this half term.

ReadingWe will be sending home individual readingscheme books, these are picture books initially and the focus will be discussing the pictures and developinglanguage.

Open doorsStarting next Friday we will open the gateearlier at 3.00pm. This allows parents to come inand see what the children have been up to during the week. You will have the opportunity to look at displays, view their learning wall and look through books. This is also an opportunity to askmyself and Mrs Goodson any questions.