In Summer 2
we are learning…
In Phonics this half term we are learning the new GPCs: air, ure and er. Once these final three GPCs for the Reception year have been taught, we will be spending time consolidating all of our phonics learning that has taken place throughout the year.
In Reading children will read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words. Children will be developing their skills of predicting and discussing key events and characters, answering ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions to explain their ideas in greater detail.
In Writing children will be story mapping and retelling ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ and writing their own alternative story ending. Children will also be applying their topic based knowledge about modes of transport to compose and write their own information sentences. They will also practise writing post cards based upon the story ‘Snail Mail’ by Sharon King Chai
In our daily Rhyme Time, we will be singing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’, ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’ and will be recapping our favourite rhymes from the year.
In Maths we will be grouping and sharing and exploring odd and even numbers. Children will play with and build doubles, identify units of repeating patterns and create and explore their own pattern rules. Children will be exploring and using positional language, which they will use to give instructions to build constructions, as well as exploring maps and creating maps and deepening their understanding of patterns and relationships.
During Topic lessons, children will be learning about and describing some seasonal changes that take place in our local area in Summer. They will also be learning how to stay safe in the sun, finding out about animals that live on British beaches as well as some key features of different modes of transport. Children will also be comparing trains from past to present and will travelling via train from Burley Park to Leeds and drawing a simple map that includes the OS symbol for a train station.
In Religion and Worldviews we will be learning about special places.
In our PE lessons children will be exploring the different ways of throwing, rolling and stopping a ball.
In DT children will be exploring different materials and using their knowledge to create boats for a boat race in our local beck.
In PSHE children will be learning about the different jobs that adults have.
In Music children will be exploring our world through music and nursery rhymes and action songs.
Our Oracy focus is ‘My favourite journey’. Please see an e-mail sent to parents for further information regarding this, including the week your child can bring in a showing.
Knowledge Organisers
Catching the train from Burley Park to Leeds Station
As part of our ‘Holidays, Travel and Transport’ topic, Reception Class enjoyed an exciting train journey from Burley Park Station to Leeds Train Station! The children learnt lots about how train stations work, including how platforms help us know where to board our train—and they even spotted the correct platform themselves. We discussed how to stay safe by standing back from the platform edge and explored features of our electric train, including its wheels, tracks and even the pantograph that collects electricity from the overhead wires. We spotted ticket machines, the ticket desk, arrival and departure boards, ticket barriers and busy commuters travelling through the station. Outside, we became city detectives, looking for clues that we were in a city, such as tall buildings, busy roads, shops and lots of people. The children were fantastic travellers, showing excellent listening, curiosity and behaviour throughout. Well done, everyone and a huge thank you to our parent volunteers!
Summer Detectives
As part of their Topic lessons this week, the children explored the seasonal changes that occur during Summer. To enrich their learning, they visited Meanwood Park to observe and identify signs of the season. The children spotted lots of summer features, including colourful flowers, bees and other insects, as well as the groundskeeper cutting the grass, which highlighted how quickly it grows during the warmer months. The children were excellent observational detectives, showing great enthusiasm and curiosity as they explored the park and discovered the signs of Summer all around them.