Class Teacher -Mrs R Baxter
                                              

 

An Introduction to Tapestry for EYFS parents

 

Welcome to the Starfish class.

We hope that you have had a lovely and restful Easter holiday!

As we move into Term 5, we will keep you up to date about the activities we will be doing and information about special days and visitors.

This term our topic is Our Wonderful World! We will start our topic by looking for signs of spring around our school. We will find out about life cycles in plants and animals, growing plants from seeds and learning about how to care for them. In our class discussions we will learn new vocabulary, listen and respond to questions and ask questions to find out more information.

Our trip this term is to Tattershall Wildlife Park. The children will have the opportunity to meet and feed all the friendly farm animals on the animal trail, see the meerkats at ‘Meerkat Manor’, walk the goats, see the birds of prey and enjoy other fun activities. Please see the separate trip letter for more information.

The children will continue to use Set 1 sounds in Read Write Inc and begin to learn Set 2 sounds and read red (tricky) words. They will spell words using ‘Fred Fingers’ and begin to write simple sentences independently. In Power Maths, the children will be learning to add by counting on, take away by counting back, counting to and from 20, doubling and halving and sharing.

PE

In athletics, the children will be learning to run, jump, throw and race as part of a team. PE will continue to be on Monday this term. Your child will need to come to school in their PE kit: t-shirt and black shorts/tracksuit and please follow the school’s earring policy.

Clothes

As the weather gets warmer, your child will need a sun hat or cap and a bottle of suncream, which we can help the children to put on. Please leave a named bag on your child’s peg with a spare pair of underwear, socks and trouser or skirt in. We do not always have spare clothing at school.

Homework

There are plenty of new homework activities, which can be found on the website or on Tapestry, for your child to have a go at. We really like to see your posts on Tapestry, so please keep adding them.

Your child’s reading books can be changed on a Tuesday and Thursday, please sign and comment in their reading record to show that your child has read. They will also get to bring home a choosy book that your child has chosen to enjoy with you. Please remember to bring your child’s homework bags to school daily.

We will continue to add Read Write Inc videos, which will support your child’s phonics reading and writing skills. They can be found by clicking on the memos tab on Tapestry.

Finally, please ask a member of staff if you have any questions, we are always happy to help.

The Reception Team