Class Teacher -Miss K Richardson

 

An Introduction to Tapestry for EYFS parents

 

Welcome to the Seahorses class.

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

As we move into term 5, we will be keeping you up to date about all 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 celebrating Earth Day on 22nd April and learn about different ways we can look after our world. We will find out about life cycles in plants and animals, growing plants from seeds and learning about how to care for them. Hopefully we will grow something tasty to cook and eat!

In our class discussions we will learn new vocabulary, listen and respond to questions and ask questions to find out more information. The children will continue to use Set 1 sounds, 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

Your child will need to come to school in their PE kit: t-shirt and black shorts/tracksuit. Please make sure all items of clothing are clearly named and the school’s earring policy is followed. PE will be on Wednesday this term.

Spare Clothes

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. New sounds will be added as the children learn them. 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