Cinnamon Brow CE Primary School

Literacy- We are looking forward to sharing some interesting fiction and non-fiction texts during this Autumn term. Here is an introduction to the books we will be studying together:

Kids see plants, flowers, and trees around them every day. In this lively and educational reader, they'll learn how those plants grow. Kids will take this magical journey from seed pollination to plant growth, learning about what plants need to thrive and grow with the same careful text, brilliant photographs, and the fun approach National Geographic Readers are known for.

Crawling through the garden, the little Woolly Bear Caterpillar wonders what kind of moth she will become. Bonny and bright, stunning and smart, but not kind, the other caterpillars laugh at the small, plain Woolly Bear. There is one thing that they are sure of: Woolly Bear could never be as dramatic and beautiful as them! But could one little caterpillar be about to undergo a truly terrific transformation?

A fun-packed story about a very unusual bus – with lots of funny details for little readers to spot, and a BIG fold-out ending!

Every day, the bus driver finishes his cup of tea, puts on his jacket and sets off on his route. Every day, the man with the big red tie gets on at the roundabout, the lady with the pram gets on at the library and the noisy children get on at Clover Drive.

But what if one day the driver turned down a new and exciting road, and picked up new and exciting people? So many people that the bus simply wouldn't be big enough? Well, there would only be one solution . . .

Everybody has a taste for Stanley - and the other ocean creatures just keep mistaking him for a delicious treat - but this is no ordinary jellyfish.

Most jellyfish have dangly-gangly tentacles, but Stanley has two handles…Other jellyfish have a magical glow, but Stanley has stripes…

Because Stanley (spoiler alert) is a plastic bag.

Mathematics

This term in Reception we will learn about:

• Doubling and Halving
• Grouping and Sharing
• Odds and Evens
• Volume and Capacity
• Numbers to 20
• Composing and Decomposing Shape

Phonics

In Summer term we continue to follow the Little Wandle scheme and begin focussing on phase 4 phonics. In Phase 4, no new graphemes are introduced. The main aim of this phase is to consolidate the children’s knowledge and to help them learn to read and spell words which have adjacent consonants, such as trap, string and milk. The children will also be exposed to and taught how to decode longer words, including compound words (e.g carpark) and words with ‘er’ ‘ing’ ‘s’ and ‘ed’ endings.

The tricky words we will be learning are: some, said, have, like, were, do, there, says, little, what, out, today, here, one, so.

Writing

We will be writing with different mediums. This could be pencil and paper, pens, blank greetings cards, whiteboards, outdoor chalks, labels etc.  We will encourage and guide your child to apply the graphemes they learn in Phonics to write for a variety of purposes such as shopping lists, labelling their drawings, writing their name/the name of familiar people, writing simple captions. 

Reading Books
Please ensure that you bring your child's school reading book bag back into school daily as this will be used to bring home important letters and it will keep our reading books safe. Reading books are changed every Monday and returned home on Tuesdays.

We will also be working on reading eggs in class and at home! If you are unsure how to access Reading Eggs at home please ask a member of staff at school.

P.E
PE will take place each Wednesday for Edinburgh and Cardiff. We are requesting that on their PE day children come to school dressed for PE with appropriate outdoor PE kit: black jogging bottoms, white/black plain T-Shirt and outdoor trainers. During colder periods your child can wear their school jumper or cardigan to take part in outdoor activities. 

Snack and Water Bottles
Fruit, milk and water are available to your child throughout the school day. Your child should bring in a water bottle that is sent home to be thoroughly cleaned each evening.