Welcome Back! 

I hope you have had a good summer break. I am so excited to welcome your child to Clover Class! I am really looking forward to learning more about your children and watching friendships develop. 

We have lots of exciting experiences planned. 

Please make sure your child has their book bag , water bottle and coat in school every day. A pair of wellies can be left at school on our welly rack in our outdoor area. 

Maths this half term 

Our books this half term /Structured Storytimes. 

Number Rhymes. 

Match, Sort and Compare-matching pictures and objects, identifying a set, sorting objects to a type, creating sorting rules, comparing amounts. 

Talk about measure and patterns-compare size, compare mass, compare capacity, explore simple patterns, create patterns. 

What makes me a me? 

I’m almost always kind. 

The squirrels who squabbled. 

Each Peach Pear Plum. 

The Three Little Pigs. 

The Dot 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development this half term 

RE this half term 

PATHS 

Circle Rules/ School Rules. 

Introduction to PATHS animals. 

PATHS pupil of the day. 

Compliments. 

We all have feelings/ Zones of Regulation. 

Happy, Sad, Twiggle makes Friends. 

Creation. 

Why do Christians find the word God so important? 

Harvest. 

Other learning planned this half term  

Important dates 

Introduction to Tales Toolkit. 

Seasons / Autumn. 

Human Body and features. 

Self portraits and how we have changed over time. 

Introduction to ‘Fred’ and ‘Fred Talk’ and learning the first set of letter sounds.  

Letter formation. 

Playground games and climbing apparatus. 

Forest School will begin 11th September.  

Please see attached information about what your child will need. 

Wednesday afternoon we will choose books from the school Library. 

Helping at home 

Watch the phonic videos with your child each week to learn the letter sounds. 

Share your child’s library book with them and encourage them to talk about the pictures. What do they think will happen next? Which character do they like?  

Write in your child’s reading book at least 5 times per week about sounds and books you have learnt /shared. 

Encourage your child to get themselves dressed and undressed independently at home. 

Encourage your child to use cutlery at home.