In the Early Years Foundation Stage children learn through a balance of both teacher led and child initiated activities. Everything we do is based on careful observations of the children so that we can tailor the learning environment and plan activities that are engaging, motivating and exciting.
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The theme for Autumn 1 is All About Me!
In order to help the children to settle happily into school, our first activities are based around the familiar and comforting theme of teddy bears and picnics. This theme will continue into the second week and develop into the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Our theme for the remainder of this half term will be, ‘All About Me.’ We will be getting to know each other and learning all about ourselves and our bodies, what babies need, how we grow and change and our homes and families.
Please could we have a family photo for each child to display in our home corner and also a photo of your child as a baby for us to share and talk about? Please label the photos on the back.
Alternatively, you can email a copy to me l.mallett@carltonminiottacademy.org and I will print it at school.
Please see the class newsletter for further details.
- Class R Autumn 1 Newsletter
Thank you for your support.
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you need any help or advice.
Muddy Monday
We spend every Monday morning in our wildlife area, 'The Secret Garden.' We call this Muddy Monday.
We can supply all the children with a full set of fleece-lined waterproofs but ask that parents provide a pair of wellies to keep at school.
PE
We have two PE sessions each week. This term we will be working on basic skills in our indoor gymnastics sessions and outdoor games sessions.
We do indoor PE sessions in bare feet and wear trainers or plimsols for outdoor PE on the yard or the field.
Please ensure that all PE kit is clearly labelled with your child's name. PE bags should be brought to school on Monday and taken home for a wash at the end of the week.
Reading is a high priority at our school. We want our children to develop a love of books and become life-long readers. In Class R we tell stories and share books several times a day and the children have daily opportunities to develop and practise their reading skills.
The children will bring home books from the library for you to read to them and reading books for them to read to you. These books are designed to help them practise their developing reading skills and will be carefully matched to the phonics we are learning in class.
In order to build confidence and fluency it is really valuable if children can read the same book several times.
It is best to study and chat about the picture BEFORE reading the words. We don't encourage the use of pictures as a way of guessing words (always use phonics for unknown words) but pictures are great for enhancing the enjoyment of the books.
Can your child talk about the characters? How are they feeling? What might they be saying?
Can your child talk about the events? What has happened so far? What might happen next?
Can your child talk about the setting? Where is the story taking place? What time of day is it?
Click here for further information about reading in Class R.
Please visit our Bedtime Stories Page where you will find lots of stories to enjoy.
We follow a scheme called 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised.'
Click the links for more information.
How to pronounce each sound demonstration video.
Each week we will learn four letters and the sounds they make. We will immediately start blending sounds together to make words.
We will also learn some tricky words. These are tricky because they do not follow the phonics rules we know so far.
is the I
This is a great way for your child to practise their phonics skills.
Please see your child's reading record for login details for our spelling scheme.
Our maths is mostly active and practical. We follow a scheme called White Rose Maths.
We are using the Numberblocks to build up a deep understanding of numbers and number composition.
Visit Topmarks Early Years section and explore these counting games.
Click here for a number formation video.
