Autumn 1

Welcome to Reception.

This term our topic is ‘Marvellous Me’. We will be focusing on starting school and our new class. Relationships with our friends and also learning all about my family and me. We will be exploring the season autumn and all the exciting colours, smells, tastes and sounds that we can find. 

In our reading, we will enjoy two books by Nick Sharratt, There's a Shark in the Park on a Windy Day and You Choose! We will also become adventurers reading We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and We're Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger alongside a range of non-fiction texts that explore the season of autumn. We will also bring our learning to life through hands-on investigations at our school pond, where we will observe changes in the season of autumn, going on real-life hunts for autumn treasures to create our own artwork.

In Understanding the World, we will be exploring how we have changed from a baby, talking about ourselves, our homes and our family members and learning about different kinds of families and the jobs people do in our community. In RE we will be learning about ‘Harvest’. In writing, we are beginning to learn how to form our letters correctly using the Red Rose Letters and Sounds rhymes to help us. We will be starting to write our names correctly too. We will be beginning Phase 2 phonics learning our letters and sounds.  The children really benefit from lots of encouragement both at school and at home to help build their confidence in this important area.

It’s set to be a fun and busy first autumn term - we can’t wait to get started!

Who's Who?

• Class Teacher: Mrs Rodriguez
• Teaching Assistant: Miss Parkinson
• Teaching Assistant: Miss Marsh (Monday pm, Wednesday)

Our Timetable

Our PE day for the autumn term is: Friday

Please come to school dressed in your PE kit on Fridays.

Our class library day is: Friday

Please ensure your child brings their school library book in on this day, so they can change it.

 

Key Information for Parents

To keep up to date it is vital that parents regularly read our weekly newsletter, which is emailed directly to you on a Friday.  This is packed with important information and key dates for your diary.

Reading at Home

Reading is very important and it opens up a world of learning to our children. At Barrow our long-term aim is for all children to develop a passion and love of reading, as well as becoming confident readers across the curriculum. 

Every child at Barrow will be given a school-banded reading book by their class teacher and a phonics book. The phonics books will be changed on Fridays, in line with new sounds being taught in class. The book band books will be changed as needed, after reading through a few times and being confident with the text and comprehension. We ask that all children read to an adult THREE times per week and this should be signed and recorded in your child's reading diary.  This will be checked weekly by your child's class teacher.  In addition, all children will choose their own library book. They can keep the book for ONE week and must return it to school on their allocated library diary.  If your child does not return their library book, they will not be able to take another book out.

After School Clubs 

Details of termly after school clubs will be displayed on the school's newsletter.  To book onto an after school club please contact the school office.

Any questions? Please feel free to:

• Speak to Mrs Rodriguez or Miss Parkinson at the door.
• Ring or email the office office@barrow.lancs.sch.uk for any queries or if you would like to arrange a meeting.