Autumn 2

Welcome to Reception.

This term our topic is ‘Peek into the Past’. We will be focusing on Bonfire Night, the colours, sounds, smells and how to stay safe. The festivals of Diwali and Christmas. And focusing on light and dark and the changes in the daylight hours. We will look at the seasons of autumn and winter. 

In our reading, we will enjoy the books Sparks in the Sky, all about Bonfire Night and  Chapatti Moon by Pippa Goodheart. We will also get cosy reading Star in the Jar by Sam Hay and Stickman by Julia Donaldson alongside a range of fiction/non-fiction texts that explore the season of winter and Christmas. We will also bring our learning to life through practising our Nativity songs and learning poems and rhymes. 

In our maths sessions, we will be learning numbers to 5 and learning our 2d shapes, squares, triangles, circles and rectangles. We will also be doing some weighing and measuring using parcels and post for Father Christmas' elves!

In Understanding the World, we will be exploring about the different festivals of Diwali, the festival of light and Christmas. We will also be exploring Bonfire night, using our senses to create poetry, paintings, sculptures, but also learning how to keep safe.  In RE we will be learning about how Christians celebrate Jesus' birthday and discovering why Hindus light candles at Diwali. In writing, we are continuing to learn how to form our letters correctly using the Red Rose Letters and Sounds rhymes to help us. We will be practising writing our names correctly too. We will be continuing our Phase 2 phonics, with our letters and sounds and learning our tricky words I/no/to/go/the/into.  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 second autumn term - we can’t wait to get going!

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.

Wow books will be collected on a Monday and in bags on Friday.

Phonics books will be collected on a Wednesday and put back into bags on Friday.

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.