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This term we will continue to explore our enquiry question…
‘What do I know about myself, others and the world?’
The aim of this topic is for your child to gain a greater understanding of who they are, people that are important to them and have a view of their wider world including friendships, where they live and the similarities and differences between people in their world. During the term we will be focusing on a range of activities where the children can showcase their current skills, build strong relationships with adults and their peers, gain a sense of belonging at Stoke Bishop C of E Primary School and develop their confidence in speaking and listening. We will be encouraging the children to develop their independence, resilience and perseverance.
We will use a range of texts alongside ‘Kapow’ and ‘Understanding Christianity’ which will help us to teach and promote these aims. The children will continue to take part in drawing club which develops their literacy skills, vocabulary and imaginations linked to high quality texts.
The children have started practising the songs for their performance of ‘Ralph the Reindeer’. I am sure you will be hearing the children singing songs at home!
At Stoke Bishop we follow a programme called Mastering number. The children really enjoy the materials that we use to teach the programme, especially the number blocks aspect.
Mastering Number starts by building on the children previous experiences of number from home and Pre School.
During Term 2 there is a focus on:
- the ‘fiveness of 5’ using one hand and the die pattern for 5.
- comparing sets and using mathematical language, such as, more than, fewer than, an equal number.
- exploring the concept of ‘whole’ and ‘part’.
- the composition of 3, 4 and 5.
- practice object counting skills.
- match numerals to quantities within 10.
- verbal counting beyond 20.
In addition, continuous provision is available for the children during independent ‘explorer time’. This is where the children can develop their mathematical skills independently through their play, for example playing games, solving maths problems and exploring capacity, weight and time in the outside garden.
We use Unlocking Letters and Sounds which was validated by the DfE in December 2021. We begin teaching phonics in the first few weeks of term 1 in Reception and children make rapid progress in their reading journey. Children begin to learn the main sounds heard in the English Language and how they can be represented, as well as learning ‘Common Exception’ words for Phases 2, 3 and 4.
The progression for Term 2 is shown below and the common exception words are listed in the end box.
Reading books
As part of the phonic programme, we use regular assessment to help children keep up with the pace and provide additional support where necessary. Through this regular assessment we send home books that are matched to your child’s phonic ability. To start with the children will be sent home with a picture book to discuss. Some children will now be receiving books with words. We are only giving out books with words to children that can blend and know the sounds that are in the book. Do not panic, if your child does not have a book with words. We continue to work on learning and blending the sounds together daily.
Useful documents to help your child with their reading and writing.
More information about our phonic scheme can be found on the website under curriculum – phonics.
As always if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.