Welcome to the Badger's class page!

Miss Bacon is our teacher on Mondays, Tuesday and part of Wednesday.

Mrs Gurrie is our teacher for part of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 

Miss Allwood is our teaching is our teaching assistant and Mrs Screaton is our learning support assistant. 

Our topic this term is ‘Amazing Me!’ To help the children start in reception, we will be starting by thinking all about what makes us special and creating self-portraits to really celebrate this. We will get used to our new classrooms and have plenty of time to explore different areas of provision both in our own classroom and in the squirrels classroom. We will spend time thinking about our feelings and how we can spot when we are feeling different emotions.   

Communication and Language 

Throughout the term, we will be supported to learn and develop our spoken language along with our listening and understanding. We will begin to discuss similarities and differences between ourselves and others. We will also start to share these ideas in small groups and with the whole class.  

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

We will be supported to develop important skills to lead happy and healthy lives. These include, forming and maintaining friendships, managing impulses and big feelings and checking in on those feelings on a daily basis by learning how to use Zones of Regulation which is used throughout school. We will continue to develop our understanding of the school rules and understand why it's important to have and follow these rules. We will also think about how important sleep is and think about our own sleep routines.

Physical Development

We will have opportunities to develop our gross and fine motor skills. We will participate in weekly PE sessions lead by a trained Coach, this term it will Mr Saleh and we will develop our multi-skills such as kicking, throwing, catching, balancing and agility skills. In our continuous provision, we will have opportunities to develop our pencil grip, use scissors correctly and safely and begin to write recognisable letters. We will also use a range of tools which support our fine motor skills. 

Literacy - Drawing Club and Supersonic Phonic Friends

During this term, we will develop our reading, writing and comprehension skills through comprehensive phonic sessions following the Supersonic Phonic Friends scheme, a daily reading session, reading with an adult 1:1 once a week and high-quality reading and writing resources in our continuous provision. We will also be taking part in Drawing Club, which allows us to use a short story, traditional tale or cartoon/animation to draw their own ideas and write code words/sentences to make our own versions.

We will also spend time reading a range of books from our ‘Author of the Term’. This term we will be focusing on Tom Fletcher and his ‘There’s a … in our book’ series of stories.        

Maths 

In maths, we will be developing our understanding of numbers, numerical patterns and shape, space and measures. We will be doing this through counting sessions, weekly maths challenges and high-quality maths resources in our continuous provision. We will be focusing on numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to make sure our understanding is really secure before moving on next half term.

Understanding of the World

To begin with we will staying local and becoming familiar with our school and our local environment. We will use natural resources from around our school sight to create artwork. In the second half of the term, we’ll focus more on the wider world and learn all about different celebrations from different cultures such as Diwali, bonfire night and, of course, Christmas! We will make connections to the world around us!

Each week, we will participate in Nature Detective sessions. This will involve us exploring our environment and look closely at changes in the world around us. We will also talk about special times in our lives and talk about who is important to us. 

Expressive Arts and Design

Throughout the term, we will develop our artistic and imaginative skills through weekly mini makers sessions. We will explore a range of mediums and develop understanding of construction, textures and design. We will have opportunities to bake and make food dishes from around the world. Both indoor and outdoor provision will have role play areas to further our imagination and a music area where we can play musical instruments, develop our singing skills and perform to our hearts content. 

PE

PE is on a TUESDAY. Please make sure your child has their PE kit on that day. Earrings must be taken out - please do this at home or provide plasters to cover them. 

Reading Books 

Please make sure your child brings their reading book and reading record to school everyday. Your child will also need a book bag. 

Tapestry

Reminder to check Tapestry for updates on your child's learning. Please also add observations and share your child's experiences at home. We love to see what they get up to! 

Open Door 

If you have any queries or questions, please do not hesitate to speak to a member of the team. If we can't speak when dropping off in the morning, please arrange a time when we can have a chat.