Term 3

At this cold and dark time of year we have chosen to focus on British winter, space and Chinese New Year. Mulberry class have P.E. on Wednesdays and Elder have P.E. on Fridays.

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Assessment

To see how your child will be assessed at the end of their Reception year you can read the Early Learning Goals.

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Language for Life

This term we will be screening all children using the Wellcomm Language and Communication Toolkit. This will help us to identify language difficulties and provide support where needed. To find out more about the 'Language for Life' programme you can read this leaflet.

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Resources to support at home

Phonics: In phonics this term, we will be continuing phase 3. We will be introduced to the remaining few new Phase 3 graphemes and common exception words. We will continue to read simple words but will increasingly focus on developing fluency while reading captions and sentences.

Reading

Phase 2 flashcards - Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs)

Phase 2 flashcards - decodable words with sound buttons

Phase 3 flashcards - Grapheme-Phoneme Correspondences (GPCs)

Phase 3 flashcards - word reading with sound buttons for support

Phase 3 flashcards - word reading unsupported

Pure sounds video clip

Phonics play - phase 3 games and activities

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Writing and Letter formation:

Letter formation tracing templates - all lower case letters

Simple sentence writing - Introducing colourful semantics

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Maths:

Early Number Sense video clip

Number cards 1-10

Ten frames

Dot plates to 6 for subitising (subitising is being able to tell how many there are without having to count one at a time)

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