Elf Owls Reception
Who are the heroes in our community?
Welcome back to Term 4 Elf Owls!
PE: Mondays taught by Mr Pearce
Dear Elf Owl Families,
We hope you had a restful half-term break. We are really looking forward to the term ahead. It’s a short one at only 5 weeks, but jam-packed with lots of learning! Our new topic is Who are the heroes in our community? Whereby we will be investigating ‘real-life’ heroes who help us in our every day lives, such a police officers, firefighters, medical staff, dentists and veterinary staff. We are very excited to be having a special visit from Dr Stephanie Brown on Wednesday 11th March where she will talk to us about her role as a vet.
During the week beginning 2nd March, we will be celebrating World Book Day. Throughout the week, we will focus on storybook heroes, such as Supertato and Superworm to link with our current topic. On Thursday 5th March children in Elf, Tawny and Barn classes will be invited back into school for our evening ‘Bedtime Stories’ event, and on Friday 6th March the whole school will be invited to dress up as their favourite book character or prop (more information to follow via Parentmail).
Monster Phonics
This term we will teach the graphemes and high frequency words below. Alongside, we will continue to practise segmenting and blending to read and segmenting to spell words.
W.B. 23rd February: Character & Grapheme: Miss Oh No /oa/ High frequency words: come some were one
W.B.2nd March: Character & Grapheme: Tricky With er High frequency words: come some were one
W.B. 9th March Character and Grapheme: Yellow I /igh/ High frequency words: like when little by
W.B. 16th March Character & Grapheme: Tricky Witch /air/ High frequency words: like when little by
W.B. 23rd March Character & Grapheme: Tricky Witch /oi/ High frequency words: day away play children
Reading and Book Bags
Thank you for continuing to read with your child at home. Daily practise for up to ten minutes helps the children to consolidate what we learn in phonics. In school, we continue to read with the children both individually and in groups. We also enjoy reading and sharing books during story time. Our aim is to foster a love of reading as well as teaching the skills of decoding and comprehension.
Maths
This term we will firstly focus on ‘Time’ and sequencing events. Next, we will move onto Number which will include doubling, halving, odds/ evens and finding one more/less, as well as revisiting earlier skills such as subitising and representing totals. Before the Easter break, we will be exploring 3D shapes.
P.E Day and kit
Mr Pearce will teach P.E this term on Mondays. Lessons are likely to be outside, so children should come to school wearing a warm P.E kit (a white t-shirt, black joggers/ leggings, a dark sweater or hoodie and trainers. Our PE unit is called Cooperate and Solve Problems and involves playing paired and team games.
Outdoor Learning and Kit
In Elf Owls, the children have access to the outside area throughout the teaching day. Please ensure they have the following in school at all times:
- A waterproof suit/trousers and jacket.
- A woolly hat/ gloves.
- Wellies.
- A change of old clothes (in case they get very wet or have an accident).
- A pair of indoor shoes/ plimsolls (whilst it is very muddy outside and to preserve our new rug!)
We look forward to a fantastic term ahead! As always, please do come and chat to us if you have any queries or concerns or email the school office and we will get in contact with you ASAP.
With our very best wishes,
The Elf Owl Team
Mrs Ray, Miss Taylor, Mrs Harris, Miss Sansom, Mrs Fairfax and Mrs Stevens
Please find below some useful Maths/ Phonics games websites which you may enjoy exploring with your child at home: