Welcome to Year R   
Jeffers  Class(RB)           Shireen Class(RGF) 

                                                      Miss Bate                           Mrs Hunt

                        

                                                   Miss Greeves,                and Mrs Spiers 

             

will be working between both classes. 

 

This term our topic is 'Celebrations'. 

Here are some of the books we will be reading:

Ella's night lights 

Ava's Poppy

The best Diwali ever

Kipper's birthday 

Stick man 

The Jolly Christmas Postman 

Phonics:

At Kingsnorth, we use the programme Read, Write, Inc to teach phonics. The children are taught in small groups according to their phonic knowledge, this will mean that we can work on the next steps specific to your child.  The children will be introduced to a sound a day and will have opportunities to practise taught sounds throughout the day. As we begin to learn more and more sounds we will also practise blending them into words. 

SET 1
Sound	Rhyme
m	Maisy, mountain, mountain.
a	Round the apple, down the leaf.
s	Slide down the snake.
d	Round the dinosaur’s bottom, up his tall neck and down to his feet.
t	Down the tower, across the tower.
i	Down the insect’s body, dot for the head.
n	Down Nobby, over his net.
p	Down the plait, up and over the Pirate’s face.
g	Round the girl’s face, down her hair and give her a curl.
o	All around the orange.
c	Curl around the caterpillar.
k	Down the kangaroo’s body, tail and leg.
u	Down and under the umbrella, up to the top and down to the puddle.
b	Down the laces to the heel and over the toe.
f	Down the flower, draw the stem.
e	Cut off the top, scoop out the egg.
l	Down the long leg.
h	Down the horses head to the hooves and over its back.
r	Down his back, then curl over his arm.
j	Down his body, curl and dot.
v	Down a wing, up a wing.
y	Down a horn, up a horn and under his head.
w	Down, up, down, up.
z	zig-zag-zig.
x	Down the arm and leg, repeat on the other side.
sh	Slither down the snake, down the head to the hooves and over his back.
th	Down the tower, across the tower, then down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back.
ch	Curl around the caterpillar, then go down the horse’s head to the hooves and over his back.
qu	Round her head, up past her earrings and down her hair then down and under, up to the top and draw the puddle.
ng	Thing on a string.
nk	I think I stink.
Set 2
ay	May I play?
ee	What can you see?
igh	Fly high
ow	Blow the snow
oo	Poo at the zoo
oo	Look at a book
ar	Start the car
or	Shut the door
air	That's not fair
ir	Whirl and twirl
ou	Shout it out
oy	Toy for a boy

 

Speedy reading videos for practise at home:

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/1OihZKEe/a5W799AA

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/XD5FveGv/03Gx9h2d

 

For more information please click: 

https://ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-age-4-5-reception/ 

Maths:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=16&AgeGroup=1

We follow the Mastering Number program for Maths.  This term we will continue to focus on numbers under 5. We will practise the important skills of subitising, composition, cardiality, comparison and patterns within these amounts. Fluency in maths is the most important thing at this stage, here are some things you can do to support your child at home;

*practise reading and writing numbers to 10.

*Practise counting accurately to 20.

*Play board games involving dice and counting on; i.e. snakes and ladders

*Practise saying 1 more and 1 less than a given number

*Practise number facts to 5 and then 10; i.e. 2 and 3 make 5, 6 and 4 make 10.

Key Vocabulary:  more, fewer, equal, together, less than

P.E  

This term we will be going to the hall for PE. Please ensure your child comes to school wearing their P.E. kit on their class P.E. day. We will be dancing and moving to music alongside practising our gross and fine motor skills in this Writedance session. We find this a great step towards becoming confident and neat writers in the future. 

RH - Monday

RB - Tuesday

 

Jigsaw

Jigsaw is the PSHE programme we use in school. In PSHE, the children will be celebrating differences as we look at how we are similar and different to each other. We will link out school rules of Be safe, Be ready and Be respectful to the values regularly. 

Key Vocabulary: different, differences, smae, similar, friendship, frightened

RE

This term, in RE, the children will be learning about Christianity and in particular who Jesus was. We will look closely at the story of the First Christmas as well as how Christians celebrate Christmas with a special visit to our local church. 

Key Vocabulary: Christian, God, Jesus, Christmas, Mary, Joseph, Angel

   How can you help your child at home?

If you are worried about your child and their speech or language development please have a look at the link for the Parents Portal on Speech and Language Link below:

 https://speechandlanguage.info/parents

• Talking about your day. What did you do first? What did you do in PE? What did you have for lunch? What was your favourite/best part of the day?
• Play games to encourage turn taking.
• Continue to read stories to your child as well as listening to them read daily. 
• Encourage your child to be independent with: getting dressed, zipping their coat up, putting on hats, gloves, scarves and using a knife and fork, wiping their nose. 
• Look for numbers in the environment "what number can you see on that door?" "How many trees can you see?".
• Practise counting forwards (1-10) and backwards (10-1). Start on different numbers. Count beyond 10.
• Counting objects both in a straight line and in a random order. 
• Talking about the days of the week - what day is it today? What day was yesterday/tomorrow? 
• Practise Nursery Rhymes.
• Finding one more or one less for a given number to 10.
• Practise number bonds to 5 (5+0, 4+1, 3+2, 2+3, 1+4 0+5).
• Practise letter formation.
• Use the free White Rose app to practise subitising. 

Please feel free to contact us if needed to discuss any concerns or worries, either: write a note in your child's reading record, speak to us on the door or via the office.

yearr@kingsnorth.kent.sch.uk  

Staying healthy

• Wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
• Always wash your hands when you get home or into work/school
• Use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
• Put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
• Try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell