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Teaching Team Miss Oliver Mrs Fitzgerald Mrs Paynter
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Support Staff Miss Hardwick Miss Shaw |
Week beginning: 11th May 2026
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Squirrels Class weekly theme Life in the past This week we continue to think about how life was different in the past. We have learnt the words present day, past and future and have begun to think about how things might be different. Last week we explored toys from the past and talked about how they compared to our favourite toys. This week we will think about how life was different - how did people travel? What were homes like? Did they have the same hobbies as we do now? We can't wait to invite some of our grandparents in on Tuesday 12th May to find out what their life was like when they were our age. |
Owls Class weekly theme Life in the past This week we continue to think about how life was different in the past. We have learnt the words present day, past and future and have begun to think about how things might be different. Last week we explored toys from the past and talked about how they compared to our favourite toys. This week we will think about how life was different - how did people travel? What were homes like? Did they have the same hobbies as we do now? We can't wait to invite some of our grandparents in on Tuesday 12th May to find out what their life was like when they were our age. |
Our Learning this week includes:
Literacy - Our current writing unit is to write a celebration book all about me. We are thinking about what is special to us and what makes us unique.
This week’s focus steps are: I can record ideas to inform others. I can practise segmenting words. I can identify what sentences have. You can support your child at home through conversations about themselves, their likes and dislikes, what makes them special and finally what they can do now that they could not do when they were a baby or when they first started in reception.
Maths - We will focus on ordinality: considering where numbers to ten are in relation to each other. The children will use number tracks (a line of ten or twenty squares that are numbered) to play games, moving themselves or toys along the numbers. This helps them see that numbers follow a clear order, and that each number is one more than the number before it and one less than the number after it.
Understanding of the World - We will continue to explore what life what like in the past. This week we will be thinking about how people travelled in year gone by and what our town looked like a long time ago. The children will be asked, what is the same? What is different? What do you notice? We can't wait to host some of our Grandparents on Tuesday 12th May and find out what their lives were like when they were our age.
We are really looking forward to Grandparents Day on Tuesday 12th May - please make sure you've let us know whether your child will or will not have a grandparent attending.
| Phonics focus of the week | Song of the week | Words of the week |
Poem of the week |
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longer words, compound words |
10 Green Bottles | past, present, future |
A little shell |
Our Summer Term letter is viewable here
See below for phonics information for the Summer term
Last week we learnt the poem called Sliced Bread
Slice, slice, the bread looks nice.
Spread, spread, butter on the bread.
On the top put jam so sweet,
Now it's good enough to eat.
What the children say...
In our EYFS unit we plan according to the children's interests. We spend time talking to the children, asking them what they already know and what they would like to find out.
Our weekly themes are led by the children. Each week we share ideas and then pick a theme for the coming week.
Our PE days for both classes are:
- Tuesday
- Thursday
RE learning
In Religious Education, we will be learning about different celebrations and festivals which link to the heritage of some of the children.
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