Reception - Maple 2024 - 2025

Welcome to Maple Class Page

Welcome to Maple class learning page. On this page you will be able to find information about our learning in school such as our topic overview each half term, or any important messages. Miss Thorpe absolutely loves teaching Maple Class as they are real super learners. We love using both the indoor and outdoor learning environment and the children particularly enjoy using the construction and role play area.

Our Classroom:

'Let's Explore'

Our topic this half term is 'Lets Explore'. This project teaches children about the environments that they share with others, including their homes, school and places in the local community.

This half term we are focusing on:

    - Recognising and writing our names

   - Using a pincer grasp to hold a pencil

   - Hearing inital sounds in word (e.g. pig starts with the sound p)

   - Orally blending CVC words (e.g. c-a-t = cat)

Key Texts:

Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sednak

Lost and Found - Oliver Jeffers

Whatever Next! - Jill Murphy

We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen

Welly Walk -  Friday afternoon (please ensure your child has wellies in school for this)

Water bottles - Please send your child in with their water bottle everyday and we then send this home with them each afternoon. Please no squash - Water only.

PE - Mondays (PE kit to remain in school)

Home Learning

Home learning will be sent out on a Thursday and should be returned to school on the following Tuesday, however this will start later on in the academic year.

Phonics and Reading

1) Phonics - each day we will learn a new phonics sound. Please use the yellow phonics book and key ring to practise the sounds and actions at home. You can also practise forming the sound at home. 

2) Reading -  new reading books will be sent home each week.  Your child will also have rainbow words sent home. Please practise these daily. Children should be able to recognise these words by sight. Once they can read all 100 rainbow words we will be learning to write them.

Reading with your child everyday is hugely beneficial. Please us the link below that will take you to a list of great books that are recomended for reception aged children.

https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/products/Pie-Corbetts-Reading-Spine-Reception-Pack-x-12-9789951118781

If you have any questions about anything then please do hot hesitate to speak to Miss Thorpe. 

Our First Week

Useful links:

Literacy:

https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2018/how-to-teach-your-child-phonics.html - a very useful resource to explain phonics, what children will be learning at school, and some useful games/resources to support them practising these at home. 

https://youtu.be/UCI2mu7URBc - a video to show you how to pronounce phonic sounds.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/what-is-letters-and-sounds/ - a resource to help you with letters and sounds.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-age-4-5-reception/ - all about reading with children in Reception year.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/free-ebooks/ -  a free e-book library with reading books to share with your child at home.

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/storyteller-videos/ - hear stories being read out loud.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/3-5-years/letters-and-sounds - fun online games and songs for phonics letter sounds.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/3-5-years/stories-and-rhymes - stories and rhymes.

Maths: 

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/ - a great resource for maths games and activities to help support your child's maths learning. Scroll down to the links for 4-5 year olds.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/counting - counting games 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/ordering-and-sequencing - ordering and sequencing games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/addition - addition games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/measures - measuring games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/3-5-years/shape-position-and-movement - shape, position and movement games