Welcome to Acorn Class

PE Days Autumn Term 2: WEDNESDAYS and THURSDAYS

Forest School Autumn Term 2: EYFS - Friday pm

 

At Water Primary School, Acorn Class is home to Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Year 1 children. Your child's Class Teacher is Mrs. Smith and their Teaching Assistants are Mrs. Greenwood and Miss Ross.

We hope you have had a lovely October holiday and are looking forward to the next half-term (leading up to Christmas)!

Focused Learning

English

In Autumn Term 2, we will be exploring stories about Supertato. We will be exploring instructions and non-fiction.

   

 

The children will continue to focus on their gross and fine motor skills in order to help with their handwriting. They will continue daily handwriting practice, in-line with their phonics, focusing on how each letter is correctly formed and they will have the opportunity to write in provision (this will look different for each child

- at this time of the year, some children are making marks, some are writing initial sounds, some are writing single words and others are beginning to write captions and sentences.

Year 1 children will continue to develop their sentence writing skills; focusing on using their phonic knowledge and finger spaces between words along with using capital letters and full stops. We will also focus on using the word 'and' and adding 'ed' endings to our words.

Our children will take part in daily phonics lessons; your child will be sent home with a reading book and these will be changed on Tuesdays and Fridays. We always encourage children to read their book at home each night. It is really important that they read the book more than once. For example:

1. Let your children try to read independently.

2. Encourage your children to use their phonics skills to segment and blend words together.

3. Model reading for your child.

4. Ask questions about what has been read e.g. Who is the main character? Can you tell me what happened at the end?

5. Please sign the reading record book, so we know the book has been read.

We will endeavour to read with all the children throughout the week too. 

Maths

In Maths, our Reception children will continue their Power Maths journey. They will begin by learning about 2D and 3D shapes. They will learn to name 2D shapes and talk about the properties of 3D shapes. Then they will learn about 1 more and 1 less. They will learn number bonds within 5 and will learn about spacial awareness.

Our Year 1 children will start the term working on subtraction within 10. They will learn about 2D and 3D shapes (naming and describing the properties). We will end the term learning about numbers to 20.

You can help your children at home by playing lots of number games, counting and comparing numbers.

Handwriting

We will teach your child handwriting through discrete lessons. They will learn a rhyme for each letter which will help them to remember how to form each letter correctly; starting and ending in the correct place. A poster has been sent home so that you can support them at home.

Phonics

Reception children will continue their Red Rose Letters and Sounds phonics, where they will continue learning the individual letters of the alphabet and how to use these to read and write simple CVC words (eg sun, hen, cat, pin etc).

Year 1 children will continue their Phase 5 phonics, where they will learn alternative pronunciations and spellings.

Not all of our learning in Acorn Class is through adult-led, focused groups. We also give children the opportunity to learn through play in time called continuous provision (independent learning).

Learning through exploring

Our classroom is set up to enhance children's independent play. This is an important time for our children as it develops so many skills, such as communication, problem-solving and understanding the world. At home, encourage your children to play and to talk to you about what they have done throughout the day.

PE 

This half-term, Acorn Class PE will take place every Wednesday and Thursday. Please ensure that your child wears their full Water Primary PE kit with trainers and navy leggings or joggers so that we have the flexibility to train inside or out, depending on the weather.

Forest School

This half-term, EYFS children will be attending forest school on Friday afternoons.

These sessions will be led by our Forest School Leader, Mr. Claxton. Please can children come to school dressed in their Water Primary PE kits, bringing with them their Forest School clothes to go over the top of these, which includes waterproof jacket and trousers (please try to avoid all-in-ones as these are more difficult to get on independently and make toilet trips more tricky), wellington boots/walking boots and any other items they will need to stay warm, such as a hat, scarf, gloves and extra socks.

Snack Time

In Acorn, we operate a snack system. If you would like your child to have a snack, please pay for it on Parent Pay at the beginning of the half-term, which will cover your child’s snacks for the full half-term.

Keeping in Touch

Our door is always open and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to us before or after school. We always welcome any news from home so please share any exciting activities which you have done with your children.

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