Tiptree Heath Primary School
Little Scarlet
Click here to watch a short video about reading with your child at home
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
Our Curriculum
Summer 1 2025: Out and About
Welcome back, everyone. We hope you have all enjoyed some rest and relaxation with your families over the Easter break and are ready for our final term of Reception. We have some exciting focus stories lined up, all linked to travel and to different cultures from around the world such as Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers, Handa's Surprise and Whatever Next. We will be continuing with our observations of the changing seasons through a Monday afternoon gardening session with two parent volunteers who will be planting out some seedlings that the children sowed last term. We will be progressing with our letters and sounds by consolidating children's ability to write simple sentences which are legible to others and reading aloud simple phrases from our reading books. Children will continue to grasp their understanding of number bonds through daily maths inputs alongside developing their understanding of numbers to 20 and beyond. In PSHE discussions, we will be sharing ideas about how to overcome challenges in life and learning along with regular circle times to iron out any class issue as they arise. Groovy Groups is now a well-established part of our daily routine, a carousel session in which children develop their fine motor, mathematical, reading and creative skills in specifically targeted activities. We look forward to designing some junk-modelling boats with the children and testing out their floating capabilities towards the end of term!
If you have any questions about any aspect of your child's learning this half term, please speak to a member of the team. A very in-depth explanation of our curriculum can be found above in our 'curriculum map'.
Weekly Update
WB 28th April 2025
What will we be learning about this week?
We are going to be looking at different types of boat this week and having a go at making our own using recyclable materials. Then, next week, we will have a boat-floating competition. Children will be gardening on Monday afternoon, writing about our families with adult support and enjoying a forest school session on Friday with Miss Harker.
Our home learning idea for this week is...
...to talk with an adult about which recyclable materials would be good for making a boat that floats on water (think about discussing waterproof materials, lightweight materials and also sinking and floating.)
Letter Formation
Here is a video of how we teach letter formation at Tiptree Heath. Hopefully this is helpful for practise at home.
(This video was made using clips from the YouTube account: Ludlow Learning)
PE
We will be doing PE on a Friday afternoon this half term with Paul.
Useful website links for Reception:
For a list of general recommended reads in EYFS, click here
For information about how we teach phonics at school, take a look at this page of the school website.