Click here to watch a short video about reading with your child at home
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
Our Curriculum
Here is a link to our EYFS Long Term Plan: EYFS curriculum map 24-25
Some parts may be subject to change during the year, as we get to know the children and choose to teach to their own particular interests.
To find out the changes to the Early Years Curriculum, click here.
Autumn 1 2024: You, Me and Discovery
Welcome to Little Scarlet class! We hope you had a lovely summer break making lots of memories with your friends and family! This half term will all be about getting to know each other. We will be establishing our routines making sure the children know where all their belongings go and where different things in the classroom are placed. We will be reading familiar stories that may also link to starting school and getting to know each other, such as Harry and the Dinosaurs Start School, Owl Babies and Funny Bones series etc.
If you have any questions about any aspect of your child's learning this half term, 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 2nd September 2024
Parent teacher appointments Tuesday 3rd
Children in school Wednesday 4th - Thursday 5th (mornings only)
Children stay for lunch Friday 6th (9-1)
Children start school full time Monday 9th September
What will we be learning about this week?
TBC
Our home learning idea for this week is...
TBC
(Any home learning that is recorded i.e. pictures, labels, art work etc. will be shown in during carpet time and temporarily displayed in the classroom.)
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
This half term we will be learning Dance. We will be finding beats and rhythms as well as using our bodies to express emotion through different movements.
PE will be on a Tuesday.
Useful website links for Reception:
Recommended Reading for Autumn 1
Here are some ideas of books you could borrow from your local library to support our learning this term:
Starting School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg
Funny Bones series by Allan Ahlberg
Little Red Hen by Various
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
Schooltime for Sammy by Lynne Gibbs
Lulu's First Day by Anna McQuinn
Harry and the dinosaurs go to school by Ian Whybrow
A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy
Seaweed Soup by Stuart J. Murphy
The Button Box by Margarette S. Reid
Where’s My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
It’s the Bear! by Jez Alborough
The Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
My First Book of Patterns by Bobby and June George
A-B-A-B-A – A Book of Pattern Play by Brian P. Cleary
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.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources - good for phonics games (many are free)
http://twinkl.co.uk/ - thousands of resources, some of which can be accessed for free
https://www.topmarks.co.uk - online maths games for primary school children, sorted by age
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html - online games again useful for phonics
https://www.bl.uk/childrens-books/themes/all-activities - Creative activities about characters, illustrations superheroes etc.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D-mXO4kk-XWvH6lBXdrPw - stories and poems performed by Michael Rosen
https://www.coolmath4kids.com - Online games, great interactive manipulatives, lessons, quizzes and brain teasers
https://easyscienceforkids.com - activities about understanding the world
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ - articles, activities and games
https://artfulparent.com - art and craft ideas
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ -how to draw videos for children