Little Scarlet
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At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
Our Curriculum
Summer 2 2025: Now and Then
Welcome back, everyone. We hope you have all enjoyed some rest and relaxation with your families over May half term and are ready for our final half term of Reception. We have some exciting focus stories lined up such as The Paper Dolls, The Lion Inside and The Koala Who Could, Super Duper You and The Oak Tree, all aimed at encouraging children to feel proud about their numerous achievements this year and confidence going forwards into Year 1. 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. In maths, we will be solving problems linked to additio and subtraction as well as looking at the beginnings of grouping and sharing (this forms the foundations for what will in subsequent years be taught as multiplication and division) and creating patterns. We will be talking about self-esteem, perseverance and confidence in circle times and talking about the upcoming move to Year 1. 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 will be busy artists this term, making our own A4 paper dolls and portraits of our friends. In PE, we will be practising team games and skills in preparation for Sports Morning!
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 30th June 2025
What will we be learning about this week?
This week, we will be reading Super, Duper You. We will link this story with themes of celebrating our differences and our unique characteristics. Children will have another opportunity to draw self-portraits, building on skills we introduced last term. We will be looking at sharing and grouping in maths adult-led inputs and of course gearing up for the main event on Tuesday: Sports Morning!
Our home learning idea for this week is...
...to have a go at home talking to your parents about sharing and grouping. Can all amounts be shared equally? Can all amounts be halved equally? Can you use some familiar objects (e.g. pasta, pencils, Duplo pieces) to investigate sharing of different amounts up to 10. Feel free to bring in anything you record or any photos of your learning for Show and Share sessions.
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 Mrs Darcy
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.