This term in Early Years, our overarching theme is ‘Amazing Animals’. We’ve had an exciting start, exploring the world of minibeasts through stories such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and What the Ladybird Heard. Next, we’ll discover fascinating nocturnal creatures with the delightful tale of Night Monkey, Day Monkey. Alongside this, we’ll be learning about healthy eating and different food groups—especially fruits and vegetables—through fun texts like Supertato, Adam’s Farm, The Little Red Hen, and Farmer Dan. To end the term on a colourful note, we’ll enjoy the story of Elmer, the patchwork elephant.

 

To ensure a solid foundation for reading, we are consolidating all Phase 2 and Phase 3 phonics sounds and tricky words. This will build the children’s confidence before they transition to Phase 4.  We will be introducing “Alien Words” (nonsense words). These challenge the children to use their pure decoding skills rather than relying on visual memory, ensuring they can blend any combination of sounds. In Maths Our focus this term is on deepening Number Sense and understanding how numbers relate to one another through Number Progression: Investigating the “one more” relationship between consecutive numbers, Composition: Exploring how quantities can be represented in various ways and Part-Whole Thinking: Learning that numbers are made of different parts (e.g., discovering all the different ways to make 5).

In our Skills lessons this term, we’ve been busy exploring exciting topics! In Science, we’ve learned about the four seasons, discussing their similarities and differences. In Geography, we’ve looked at maps, thought about how we travel to school, and even created our own maps to show our journeys from home to school. And that’s just the beginning—there are plenty more exciting learning opportunities ahead in Art, Music, RE, History, and PSHE!

It’s set to be an incredible term ahead, and we can’t wait to see the children explore these new opportunities!