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Summer Term

Topic - Staycation - Globe Trotting (Virtually)

Welcome to Summer Term, I can't quite believe how quickly this year is flying by and how much your little ones have progressed!

Reception Summer Curriculum News

Our topic for this half term is Staycation - Globe Trotting (Virtually) & The Beach. These are action packed topics and full of activities that will enrich your child’s learning of our wonderful world, full of different cultures, languages and cuisine.

Please see below a timetable of the countries we will virtually visit during our first half term and please feel free to send in any artifacts you may have to enhance our visit to these countries. During the second half term we will move onto The Beach topic and learn about under the sea, beaches around the world, life guards, pollution and how to care for our world.

Week commencing	Country
12/4/21	Spain Greetings Buenos dias, tardes, noches Incidental Spanish, Gracias, por favore Me Llamo - my name is… Les Colores - colours singing
19/4/21	India
26/4/21	Assessment Week
3/5/21	Africa
10/5/21	Mexico
17/5/21	Italy
24/5/21	Japan

Areas of Learning & Curriculum Content

Language Literacy & Communication

We will continue with Read Write Inc program daily

Learn different languages.

Writing postcards

Creating Travel Brochures

Fact files

Stories from different cultures

Posters

Making Lists

Mathematical Development

one more, one less

time - o’clock and half past

counting in 1s, 2s, 10s forwards and backwards and from different points

odd and even numbers

addition & subtraction

Arrays & pictograms

Direction, forward backwards, half turns, full turns. North, East, South & West

Positional language - first, second, third, fourth etc.

Money - paying for items with 1p, 2p, 5p and 10p.

Heavy and Light.

Knowledge & Understanding of the World

Maps of Europe & the world. Looking at where the different countries are located.

Capital cities, flags, famous buildings/landmarks. Culture, national costume and cuisine.

FLoating and Sinking.

Gardening - growing things.

Physical Development

Similarities and differences between Flamenco & Bollywood Dancing.

Athletics and Games

Creative Development

Architecture -Anthony Gaudi

Collage, water colours, clay.

Traditional tribal patterns and art.

Artists Michaelo Angelo & Leonardo Da Vinci

Welsh Language Development

Dillad - clothes

Ar y Traeth - at the beach

People of God - Jonah & the Whale

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

We will continue with our Seal Class worship weekly

Values: Humility & Respect

Role play areas - Travel Agents

* Please continue to return your children’s reading books every Monday and listen to them read as much as possible.

* Please ensure your child has a healthy snack daily as well as a water bottle. If you would like to buy into the school fruit scheme £15.00 should be paid to Mrs Money for this term at your earliest convenience.

* PE kits should be kept in school and will be returned at the end of each half term. Please note that it is fine for your child to wear trainers to school on a Friday if you need to have them at home all week.

* Dance will be each Thursday and barefoot in the hall.