Welcome to Spring term in Reception Class! 

Croeso i dosbarth derbyn!

Gyda Miss Christopher and Miss Dennington

Key Information 

Attendance and Punctuality
It is very important to attend school every day. If your child is going to be absent please inform the office ASAP. School starts at 8:55am and finishes as 3:00pm.

Pick up and Drop off
Our door will be open from 8:45am and children can be dropped off from then.

If a friend or family member is going to be collecting your child please inform the office or class teacher.

Uniform and Clothing
Please wear school uniform every day. You can purchase Stacey Primary branded uniform from the office or from Brigade: https://www.brigade.uk.com/parents/school/ST5040PD

P.E
P.E. days are Wednesdays please send your child into school wearing black comfortable trousers like leggings, shorts or tracksuit bottoms, trainers and their regular school polo and jumpers. 

Snack
We ask for a contribution of £1 every Monday for a healthy snack for your child, alternatively you can pay £8 for entire the half term.  

Welsh Questions to practise

Pwy wyt ti?         (Name) ydw i. 

Sut wyt ti?          Dw i'n...

Homework
Homework will be set on a Thursday via the SeeSaw App. Please complete and upload by the following Tuesday.

What will we be learning?

Literacy, Languages and Communication: 

During this term we will be continuing to our daily phonics sessions learning phonemes and digraphs. Saying, reading and spelling cvc words. Daily GGR reading sessions. 

In Welsh we will be exploring new vocabulary based on the central question ‘Sut wyt ti heddiw?'. We will also look vocabulary around 'Beth sy'n bod?'. We will do lots of oracy games, reading Welsh literature and mark making. 

In Spanish we will be learning about fruit/fruta. 

Mathematics and Numeracy:

We deliver maths through the Maths No Problem scheme where we explore all concepts through concrete, pictorial and then abstract. We are problem solving and learning: 

• counting forward and backwards 0 - 10
• Solving word problems up to 10
• measuring
• capacity
• making figures
• repeating patterns
• 3D shapes

Inquiry-Based Learning 

We Are Imagineers: Expressive Arts

During this inquiry, we will be exploring fixed and transient art. Children will have the opportunity to make their own artwork as artists using a range of materials and tools. 

Food Literacy

We are also engaged in a long term food literacy inquiry. We are growing winter lettuce and microgreens. We are observing changes in our plants and problem solving when we notice problems with our crops. We tend to our allotment daily as well as cook weekly in our cooking area.