OWls Class 2024-2025
Year 1 PE will now be on a Monday, EYFS will have PE on a Friday - the children will need to be wearing their PE kit into school every Monday (Year 1) or Friday (EYFS) ready for their PE session!
EYFS Spring Term 2 - our theme this term is Down in the Rainforest
Our termly planner is linked below;
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A copy of the EYFS timetable to show our general weekly routine is linked below;
Year 1 Spring Term 2 - their theme this half term is Intrepid Explorers. The learning that will be covered during their History sessions is linked below;
Also linked below is the half termly planner for the Year 1 Owls Class children, this shows what they will be doing in both their time spent with Mrs Bird in the mornings as well as the afternoons.
A copy of the Year 1 timetable example is also attached below;
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Owls Class Homework
Weekly homework expectations for Reception;
Reading is the most important homework!
We would like children to read at least 3x weekly (more is always encouraged) - This is not linked to Golden Time but children will be individually rewarded with house points for their efforts in Reading.
Reading diaries will be checked daily with house points for reading 3 x being awarded on a Friday.
The children will be sent home with their homework sheet, at the beginning of every half term with ideas of projects they could complete to support their learning of the themes we will be covering. Attached below is a copy of the SPRING Term 2 homework sheet just in case;
/Owls_Class_2024-25/Spring_2/EYFS_Homework_SPR_2_2025.docx
The Year 1 Homework sheet is attached below;
/Owls_Class_2024-25/Spring_2/Year_1_Homework_SPR_2_2025.docx
EYFS Subject specifics - below is a breakdown of each of the areas that the children will be learning about throughout the half term with additional details;Literacy
This half term we will be focussing on the children being able to write cvc and words containing the digraphs from Phase 3. The children will also continue to have lots of opportunities to listen to stories as well as mark make to show their own meanings as well as for a variety of different purposes. We will be reading lots of different books and sharing their thoughts on the stories as well as carrying out activities based around these books.
There will be opportunities within the provision for children to label and caption pictures and images with either words, phrases or sentences of their choosing.
Maths
This term we will be focusing on;
• sort odd and even numbers according to their ‘shape’
• continue to develop their understanding of the counting sequence and link cardinality and ordinality through the ‘staircase’ pattern
• order numbers and play track games
• join in with verbal counts beyond 20, hearing the repeated pattern within the counting numbers
Understanding the World
Down in the Rainforest
As part of our work on Down in the Rainforest we will be exploring areas of the world which have rainforests using world maps. The children will learn what a rainforest habitat looks like, including that there are layers within a rainforest, as well as the animals and people that live there. We will compare what it might be like to live in the rainforest to where we live and think about the similarities and differences.
Science
In our science focus sessions this half term the children will be exploring the changes between winter and spring. We will also be exploring animals big and small on the school grounds and further afield, identifying similarities and differences and sorting animals into groups.
Expressive Arts and Design
We will be exploring creating artwork to the rainforest, we will be looking at the work of Henri Rousseau and creating our own collage piece of artwork in response. The children will also be exploring how animals camouflage themselves and will then be using creative materials to create artwork to include a camouflaged animal.
There will always be plenty of different opportunities for the children to create their own artwork during provision time with a range of self led activities as well as modelled pieces.
Physical Development
This half term the children will continue to refine their fine motor skills through both practical activities as well as targeted work on their letter formation and development of their strength and stamina.
In PE the children will be exploring Multi-skills - with a variety of activities which include a focus on the children developing their ability to move their bodies as well as being able to play a range of different games.
Communication and Language
We will be developing the children`s ability to listen and respond to a variety of stories which are either our literacy focus texts as well as the books we read at various points within the day. We will encourage the children to share their thoughts and ideas throughout the day during group activities as well as during their individual explorations.
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Our PSHE focus this half term is Self-Regulation: Listening and following instructions.
In this unit, children will learn why it is important to be an honest, thoughtful and resilient active listener who can respond to instructions and how they can become one.
