We hope you have enjoyed a restful half term break and are ready for a busy new half term!

Our topic this term is ‘People who Help Us’. We will be looking at the different occupations of those who help us from Police to Hairdressers.  Our role play area over the next few weeks is a Police Station where the children can explore the Police’s different roles.

Our Understanding the World topic links with ‘People Who Help Us’ looking at key professions involved in festivals and special events, fire fighters at Bonfire Night and shop workers at Christmas. We will explore lights and shadows, and how things can change when heated or cooled.

Our PE day is Wednesday this half term, and we will be led by a PE coach; your child will need to wear their PE kit and trainers to school on this day. Trainers with velcro please, so your child can put them on by them self, we change in and out of plimsolls throughout the day. This term we will be focusing on gross motor develop, safely changing speed and direction.

In RE this term, we are looking at ‘Special Events’, Advent, Christingle, the Nativity and Christmas.

In English our focus text is The Three Little Pigs, we will be exploring the story and the sequence of events. We will continue to enjoy a range of rhymes, poems and songs together. They will use their increasing phonetic knowledge to help write simple words and sentences.

In Maths we will be looking at shapes with 4 sides and shapes in the environment. Moving on to ‘day and night’, looking at key events in their daily routine using such language as first, next and then. We will begin to measure time in simple ways such as how many days or sleeps to a special event.

It is going to be a busy, exciting term, let’s support your child together to 'Reach for the Stars!'

Mrs Stow, Mrs Burman, Mrs Shelton and Mrs Hartley

Dates for your diary: -

Dragons Nativity Tuesday 9^th December

Dragons Christmas party Tuesday 16^th December

We are very excited to welcome our Dragons’ families to the start of our new school year!

Our topic this term is ‘Amazing Animals’. We will start by learning about animals that can live at home with us as pets. This links to our vets’ role play area where we are learning about who looks after animals when they are poorly.

Our Understanding the World topic is ‘Autumn’. We will be looking at what is happening to the trees around us, especially when playing in the woodland, exploring the colours, sounds and textures of the leaves.

Our PE day is Tuesday; your child will need to wear their PE kit and trainers to school on this day. Trainers with velcro please, so your child can put them on by them self, we change in and out of plimsolls throughout the day. This term we will be focusing on gross motor develop, safely changing speed and direction.

In RE this term, we are looking at which people, stories and events are special to us.  We will look at our community, friends and families.

In English our focus text is Hairy Maclary. The children will be practising their listening skills and understanding why listening is so important. They will use their phonetic knowledge to help write simple words and sentences.

In Maths, we are sorting, comparing and matching objects, supporting the children’s learning with questions such as: -

How do you know this is a set?

 Why is this not a set?

 What else do you need to make it a set?

Each Friday, we will invite you to come into the classroom for 'Family Fun Friday' from 8.45-9.15am. This is a chance for your child to show you what we are learning about in class, take part in our learning together with your child and for you to chat to us.

It is going to be a busy, exciting term, let’s support your child together to 'Reach for the Stars!'

Mrs Stow, Mrs Burman, Miss Shelton, Miss Rosser and Mrs Hartley