Reception (Hathersage)
Welcome.
Welcome to EYFS
Mrs Hermiston and Mrs Peck teach in Hathersage Class and Mrs Hall and Ms Cooper are the Teaching Assistants.
Key days each week.
Monday | Reading Book Bag in school. | |
Tuesday | Reading Book Bag in school. | |
Wednesday | Reading Book Bag in school. | |
Thursday | Reading Book Bag in school. | |
Friday | PE (Both classes) Reading Book Bag in school. | |
We read with each child three times per week.
This reading happens in a group.
Reading session 1 focuses on decoding, session 2 on prosody and session 3 on comprehension.
What are we learning this term?
Our enquiry question for the Spring Term 2025 is 'What makes our community special?'
The driver for this enquiry is Understanding the world – The Natural World and People, culture and communities.
The children will learn about:
* Where we live.
* Where the United Kingdom is, located on a world map.
* Cities and how they are different to towns.
* The features of their local environment
* Different environments that are different to the one in which we live
* Similarities and differences between life in this country and life in other countries
* Seasons and how they change and the differences between them
The children will also learn about:
*Animals and their habitats
*The impact humans have on the environment and what we can do to look after it.
*The difference between the seasons.
*Caring for plants.
*How to grow plants from seeds.
*lifecycles of animals and plants.
In History (Understanding the world) the children will learn about
*The lives of significant people in their lives and in the community.
*The life and work of Helen Sharman.
In RE the children will learn about:
*Special times and why they are special.
*Celebrations in different religions.
*What is special about our world and how to take care of it.
*Stories from different religions.
In PSED the children will learn about:
*Keeping safe.
*Road safety.
*What to do if they feel worried or scared.
*Keeping healthy.
In Expressive Arts and Design the children will learn about:
*Using simple tools to change materials.
*Developing cutting skills.
*Using different types of modelling materials.
* Singing, performing and playing percussion instruments.
* Singing a selection of Nursery Rhymes.
* Listening and responding to music.
What are we reading this term?
Our Author of the term is John Birningham
Other key texts include:
*In Every House on Every Street by Jess Hitchman & Lili La Beleine
*Mouse House by John Burningham
*Home: Where Our Story Begins by Britta Teckentrup & Patricia Hegarty
*Lets go for a walk by Ranger Hamza