Saplings
Welcome to Saplings
Please have a look to see what we will be learning about and how you can support at home. We will also display photos of some of the lovely things we have been doing at school! If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind Regards
Mrs Edwards
Saplings Class Teacher
Topics for the Year 2023-2024
Autumn 1 - Harvest & All about Me
Autumn 2 - Winter Wonderland
Spring 1 - Space
Spring 2 - Mini-beasts
Summer 1 - Animals
Summer 2 - Pirates and the Seaside
The topics will be an over arching theme for each half term,
linking in across all areas of the curriculum.
How you can support your child at home:
Reading at home | Children are expected to read to an adult at home for at least 10 minutes daily. School Reading Books are sent home daily and will be changed when your child has read them twice, once for decoding and then the second time for comprehension. Please indicate in the reading diary when you have read with your child so we know that they require a new book. Please see https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/ for more electronic books. |
Spelling | Please help your child to practise the letters sounds we have taught in school. Your child will start with Basics 2 and then progress onto basics 3. Please help your child to learn their tricky words at home. They need to be able to read and write these tricky words. You can start with a few words at the beginning and then add a new word in each time. It is progressive so the children will learn basics 2 words first and then move onto basics 3. Some phonics website with free games to have a look at are: https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ and https://www.ictgames.com/ |
Number facts | In Reception children are expected to know the following: Subitising amounts up to 6 Number bonds to 5/10 Counting up to 20 Ordering numbers up to 20 Doubling numbers up from 1+1=2 up until 9+9=18 Halving and sharing amounts Telling the time -the hour- o'clock Weighing objects and measuring length or height Here are some suggested websites to help you practise… |
Topic | Mini-beasts
This half term we will be thinking about all things ‘minibeasts’. You could talk about what the children understand by the term minibeasts, what type of animals does this include? What do they look like? If you go on a wellie walk, can you find any minibeasts, where do they like to live? You could go on a Minibeast hunt.
What facts do you know about minibeasts? There are lots of great minibeast stories you could look at e.g.
You could make a bug hotel or collect a caterpillar and look after it until it changes. You could build a bug or write a fact sheet on a bug or go on a bug hunt. |
Phonics in Saplings
Useful information for Saplings parents
Homelearning - website access
Something to support letter sounds and phonics, lots of games here to help with learning.
Free home Access for phonics play is:
Username: Jan21
Password: home
www.twinkl.co.uk
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