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 Cupples and Mrs Edwards
Saplings Class Teachers
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 on a Monday. Please indicate in the reading diary when you have read with your child so we know that they require a new book. Please also help your child practise their word card daily so they can develop their sounding out and blending skills. 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 | Autumn 1 - Harvest & All about Me This term our topic is 'Harvest and All about me.' You could talk to your child about different foods, and where they come from, what we grow locally and looking after these plants. Your child might like to look at non-fiction books and watch video clips to find out some interesting facts. You could read:
You could also talk about them, your family and where they come from. If you would like to find out some information about our topics at home then please bring it in to share with us or upload to tapestry, we would love to see it . |