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Communication and Language We will begin to communicate with our new friends and work as a class team. We will use circle times to get to know each other. We will also work on understanding instructions given by adults.
Mathematics: Number This half term we will be looking at matching and sorting objects. We will learn how to compare amount of objects and begin to represent numbers 1, 2 and 3. Measure, Shape and Spatial Thinking. We will look at comparing sizes of different objects. We will also start to look at mass and capacity and learn how to measure different materials. We will also begin to explore pattern and have lots of opportunities to experiment creating different patterns.
Reception - Autumn 1 Me, Myself and I
Literacy This half term we will have lots of opportunities to mark make and will be encourage to attach meaning to them. We will also begin to form letters of our name.
Personal Social and Emotional Development Our main focus this half term will be settling into school life and learning the routines within school. We will have lots of practise lining up and develop our independence at lunchtimes. We will learn about the rules and values we have at school and how they keep us safe. We will also look at developing relationships with our new friends, learning what makes a good friend and beginning to understand the feelings of others.
Phonics We will begin our phonics lessons this half term, going on lots of sound walks to explore the different sounds in our environment. We will explore sound talking, and begin to identify some sounds within words. We will then move to look at sounds s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d and g and the graphemes that represent them. We will also begin to blend simple CVC words.