Welcome to Summer Term

Dear Reception Parents/Carers,

Welcome to the summer term! We hope that this term will bring lots of dry weather for us to enjoy our beautiful grounds. On sunny days, please remember to send in named sun hats and ensure your child is protected with sun cream before coming to school. Please do not send bottles of sun cream in children's school bags just in case we have any allergies!

We are excited to begin our new topic this term called "A Sailor Went to Sea!" Over the next few weeks, the children will be learning all about the seaside, the ocean and life at sea through a range of engaging and hands-on activities. We will be sharing stories such as The Lighthouse Keeper books and Someone Swallowed Stanley, which will help us explore themes such as teamwork, water safety and caring for the environment.

Throughout the topic, children will have opportunities to investigate floating and sinking, explore electricity and light through lighthouse learning, discuss healthy food choices, and learn how we can help to protect our oceans by reducing litter and looking after our planet. We'll be using stories, art, outdoor learning and practical investigations to encourage curiosity, creativity and a love of learning.

Reading will continue to be on a Monday and Tuesday. Children will continue to receive a new reading book and choose a story book to share at home, as well as receiving Sounds/High Frequency words to practice. Please ensure children bring in their book bags every Monday as we can then ensure new reading books are provided. It is also very useful if you can date and comment in your child's reading record when you have read with them.

Our Forest School session will continue to be on a Thursday morning. Please ensure children come to school dressed ready for this session, as it gives us more time to explore and have fun!

Children will also experience daily access to our 'Meadow' outdoor area and be taking part in lots of outdoor activities throughout the term. We would really appreciate it if you could leave wellies and sunhats in school throughout the school week. Children will have access to waterproof suits on days that we do not have forest school.

Children will be cooking up some tasty treats on special occasions this term as part of their activities, if we could please ask for a contribution of £3.00 to our cooking fund then this would be much appreciated!

Finally, just a small reminder for children to keep their lovely toys at home as we wouldn't want them to be broken or go missing in school.

If you would like to know more about the activities mentioned or have any queries or concerns, please do not hesitate to come and speak to us at any time.

Many thanks, Miss A Shaw.