What did
you do
today?
There is much you can do as a parent to
assist your children with their learning.
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Encourage your child to hold a pencil and
write their name.
Practise counting everything! (How many
chips do you have on your plate?)
Practise recognising and writing numbers
and letters. (This will help to further
develop their learning in school.)
Practise using scissors correctly.
Encourage your child to talk about their
school day.
Encourage your child to do tasks
independently. (Getting dressed and
undressed)
Please tell us about achievements at home
– every step of your child’s development is
important!
Useful websites for fun activities include:
www.bbc.co.uk/schools
www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk
http://primarygamesarena.com
In Reception we use The Early Years Foundation Stage
Statuary Framework. This framework is organised into
three prime areas and four specific areas.
The prime areas (PA) are fundamental as they support
the development in all other areas.
Equally, the specific areas (SA) give children the
essential skills to prepare them for later schooling and
society.
Learning through play and exploration is very important
in Reception. Through play your child will be encouraged
to learn new skills and build upon those they have already
acquired.
We also adapt our topic focus to ensure that both
teaching and learning are relevant and appropriate to all
children. With this in mind, the curriculum overview is a
guide and may change according to the children’s needs
and interests.
Contact us by phone at
01254 381875
or on the web at
www.st-nicholas.lancs.sch.uk
St Nicholas Church of England
Primary School
Please note that this overview is a guide. Learning objectives
SA Literacy
This half term we will continue to:
●Recognise and write their own name.
●Hear and say the initial sounds in words.
This half term we will begin to:
●Continues a rhyming string.
●Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them
together.
●Begins to read words and simple sentences.
●Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly
influenced by their experiences of books.
and activities are differentiated according to the children’s
ability. This is to ensure that all children make the best
possible progress!
Dinosaurs, Winter and Christmas
Festival.
SA Understanding of the world
This half term we will begin to:
●Complete a simple program on a computer.
●Show interest in different occupations and ways of life.
●Comment and ask questions about aspects of their familiar world
such as the place where they live or the natural world.
●Can talk about some of the things they have observed such as
plants, animals, natural and found objects.
●Developing an understanding of growth, decay and changes over
time.
Just some of the topic activities we might be doing.
Making dinosaur fossils
Dinosaur museum role play area
SA Mathematics
This half term we will continue to:
●Match some numerals and quantity correctly.
●Know 2D shape names and identify them in the environment.
●Recognise numerals 1 to 10.
This half term we will begin to:
●Estimate how many objects they can see and checks by
counting them.
●Use the language of ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ to compare two sets
of objects.
●Find the total number of items in two groups by counting all
of them.
• Say the number that is one more and one less than a given
number.
PA Communication and Language
This half term we will continue to:
●Listen and respond to ideas expressed by others in
conversation or discussion.
●Extend vocabulary and explore sounds of new words.
This half term we will begin to:
●Link statements and stick to a main theme or intention.
●Use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas,
feelings and events.
●Introduces a storyline or narrative into their play.
Read ‘Harry and the Dinosaurs’
Read ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’
Writing letters
Post Office role play area
Observing changes in winter
Sorting appropriate winter clothing
Winter sports
PA Personal, Social and Emotional
This half term we will continue to:
●Play in a group, extending and elaborating play ideas
●Select and use activities and resources.
This half term we will begin to:
●Initiate conversations, attends to and takes account of
what others say.
●Explain own knowledge and understanding, and asks
appropriate questions of others.
●Confident to speak to others about own needs, wants,
interests and opinions.
Winter Wonderland role play area
Christmas Nativity stories, props and role play
SA Expressive Art and Design
This half term we will continue to:
●Use simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
This half term we will begin to:
●Manipulate materials to achieve a planned effect.
●Construct with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources.
●Play cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a
narrative.
• Select tools and techniques needed to shape, assemble and
join materials they are using.
PA Physical Development
This half term we will continue to:
●Hold a pencil near point between first two fingers and
thumb and use it with good control to form letters and
numbers.
This half term we will begin to:
●Experiment with different ways of moving.
●Jump off an object and lands appropriately.
●Negotiate space successfully when playing racing and
chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or
changing direction to avoid obstacles.