SHHS JUNIOR SCHOOL

Reception - Spring Term 2022

This term, through our topic ‘Traditional Tales’ girls in Reception will learn:

Communication  To follow instructions involving several ideas or actions.

and  To respond to what they hear with relevant comments and questions.
Language  To ask and answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about both their own experiences and in
response to stories.
 To express themselves effectively, showing an awareness of the needs of their listeners.
 To use past, present and future tenses accurately when talking about events that have
happened or are going to happen in the future.
 To develop their own narratives and explanations, by connecting ideas or events.
 To develop their skills to listen attentively in a range of situations. When listening to stories,
they will make predictions and accurately anticipate key events.
French In French lessons they will learn to:
 Greetings
 Numbers 1-10
 Colours
 Days of the week
 Body parts
 Farm animals
 Songs and rhymes: Pomme de reinette’, mains en l’air, 1 2 3 claque des doigts
 Book : Elmer et les couleurs, La petite poule rousse *, a traditional tale of choice
 Grammar: Le / la and Je
Physical In PE lessons they will learn to:
Development  Ball Skills - Continue to develop fundamental skills such as kicking, throwing, catching and
hitting used in a variety of Games activities. This will be through individual and team game
based activities.
 Gymnastics - Development of the fundamental gymnastic actions such as rolling,
balancing, travelling and jumping. Girls will be able to combine different actions together to
create and copy a short sequence.
 Fitness – To perform basic fitness tests to develop stamina, speed, strength, and flexibility.
In class:
 To continue to practise the correct pencil grip and formation of letters.
 To handle tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing
control.
 To understand the importance of physical exercise and a healthy diet for good health.
 To recognise the need for safety when tackling new challenges, and consider and manage
some risks.
Personal, Social  To tolerate delay when their needs are not met immediately.
and Emotional  To play co-operatively, taking turns with other girls.
Development  To take account of one another’s ideas when organising their own activities.
 To describe themselves in positive terms and talk about their own abilities.
 To create opportunities to listen to each other and explain their actions.
 To discuss their own feelings and the feelings of others.
 To talk about their own and others’ behaviour, and its consequences.
 To begin to be able to negotiate and solve problems between themselves.
 To begin to develop a growth mindset and understand that making mistakes is how we
learn.
 To Identify and learn rules to help them keep safe and healthy in and beyond the home
when using technology.
Literacy  To use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds.
 To write an increasing number of irregular common words.
 To write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.
 To demonstrate an understanding when talking with others about what they have read.
 To continue a rhyming string using speech, reading and writing.
 To use vocabulary and forms of speech, which are influenced by their experiences of books.
Mathematics  To know number bonds to 10 and represent these in different ways using Numicon, ten
frames, part-part-whole models, and bar models.
 To add and subtract two single digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. To
 add and subtract using practical equipment and record simple number sentences.
 To begin to see the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.
 To count in 2s, 5s and 10s.
 To explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language
to describe these.
 To solve problems through trial and error and begin to work systematically to find different
combinations.
 To tell the time to the hour and half past the hour.
Understanding  To talk about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments
the World might vary from one another.
 To recognise that a range of technology is used in places such as homes and schools.
 To know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living
things.
 To understand that other children do not always enjoy the same things, and be sensitive to
this.
 To recognise some of the things which make them unique, and talk about similarities and
differences in relation to their friends or family.
 To select and use technology appropriately, for particular purposes.
Computing In computing lessons, they will learn:
 To program a Bee-Bot.
 To use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs
 To understand what an algorithm is.
 To create and debug simple programs.
Expressive Arts  To experiment to create different textures.
and design  That different media can be combined to create new effects.
 To use a range of simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
 To use available resources to create props to support role-play.
 To play cooperatively as part of a group to develop and act out a narrative.
 To represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through design and technology, art,
music, dance, role-play and stories.
 To sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with sound.
Music

In Music lessons they will learn to:

 Develop general musicianship skills through singing, listening and movement activities.
 Develop an understanding of different and changing tempi through imaginative music and
movement games, and developing fine-motor skills using percussion instruments.