Lilac Class

Mrs S Wright

Welcome to Lilac Class!

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Understanding the World/ Science and Topic

During Spring we will:

The Natural World

• Explore the natural world around us.
• Describe what we see, hear and feel whilst outside
• Understand the effect of changing seasons on the natural world around us. We will look at Winter into Spring.

Past and Present

• Comment on images of familiar situations in the past Look at past images from home and school. Comment on situations that might be similar but also the differences such as clothing/ transport/ colour of image.
• Talk about the people that they have encountered in the community – what are the roles and how do they help us?

People, Culture and Communities

• Talk about members of their immediate family and community
• Name and describe people who are familiar to them.
• Recognise that people have different beliefs and celebrate special times in different ways
• Begin to understand that some places are special to members of their community.
• Recognise some similarities between life in this country and other countries.

Expressive Arts and Design

During Spring we will:

Creating with Materials

• Explore and use a variety of artistic effects to express their ideas and feelings.
• Return to and build on previous learning, refining ideas and expressing them.
• Create collaboratively sharing ideas, resources and skills.

Being Imaginative and Expressive

• Listen, move to and talk about music.
• Watch and talk about dance and performance art, expressing their feelings and responses.
• Explore and engage in music making and dance.
• Begin to consider how music makes them feel.
• Develop storylines in pretend play.

Literacy

During Spring 1 we will be exploring different stories related to Arctic Animals and Hot and Cold places in the world. In Spring 2 we will focus on the theme of under the sea and creatures on the land and the sea.

Comprehension / Word Reading

• Begin to use and understand new vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems.
• Begin to make predictions.
• Understand the key concepts of print (left to right, 1-to-1 correspondence)
• Read individual letters by saying the sounds for them
• Begin to read words by blending sounds.
• Read some common exception words: I, the, he, me …

Writing

• Write name correctly
• Form most lower case letters correctly
• Begin to form capital letter
• Spell words by identifying the sounds and writing a sound with a letter
• Begin to write lists and captions
• Re-read what they have written

Communication and Language

During Spring we will:

Listening, Attention and Understanding

• Hold conversations when engaged.
• Listen carefully and learn rhymes, poems and songs.
• Listen to and talk about stories.
• Begin to listen to non-fiction books.
• Begin to understand humour.

Speaking

• Use new vocabulary throughout the day.
• Ask questions to find out more and to check they understand what has been said to them.
• Articulate their ideas & thoughts in well-formed sentences.
• Connect one idea or action to another using a range of connectives. Because, although, but, so, however.
• Describe events in some detail
• Use talk to help work out problems.
• Develop and use social phrases.
• Retell a simple story, once they have developed a deep familiarity with the text; some as exact repetition and some in their own words.

Numeracy

In Lilac Class we will follow the ‘White Rose’ scheme which is delivered across the whole school. Following this scheme will provide the children with a firm foundation for developing maths mastery.

During Spring we will focus on:

• Exploring and understanding zero.
• Comparing and exploring mass and capacity.
• Finding, representing and composing numbers 6, 7 and 8.
• Doubling numbers
• Exploring length, height and time.
• Finding, representing and composing numbers 9 and 10.
• Recognising and exploring 3D shapes.

Physical Development

During Spring we will:

Gross Motor Skills

• Continue to refine the fundamental movement skills they have already acquired: – rolling – crawling – walking – jumping – running – hopping – skipping – climbing
• Begin to progress towards a more fluent style of moving, with developing control and grace Include dance movements and balancing in outdoor provision
• Develop overall body-strength, balance, co-ordination and agility. Games/ ball play/ tea work and turn taking
• Use their core muscle strength to achieve a good posture when sitting at a table or sitting on the floor
• Develop and refine a range of ball skills
• Confidently and safely use a range of large and small apparatus indoors and outside, alone and in a group

Fine Motor Skills

• Develop small motor skills so that they can use a range of tools competently, safely and confidently. Suggested tools: pencils for drawing and writing, paintbrushes, scissors, knives, forks and spoons
• Begin to develop the foundations of handwriting style by consolidating effective pencil grip and correct letter formation.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

During Spring we will:

Self-Regulation

Express feelings and consider the feelings of others.

Set own goals and show resilience and perseverance in the face of challenge

Set goals with friends, as a group and individual areas that they would like to progress in.

Identify and moderate own feelings socially and emotionally.

Think about the perspective of others.

Managing Self

Manage own self-care needs.

Know and talk about factors that support their health and wellbeing.

Building Relationships

Reception will see self as a valuable individual

Build constructive and respectful relationships