The Grange Primary School | EYFS Curriculum Overview Parent Booklet Summer 2021

Rowan Class Reading

PE

To give your child the best chance of being at the expected level in Reading at the end of Reception we are asking you to ensure that your child reads at home at least 4 times a week but ideally every day. So that we can keep track of how often children read please sign your child’s reading diary or add a note / photo on your child’s portfolio on ClassDojo every time you read with them at home.

We will be doing PE with our sports coach every Thursday. Please ensure that your child arrives at school wearing their PE kit every Thursday.

Please make sure that your child:

• brings their reading books and reading diary to school every day • brings a sun hat to school every day • brings a coat to school on cooler or rainy days

Forest

• has a water bottle in school every day

This term we will be visiting our Forest area on Friday afternoons.

• has a complete change of clothes (including underwear and socks) in their locker

Saplings: Friday 23rd April Friday 7th May Friday 21st May Friday 11th June Friday 25th June Friday 9th July

Rowan Class: Friday 30th April Friday 14th May Friday 28th May Friday 18th June Friday 2nd July Friday 16th July

We will put reminders onto ClassDojo.

Please ensure your child arrives at school wearing suitable clothing on those dates.

Trousers, a long sleeved top, a waterproof coat (an all-in-one is ideal) and a sun hat .

They should wear shoes to school and bring their welly boots in a named bag.

• does not bring any toys or books from home into school Please make sure that your child’s belongings are clearly labelled with their name.

EYFS Summer Term Curriculum Overview Rowan Class (Reception)

Mrs Kinna (Teacher)

COVID-19 Please be extremely VIGILANT. If your child shows any signs of illness they need to stay at home. Please inform the school office and follow the advice on www.nhs.uk/conditions/ coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/

Mrs Bogle (Teacher) Mrs Jones (Teaching Assistant) Sapling Class (Nursery) Mrs Heilbronn (Teacher) Mrs Dance (Teaching Assistant)

Our Summer Term Projects Whoosh?

Are Carrots Orange?

The countdown has begun. Are you ready for blast off?

Food marvellous food! What do you like to eat? It’s time to find out more about eating well and being healthy.

For this project, we’ll join Baby Bear in the story Whatever Next by Jill Murphy and make our own cardboard box rocket then prepare a picnic to take with us on an adventure. We’ll investigate when an alien is spotted in our classroom, share lots of space themed stories, design an alien spaceship and explore ‘moon sand’.

It will be out of this world!

For this project, we’ll explore a rainbow of healthy foods, comparing and sort different fruits and vegetables.

Following instructions and working together we will create healthy snacks and bravely taste things we’ve never tried before! Setting up a class supermarket will be lots of fun and you never know Supertato and Evil Pea from the book by Sue Hendra might even visit us!

At home you can…

At home you can...

Stay up late and look at the stars and moon? A stargazing app could help you identify well-known constellations.

Taste a new fruit or vegetable that you’ve never tried before.

Create extraordinary aliens using modelling clay or a drawing app.

You could also plant some seeds; cress or radish are perfect, and learn about what they need to grow.

Follow a recipe to make a healthy meal or snack.

Land Ahoy!

Why do ladybirds have spots?

Yo-ho-ho! Get ready to take to the high seas and set sail in search of treasure!

Why do spiders spin webs? It’s time to find out more about minibeasts and their habitats.

For this project, we’ll find out about boats and ships of all shapes and sizes. We will investigate floating and sinking and think about how boats float as we design and make models using a variety of materials. We’ll even find out how to talk and sing like a pirate, make treasure maps and telescopes.

Are you brave enough to walk the plank!

For this project, we’ll visit our forest and field to carry out a minibeast safari! Magnifying glasses clutched firmly in hands, we’ll look under logs, leaves and stones for creatures that wriggle, crawl or fly. We’ll find out about minibeast habitats, features and colours, and compare them. To get to know these creepy crawlies better, we’ll make and monitor a mini wormery, minibeast hotel and a butterfly garden.

At home you can...

At home you can...

Take a trip to the coast? Visit the harbour, lifeboat station and beach and take plenty of interesting photographs. Don’t forget to bring them into school to show your friends.

Make an information sheet about a minbeast, draw a picture and write some fun facts and bring it to school to show your friends.

Set up a treasure hunt and draw a map or have a go at writing clues.

Put a large hoop on an area of earth, water the area with a watering can, and tap your fingers lightly on the ground. Can you entice any worms to the surface?