With the exception of phonics and some mathematics, all our learning in Reception is topic based. The curriculum in Reception is holistic and not separated into subjects. The curriculum is set out into areas of learning. We have one topic that covers all areas of learning. We do not always explicitly make links to these areas when talking to the children about topic learning. However, when teachers plan topic learning, it is planned using these areas. As parents, we realise that you might like to know which areas of the curriculum the topic learning links to and so we have provided the curriculum links for you. Please note that all learning that takes place in Reception covers all the areas of learning, however the links provided are the ones that we are particularly focusing on that week. Literacy (reading and writing) and Mathematics opportunities provided as part of all topic learning that we do. In order to prepare the children for Year One we will, where appropriate, link learning to the national curriculum subjects such as History, Science, Geography. When planning for our topic, we will also take into account our whole school curriculum drivers and plan learning that incorporates these.

Below is a key for the areas of learning;

PSED= Personal, Social and Emotional development

C&L= Communication and Language

PD= Physical development

UW= Understanding the world

EAD= Expressive Arts and Design.

Our new topic is called  Welcome to... Farm 

Wk bg 15.04.24 How do we look after chicks? What happens to chicks as they grow? This week will be a science focused week, we will learn about the Life Cycle of a chick and compare this to the Life Cycle of a human, we will be researching and learning all about chicks and observing how they change over time. We will be keeping our own scientific Chick Diaries. We will also be drawing and painting pictures of farm animals.

Wk bg 22. 04.24- How can I find out information? This week we will be another science focus week. We will continue to observe the chicks over time and we will also learn about some other farm animals. We will be learning about the features of a non fiction books and using these to research about different farm animals. We will then be writing our own information books about farm animals.

Wk bg 29.04.24 What are the differences and similarities between Collingham and the Countryside? This week will be a geography focused week, we will be looking at the differences between town and countryside and looking at how the human and physical features differ. We will be reading the book Town Mouse and Country Mouse. This week we will also be doing some DT, we will be learning about mechanisms and making a chick slider to create a chick hatching out of a shell.

Wk bg 6.05.24- We're Going on a Chick Hunt

This week we will be reading the book 'We're going on a bear hunt' We will be acting out this story and trying to retell the story, we will then change the story and create our own chick hunt stories!

Wk bg 13.05.24- What can we get from animals?

This week we will be learning about the food and materials we get from animals. We will be thinking about being kind to animals. We will be tasting food from animals and also making our own butter! We will also be recapping our learning from Autumn about healthy eating.

Wk bg 20.05.24- Re Focus Week- See RE section for further details