Welcome to the Hummingbirds class!

Summer Term - Our Wonderful World

Throughout the summer term we will be concentrating on the theme ‘Our Wonderful World’ children will begin to develop a holistic understanding of the world around them, including the natural world, their community and the wider world. This will enable children to appreciate the diversity of individuals and groups within it, promoting a sense of inclusion and belonging. They will learn about interconnectedness of all living things, diversity and how humans impact the world.

We will begin by learning about the history of Earth Day and we will focus on the idea of taking care of our planet, which is our home. Earth Day is a day to celebrate our home, the Earth and make it a happy place for us to live.  We will be planting seeds, recycling (sorting materials) and spending time in the outdoors going on nature walks. We will be looking at how diverse our wonderful world is and learning about how we can help protect it. We will focus on the Early Learning Goal (ELG) 'Understanding the World' as this unit of work links to a number of the 'Prime and Specific Areas of the EYFS Framework'. Children will begin to learn to recognise that some environments are different from the one in which they live. 

We will be sharing non-fiction texts that offer insight into contrasting environments and the children will share their understanding of their own and a contrasting environment through conversation and in their play. 

BACK TO SCHOOL

School times: Our school gates will be open for everyone from 8:45 am with learning beginning at 9:00 am. Reception children will arrive through the small side gate (near the main reception). Our school day will finish at 3:30 pm and all children will leave through the side gate (near the main reception).  Morning break is from 10:45 am until 11:00 am Lunchtime is from 12 pm until 1 pm and afternoon break is from 14:05 until 14:15 pm.

Additional links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/ Online activities for Foundation Stage.

http://www.familylearning.org.uk/reading_printables.html Printable high frequency word lists – an essential!

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-resources.html Phonic resources.

http://www.starfall.com/ Phonic games and activities.

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html Numeracy games for Reception children.

http://www.poissonrouge.com/ Over 200 games, activities and animations. Great for confidence building and exploration.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w&safe=active Classroom workout

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga Children's yoga