Year R - Butterfly Class

 Welcome to Butterfly Class

Class Teacher: Miss Finnis

Teaching Assistants: Miss Oliver, Miss Opara, Mrs Lewis and Mrs Woods

 

Term 5

Marvellous Minibeasts

Through our topic 'Marvellous Minibeasts' we will be exploring our environment to discover more about the minibeasts that live there and which habitat we can find them. We will take a close look at the different features that minibeasts have, comparing them and grouping them by similar features: Which minibeasts have wings? Which minibeasts have no legs? Which minibeasts have six legs?  We will also be learning to use non-fiction books and videos to identify key facts about some of our favourite minibeasts alongside sharing some amazing stories, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Norman the Slug with a Silly Shell and The Perfect Ribbit to explore the world of minibeasts through the imagination of some fabulous authors who will inspire our own writing.

Key vocabulary:

 

Now that spring has arrived, we will be exploring the changes that are happening in our outside environment. We will learn about the different parts of a flower and discover the things a plant needs to help it to grow by growing our own, watching the changes that happen. 

Phonics

In phonics we will be practising our Level 3 phonemes (sounds), which includes digraphs such as ch ee and oo. We will continue developing our skills to be able to read and write simple words and sentences using these phonemes. The children will continue bringing home Rhino Reader phonics books containing the sounds they can confidently recognise and blend. If you have any questions about Rhino Readers or how to support your child at home with their reading, then please just ask as we are here to help. 

Forest School -Tuesday

 

Your child will need to come to school in their Forest School kit for these sessions, with their school uniform in their bag to change into. Please provide them with old clothes, water proofs and some wellington boots or snow boots. With the weather changing, please ensure your child has clothes that are warm and waterproof. 

P.E. - Thursday

Please make sure that your child has their P.E. kit in school on this day. This should be in a named bag and should include shorts, a t-shirt and plimsolls/trainers.

How you can help at home

- Read with your child at least three times a week. Every week on Friday, your child's books will be changed. Please sign the reading record so that we can keep track of what books have been read. 

- Practise the phonic sounds we have been learning in class.

- Talk to them about school routines, such as putting their things in their lockers, lunch times, eating, register and tidying up.

- Use the curriculum newsletter to discuss their current learning and encourage them to incorporate what they have been learning into their everyday routines. 

- Explore their interests through play.

Thank you for your support. If you ever have any concerns or questions then please don't hesitate to contact me. I am at the classroom door before and after school or alternatively, you can email me on ClassDojo.

The Term 5 knowledge organiser below provides information on our learning enquiry for this term. 

Please click here to access extra phonics, reading and spelling resources.

Please click here to access links to other useful home learning resources published online.

If you are unsure of any log in details please contact the teacher through Class Dojo or email office@pilgrims-way.kent.sch.uk