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Lobsters Spring 2 2026

Come Outside
Understanding the world.
 This half term we will be focussing on be observing seasonal changes and looking out for the signs of Spring in our outdoor environment. We will observe and monitor the weather we see each day and keep a record of this as a class. Through stories we will look at simple life cycles of a plant and watch our own seeds change and grow over time. 
 
How you can help talk to the children about places of interest they have been- this could be on holiday, visiting family or days out. Think about how you got there and if there were any other ways you could have travelled. If you have any photographs we would love to see these on Tapestry too!
Maths
 
Across Early Years, all children have access to a maths rich environment both indoors and outdoors. Opportunities for problem solving are addressed in our day-to-day routines. In Reception, children are following NCETM Mastering Number approach and are having daily short sessions as well as accessing a many maths activities and opportunities within the classroom.  As well as accessing a range of different maths resources the children will be regularly using Numberblocks as a resource to support their understanding of number and numerical patterns.

 

Week 1– Counting, ordinality, cardinality

Week 2 – Comparison

Week 3 -Composition

Week 4 –  Subitising

Week 5 - Composition

Week 6 - 3D Shapes/ Capacity

 

How you can help at home why not try some capacity work at home and think about full and empty. Bath time or a sunnier days in the garden. Use a range of different containers and experiment with which one will hold the most liquid- make predictions and see if you are correct!

 

Literacy
 
In Monster Phonics  we will soon be continuing to learn new sounds through the Monsters and will be able to use when blending and segmenting words. We will focus on learning even more High Frequency words to help support our reading skills. Many of the children are now well in the swing of guided reading where we are reading a text throughout the week to become familiar with it before sending it home for you to practice at home.  It is important that we teach the children to think about what they have read and what it means, this can sometimes be a bit tricky especially when the children are working so hard to decode the words. Practice re reading the full sentences back to your child and encouraging them to do the same, this will help them with their comprehension skills. This is why it is important that the children read their reading books at home regularly.
 
Some key texts we will be using to support our learning will be Fran's Flower, Jaspers Beanstalk and Jack and the Beanstalk. Why not share these stories with your child at home. Watch the videos below if you do not have a copy of the texts. Don't forget you could also visit the  Library in Amble and become members so you can access a wide range of books at home too.
Jaspers Beanstalk
Physical Development
 
We will be taking every opportunity to get outside and get busy in our garden. We still have some tidying to do after all the winter season. Mrs Graham is our keen gardener and she is always looking for helping hands to support her with the digging and planting. We will be learning all about our bodies and what we need for them to work at their best and keep them healthy. 
Expressive Art and Design
 
This half term we will be creating some observationals drawings of spring flowering plants, looking closely at their colours. We will be doing some colour mixing and observe how the colours change when mixed. We will spend time using junk material to create models for purpose - sharing our ideas for what we set out to do and thinking carefully about what resources we will need. We will spend time developing skills with cutting accurately as we do this. 
PSED
 
Our theme in Jigsaw this half term is 'Healthy Me' our learning will be based upon all the things we need to do to have healthy minds and bodies. We will be learning about heathy eating, exercise, keeping clean, the importance of sleep and also touch on keeping safe and stranger danger. Jigsaw Jenie will help us to think about what we can do to make sure we all live healthy lives. We will also be learning about the importance of brushing our teeth and good oral hygiene. Our school nurse Jane will spend some time with us talking about how to look after our teeth. You can help at home support your child to brush their teeth twice daily at home and talk to them about why this is important for them to have healthy strong teeth. Have a go at playing this online game about brushing your teeth too.