🌟 Welcome Back! 🌟 Summer Term 1 – Red Class
Welcome back! We hope you all had a lovely Easter break. We can’t believe we are now starting the final term – Summer Term! Where has the year gone? It has been wonderful to see how much the children have grown and developed already.
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🌏 This Half Term
Our topic this half term is “Amazing Animals.”
We will be learning about:
🦖 Prehistoric Animals (Dinosaurs)
🌍 Animals Around the World
🐞 Minibeasts
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🔢 Maths
This term we continue to follow the White Rose Maths scheme. Our focus will be:
2D and 3D shapes
Numbers to 20 and beyond
“How many now?” – developing addition by adding more
Developing subtraction by taking away
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🏠 How You Can Support Maths at Home
You can help your child by:
🔢 Counting everyday objects (toys, stairs, snacks)
🔍 Spotting numbers in the environment
🍎 Talking about numbers in real-life situations (e.g. “We have 3 apples, how many more do we need to make 5?”)
🎲 Playing simple counting and matching games
✋ Showing numbers on fingers
Most importantly — keep maths fun and informal 😊 Short, regular conversations make a big difference!
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🔤 Phonics in Reception
At Mareham, we follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised programme. Little Wandle teaches children to:
🔡 Recognise letter sounds (phonemes)
📖 Blend sounds together to read words
✏️ Segment words into sounds for spelling
⭐ Read and use tricky words
Phonics sessions take place daily and are lively, interactive and matched carefully to each child’s stage of development.
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🏡 How You Can Support Phonics at Home
To support your child:
📄 Practise the sounds and tricky words sent home each week
🔊 Encourage clear sound pronunciation and blending
📚 Read regularly together and praise effort and progress
🔁 Revisit sounds often – repetition builds confidence
Little and often is best 🌟 Keeping practice fun and positive will help your child become a confident reader.
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⚽ PE Days
PE will take place on:
📆 Thursdays and Fridays
On these days, children should come to school wearing their PE kit 👟.
Please remember to label all items of clothing and shoes 🏷️ to help us return belongings quickly and avoid mix-ups.
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Thank you, as always, for your continued support. We are looking forward to a fantastic final term full of exciting learning!
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