Autumn 2

What We’ve Been Learning in Year R
Last half-term, we had an exciting time learning all about zoo animals. The children created their own small-world safaris, enjoyed lots of painting and messy fun, and even went on a real safari around the school grounds! We spotted a tiger, an orangutan, a lion and many more animals. By following a map, we were able to find all the animals hidden around the grounds—and even discovered some treasure at the end. We finished our topic by making Safari-themed cakes, which the children loved.

In phonics, the children are making great progress. Some of us have now moved on to learning Set 1 Special Friends, as well as practising word writing and simple captions. We are so proud of the children and how hard they are working.

What’s Coming Up
This half term, we are looking forward to learning about the true meaning of Christmas, exploring the Nativity story, and taking part in our very own Year R Nativity performance.

Our topic is “All About Me, Inside and Out”, and we will be exploring the books Funnybones and Look Up! Together, we have already started thinking about what we’d like to be when we grow up. We even met Astronaut Jennie on the playground, who taught us all about the solar system. The children learnt how the planets move around the sun, why the sun is actually a star, and how it stays still while everything else orbits around it—they were absolutely fascinated!

Afterwards, we visited Pre-School to explore their amazing space station role-play area 🚀✨

We are very excited to continue exploring our topics throughout this half-term.
Mrs Garrett