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Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a great summer and were able to fit in at least some rest and relaxation!

You and your child are starting a very exciting and important journey, one, which I’m sure, we’ll all enjoy immensely!

The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the learning the children will be undertaking this term. They will initially learn about themselves, including how to keep healthy, through the topic of ‘Ourselves!’ Following this, they will find out about the traditions involved in the Hindu and Sikh festivals of Diwali before finally focussing upon Christmas in the month of December. This links to the topic of ‘Festivals’.

Running alongside this, the children will undertake Literacy and Numeracy, with many activities based around the topics. In Literacy, the children will focus mainly upon Narrative but will also experience non fiction text types. They will learn sound-symbol (letter sounds and names) relationships, key words for reading and writing and begin to develop their own writing skillls.

In Numeracy, a major focus will be on saying number names in order, counting objects, recognising and writing numerals. They will also learn about shape, length, mass and symmetry.

If you have any questions or concerns don’t hesitate to come in and see me.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Angela Gunn

Reception Teacher.