Term 3

Key Dates for Term 3

Tuesday 5th January - First day of term

Friday 12th February - Last day of term (and Chinese New Year)

Learning at home

As the country is now back in lockdown the majority of children are going to be learning from home. Each week we will email out our planning which will include links to several video clips that introduce new learning. Also included will be activities to be completed in phonics, literacy and maths that your child will be expected to complete to the best of their ability. Our planning will also include ideas for exploring the wider curriculum that will hopefully engage your child and inspire further play.

It is important to remember how children learn at this age. While the government have specified that primary children should be provided with 3 hours work a day it is important to remember that Reception children cannot and should not be expected to sit down and focus on academic work for long stretches. When in school typically children would sit and listen to an adult led lesson for around 15 minutes and this would often include some involvement from the children. They are usually then free to go and select activities from the range of continuous and enhanced provision we have in the classroom or outside area. Continuous provision includes resources which are always available such as the climbing frame, scissors and glue or a doll's house. Enhanced provision is carefully chosen by practitioners to spark interest and develop skills. For example this might include pumpkins and golf tees to hammer to engage children and strengthen finger muscles; maybe Christmas decoration making; or making pasta necklaces. Adults observe and sometimes play alongside children, communicating and modelling where necessary. Sometimes adults call children over to complete specific directed tasks such as letter formation or phonics practice.

We would recommend working in a similar way at home. You will all be experiencing lockdown under a range of circumstances and we want learning to be as flexible as possible to suit you. For this reason we are providing video clips to introduce and model new learning. We suggest watching these clips with your child so you can see the language used and concepts introduced. Staggering these throughout the day is likely to be the easiest and most productive way to access the learning. We require that you use the evidence me app to send in observations of your child's learning so we can track their progress and offer support.

We are planning to set up a daily zoom where an adult from the EYFS bubble will read a story to the EYFS children. This will begin on Monday 11th Jan at 2:30pm for anyone who would like to join in. Further details to follow.

Learning Together Learning for Life

Term 3

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Key Dates for Term 3

Learning at home

Government resource: Oak Academy

The Oak Academy website contains lots of lessons you can access for free.

You can follow the reommended schedule or search for particular areas that

interest you. Any materials from 'Reception' would be relevant to our children.

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White Rose Maths

For extra maths lessons you can watch videos and complete activities on the

White Rose website. This is the main scheme we follow at school so the lessons

closely align with what we cover in school.

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Paulton Infant School Planning

The following planning reflects what we are covering in school.

Some of the themes we will explore this term include winter,

space and Chinese New Year.

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Week 1 05/01/21 Frozen

Week 2 10/01/21 The Winter Bear

Week 3 18/01/21 Once Upon a Snowstorm

Week 4 25/01/21 Whatever Next!

Week 5 01/02/21 Aliens Love Underpants

Week 6 08/02/21 Dragons in the City