Hello, my name is Mrs Davison. I am very excited to be teaching the Robin class. I have recently moved back to Canterbury, which is where I grew up. I love working with children in the early years. It is great to see them develop their independence, learn how to read, write and recognise numbers. I enjoy helping the children to learn in their play and love spending time with them in role-play, the construction area and outside. 

I have two grown-up children. One is a chef, the other a teacher. I like to spend my free time gardening, reading and doing crochet.

Please come and ask me if you have any questions or want to share anything that you feel is important to your child. We love to celebrate home successes in class also! Remember to check Tapestry too. I look forward to working with you all. 

Additional adults working in Robin class: Mr Graves, Miss Stiles, Mrs Erby, Miss Harding

Save the date:

Week beginning the 27th April - Parent consultations take place on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please sign up for an appointment

Monday 4th May - Bank Holiday (School is closed).

Wednesday 20th May - Carnival

PE – Every Thursday (Come to school in your PE kit and trainers!)

Forest School – Every Friday (Come to school in clothes that are appropriate for the weather - as it gets warmer a sun hat will be needed. On very warm days, please send your child to school with sun cream on. Please also continue to send a coat as we will go out whatever the weather.)  

Term 5 timetable 

Term 5:

Our learning this term: 

Our topic this term will be 'Come Outside'. Our learning will be based mainly around minibeasts and life cycles. 

Literacy

 In Year R we will be reading these books: 

In Literacy, we will learn to:

• anticipate and predict key events in stories.

• understand vocabulary and use it when talking about stories, non-fiction, rhymes, poems and in role play. 

• read words consistent with our phonic knowledge by sounding them out and blending them.

• write recognisable letters, forming them correctly. 

• write some capital letters. 

• to spell words by identifying sounds in them and representing these with a letter or letters.

• use a full stop at the end of a sentence.

Phonics

We are learning to read and write sounds in this order: 

We have also been learning the below words. These words can not be Fred talked, so we have to remember these words. 

I, the, put, go, to, no, a, my, of, me, he, you, said be, she, we, be, was, they, like

 your, are, all we some, come, so

Following on from our phonics assessment at the end of Term 4, your children may now be in a new phonics group working on sounds that they need more practise with or moving on to the next set of sounds. 

You can help support your child with their phonics by practising the sounds located in the front of your child's reading record. 

Maths

This term we are going to look at numbers beyond 10, estimation, addition and subtraction, as well as doubles, sharing and revisiting our number bonds. 

We will learn to:

• count beyond 20, recognising the pattern of the counting system.

• have a deep understanding of number to 10, including the composition of each number.

• build numbers beyond 10 (10 and ones).

• add more and find a total with numbers up to 10. 

• take away and find a total with numbers up to 10.

• use simple estimation skills with numbers and number problems up to 10. 

•  double numbers with totals within 10.

• share objects equally.

Learning at home for Robin Class:

Reading

Please continue to read with your children at home. Reading books are changed on Tuesday and Thursday, so please ensure books are in your child's bag every day. Remember to sign or tick in your child's reading record when you have read with your child at home. 

Thank you for sending your child to school with their belongings' named. This also includes water bottles please. 

Be ready for learning! In Robin Class your child will need to have these items in school: 

Everything you send to school MUST be labelled clearly with your child’s name. Lost property will be available for parents to access daily on the school premises should anything go missing. 

• Book bag (provided by school) 

• Water bottle (no squash or juice) 

• Lunch box (if not having a school meal) 

• Wellington boots (to leave in school) 

• Coat (weather appropriate) 

• Bag of spare clothes to leave on your child's peg

Please don’t bring other items or toys into school, as we do not have space to store these, and it can cause upset if things are lost or damaged. 

Outdoor learning:

Outdoor learning plays a pivotal part in our children's development. Therefore, much of our learning in EYFS, takes place outside, and we aim to enjoy our outdoor learning area in any weather! So please, provide a pair of named Wellington boots which you are happy to leave in school for outdoor play. 

Highlights from term 4: