Fledglings 

Welcome to Reception and Year 1!

In Fledglings, we have our Reception and Year 1 children with their teacher Miss Lenton and Teaching Assistant Miss Bones.

This half-term...

We had a fantastic start to the summer term. The children returned to school after Easter, refreshed and ready to learn and we were all very excited to have some sunshine!

This half term (Summer 2 2026) we will be learning…

For Literacy, we will be using Drawing Club, which is designed to spark joy and give the children creative freedom with their writing. Our Drawing Club texts change weekly and are chosen predominantly based on the interests of the children. We use a range of books and short video clips as stimuli. Year 1 are taught their grammar and punctuation in a discrete lesson on a Monday and then have the opportunity to apply these skills in the following Drawing Club sessions. Reception are supported in forming their sentences verbally before recording them.

In Maths, Reception will be increasing their confidence with subitising and will continue to develop their verbal counting skills to 20 and beyond whilst also learning to represent quantities beyond 10. Year 1 will be continuing their Multiplication and Division unit and beginning to explore fractions and place value for numbers to 100.

In History, our enquiry question is 'how have explorers changed the world?'. The children will be learning about explorers from the past and their discoveries and how these have influenced our lives. In Science this term, we will be consolidating our learning from the year through different investigations, linking these to stories such as The Oak Tree and The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. 

      

• Monday 22nd June - School photographs
• Tuesday 30th June - Whole school trip to Compton Verney
• Wednesday 1st July - Sports Day (am)
• Thursday 2nd July - Entries for sunflower competition in school
• Friday 3rd July - Axe throwing workshop - all children in PE kit
• Monday 6th July - School reports out
• Wednesday 8th July - Whole school transition (am only)
• Wednesday 15th July - Athlete in school - all children in PE kit

Supporting your child's learning at home

Themed home learning projects are set half termly via Class Dojo. These projects are designed so that the children can share and consolidate their learning but they shouldn’t be onerous. Completed projects should be sent to school in the last week of term, so that we can share them in school.

Please contact Miss Lenton if you need any additional resources or support with home learning.

Reading Books

When they are ready, the children will be assigned a decodable reading book on the Collins Hub e-Reader. This is their ‘showing off’ book that they have read three times in school already. This gives the children the opportunity to wow you with their prosody and for you to celebrate their learning. The children will also bring home a library book on a Friday to be retuned on the following Thursday. This book will be beyond the children’s phonic knowledge and is their ‘snuggle story’ – a story best enjoyed snuggled up, listening to someone else read it, especially if there are different voices!

Maths

The children all have logins for Numbots. Generally children really enjoy this game and are keen to play it, but if this is not the case, we encourage children to access it once per week. White Rose 1 Minute Maths is also a great app for developing number skills and is free to download with no login required.

Communication

Miss Lenton is available to speak to on the door at either end of the day, and non-urgent messages and enquiries can be sent via the chat on Class Dojo. Any urgent messages should be sent via the school office at admin5201@welearn.com to ensure that they are picked up as soon as possible. This includes arrangements for collection if different to normal.

PE and Forest School

Fledglings have PE every Monday. Please ensure children come into school dressed in season appropriate PE kit on these days. The children will also have a Forest School session on Wednesday afternoon. Children should have named wellies and waterproofs in school.

Snacks

Please send your child to school with a water bottle each day.

The children have a choice of fruits and vegetables each day. They are also able to have a drink of milk or water. Children under 5 are entitled to free milk, and others may purchase milk; parents are required to sign up for this via the Coolmilk website.