Click here to watch a short video about reading with your child at home
At Tiptree Heath we are: Ready, Respectful, Safe
Our Curriculum
Here is a link to our EYFS Long Term Plan: EYFS curriculum map 24-25
Some parts may be subject to change during the year, as we get to know the children and choose to teach to their own particular interests.
To find out the changes to the Early Years Curriculum, click here.
Spring 2 2025: Spring has Sprung
Welcome back, everyone. We hope you have all enjoyed some rest and relaxation with your families and are ready to spring back into action for the second part of the term. It's such an exciting time of year, with buds and blossoms beginning to burst all around us and blue skies lingering for a little longer each day. We will be taking inspiration from the world around us this half term to learn about seasonal changes and how living things grow. We hope to give the children opportunities to grow their own plants from seed, observing the changes which occur from seed to seedling to established plant. We will learn about how our food comes from the ground and discover how and where different crops are grown, linking this to ways in which we can all be environmentally conscious and respectful of our planet. Children will also find out how fruits and vegetables form part of a healthy lifestyle and there may be opportunities for the children to sample some delicious recipes during the half term ahead. There are of course many animals as well as plants which are born this season and which begin their life cycle and we will be finding out about this too. We will continue to guide children towards independent reading and writing with the focus this half term on being able to say a short sentence out loud and attempt to write it with adult support. Maths is really taking off now, with learning moving towards more complex skills such as finding ways of combining two groups to make the number ten (number bonds). We look forward to spending more time outside as the weather warms and taking our learning, where possible, in the great outdoors.
If you have any questions about any aspect of your child's learning this half term, please speak to a member of the team. A very in-depth explanation of our curriculum can be found above in our 'curriculum map'.
Weekly Update
WB 24th March 2025
What will we be learning about this week?
Our beans have really ' taken off' so we are going to write some sentences about what we observe using the sentence starter 'I can see...' . Mothers' Day is approaching so we will all be making something special to take home with us on Friday. Our gardening volunteers return on Monday afternoon to help us get some good stuff into the ground and Mrs Pryke joins us as usual for some musical fun on Wednesday morning. We're also going to be turning our attentions in maths to the world of 3D shapes.
Our home learning idea for this week is...
...to take photos or make drawings of anything growing in your garden. As always, we would love to show your home learning in school during our Show and Share sessions.
Letter Formation
Here is a video of how we teach letter formation at Tiptree Heath. Hopefully this is helpful for practise at home.
(This video was made using clips from the YouTube account: Ludlow Learning)
PE
We will be doing PE on a Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Hutton
We will be learning gymnastics skills in the hall
Useful website links for Reception:
For a list of general recommended reads in EYFS, click here
For information about how we teach phonics at school, take a look at this page of the school website.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources - good for phonics games (many are free)
http://twinkl.co.uk/ - thousands of resources, some of which can be accessed for free
https://www.topmarks.co.uk - online maths games for primary school children, sorted by age
https://www.ictgames.com/mobilePage/literacy.html - online games again useful for phonics
https://www.bl.uk/childrens-books/themes/all-activities - Creative activities about characters, illustrations superheroes etc.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7D-mXO4kk-XWvH6lBXdrPw - stories and poems performed by Michael Rosen
https://www.coolmath4kids.com - Online games, great interactive manipulatives, lessons, quizzes and brain teasers
https://easyscienceforkids.com - activities about understanding the world
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/ - articles, activities and games
https://artfulparent.com - art and craft ideas
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ -how to draw videos for children