Week beginning 13th April 2026

We hope you and your families all have a lovely Easter! We look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 13th April.- The EYFS team. 

In Term 5 our new topic will be 'People Who Help Us'.

Worship theme of the week:

Responsibility  

Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for me 

Curriculum this week:  

Literacy
This week in Literacy, we will be reading the book What Jobs Could You Do? By Catherine Barr and Ana Gomez. 

Mathematics

In maths, the children will practise counting on from a given number.

Phonics
We will be recapping the sounds we have learnt so far.

Wider Curriculum

As part of our wider curriculum, we will be looking at the RNLI as part of our new topic 'People Who Help Us'. 

Word of the week:

Our Word of the Week for this week is 'hygiene'. Please explore the word's meaning at home with your child. 

Homework:

Please see below for our homework. 

Reading:

We would love to see the children in EYFS using their extra time at home to read some brilliant books. If children read three times at home, they get a raffle ticket. Please, therefore, keep a quick record in reading logs – your children can write the title in to help! We would also like to encourage children to bring their reading records into school every day.

Coming up:

• Monday 13th April - Return for the summer term
• Friday 19th June 2026 - Sports Day at King’s Park Stadium
• Saturday 27th June - St. James’ Summer Fayre
   

Many thanks for all of your support,

Miss Daw & Miss Wingate

Additional Resources:

Recommended Book list for EYFS: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/reception/

Everywhere Bear - we have sent home the Everywhere Bear today. Please remember to share photos of your weekend on Tapestry and bring the bear back on Monday.

Class Cup - we have sent home the class cup and tie today. Please remember to bring back on Wednesday.

Reading Sketchbook - each week a new child will bring home the reading sketchbook. Please draw some pictures and write about your favourite story. We cannot wait to find out which is your favourite and why.

Purple Mash - You should now all have your Purple Mash login. Please explore Purple Mash at home. It has many activities you can have a go at. 

Healthy Teeth - we have attached a link below about the importance of children brushing their teeth. If you are struggling with this at home, please do let us know. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-teeth-and-gums/taking-care-of-childrens-teeth/