This half term we will be focusing on settling you into school and becoming familiar with the environment that you are in.

In the Let’s Explore project, your child will explore their class environment and school grounds so that they feel settled and happy in their new surroundings. They will learn about the local environment and find out about places they have visited. They will look at and create maps for journeys.

Supporting your child at home

*Use Google Earth to explore the locality.
*Go on a walk around your local community and talk about the things that you see.
*Encourage your child to talk about the activities they enjoy doing at school.
*Share and discuss the Did you know? resource.

In the Build It Up project, your child will explore structures in the world around them. They will learn about materials and their properties, and will have the chance to work independently and in groups to design and make marvellous structures.

Supporting your child at home

*Take a walk in the local area. Look at and talk about the buildings and other structures you see.
*Talk about the materials from which their house is made, such as brick, stone or wood.
*Take a large cardboard box and see what you can create together.
*Share and discuss the Did you know? resource.

In the Exploring Autumn project, your child will go on a woodland walk to learn about the seasonal changes that happen in autumn. They will learn about birds and animals that live in the woods and how they survive as the weather gets colder. They will take part in practical and creative activities that will support them to learn about autumn.

Supporting your child at home

*Go on a walk around your local area and talk about what happens to trees and plants during autumn. Take some pictures to share at school.
*Collect leaves, seeds, nuts and berries to add to an autumn collection.
*Make some bird food to feed the birds as the weather gets colder.
*Share and discuss the Did you know? resource.