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Autumn Term 2
We are continuing our Autumn topic ‘Amazing Me’ but now with a traditional tale focus. Please find the topic web below that outlines the learning for this term. We will also be starting ‘Poetry Basket’ which introduces children to a new poem each week where they will learn, recite and perform this poem. This is intended to build up a bank of poems for children to remember and apply in their every day literacy.
With the wet and autumn weather here please ensure children are coming into school in the appropriate, named clothes. Also, that borrowed clothes are returned to school and where needed individual spare clothes and returned in case children get wet and muddy in school.
Meet the Teacher
Thank you to those that were able to attend Meet the Teacher. Please find the powerpoint used in the meeting below for reference or if you weren’t able to attend.
Rainbows September 2025
Hello! We hope that you have all had a fantastic summer and your children are looking forward to starting at Haddenham St Mary’s! Please find below the New Starter Powerpoint for your records from the summer and lots of useful information to help your child have the best possible start!
This term we will focus on getting to know each other, making friendships and learning the school routines. We will gradually start introducing our topics, phonics and maths throughout the term as well was sending home bookbags and reading books.
New Starters Monday 24th June-PPT
Topics
We have three topics throughout the year, all with a central theme that we base lots of our learning from. Once the Rainbow children have become more settled into their new routines and expectations at school we will start to cover more from our Autumn topic- All About Me which you can find below.
Autumn – All About Me
This will focus on new beginnings, starting school, new classes and the people who help for the first half.
Phonics
We will begin teaching the children from our phonics scheme from Twinkl on the second full week (15/09/25). We will be covering some of the sounds that they learnt at the end of pre-school and ensuring that the children are secure in these before we start teaching new sounds. Please find the sounds for level 2 and the actions to these as well. These will be taught gradually throughout the term.
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Forest School
- Rainbow 1 will have forest school on Wednesday afternoon and Rainbow 2 will have forest school on Tuesday afternoon. This will be with our EYFS forest school leader, Mrs Suska.
Forest school will start on the week commencing 15/09/25. ON your child’s forest school day please can they come into school in their forest school kit. This is long sleeve tops and bottoms appropriate for the forest and weather (warm and ok to get muddy) and waterproofs on rainy days.
PE
- Rainbows will have PE on Fridays. Please can they come in with their PE kit on Fridays.
Items to have in school
- Water bottles
- Coats, jumpers, sun hats as appropriate
- Change of clothes in a small bag to stay in school
- Wellies- to stay in school
- Snacks- to be brought in on a Monday for the week (if possible)
- Please make sure everything is named
Bookbags
These will be handed out once the children are more settled into their new routines. They will be able to choose a book to take home with them to read with someone at home initially, towards the end of the term we aim to have started the children on our school reading scheme. When this happens we will change their books twice a week
Tapestry
We will begin activating these accounts on the first week back using the Tapestry sheet filled in on the school’s online admission over the summer. If you do not receive an email from Tapestry confirming this please check your spam and then speak to your class teacher. If your child was in Little Forest Friends your child’s profile should automatically transfer to Rainbows (in theory!) Tapestry is used to share what the class have been up to in the week and any ‘Wow’ moments. Please share what you have been up to or any wow moments on your child’s profile.
Key Dates
Friday 5th September- Transition days at school (timings have been emailed out)
Thursday 11th September- First full day at school (8.40-3.10)
Friday 19th September- Individual school photos (reserve day Monday 22nd)
Curriculum Overview
What we will be covering in reception this year:
Sparkling Rules
We will be speaking to children about ‘The Sparkling Rules’ throughout the year, you can link to them here: Sparkling-rules
School Uniform
Please bring in a pair of named wellies for your child to remain in school to be used when the weather gets wetter.
Here is a link to our school uniform information School-uniform
Communication
Communication is key at St Mary’s, if there is anything you need to speak to your class teacher about please catch them during drop off or pick up. Or email the school office to arrange a call. For any non-urgent communication e.g. if someone different is picking up or appointments, please email the school office.