Weekly Reception Newsletter 19.11.12

Term:  Autumn 2                        Date 19.11.12

This week, we will be stepping away from our current topic ‘Colours and Celebrations’ as it is National Anti Bullying Week. We will be thinking about being kind to one another.  We have two stories this week; ‘Colour me Happy’ and ‘The Two Monsters’. We will continue with a colour focus.  Our colour of the week is ‘Green’.  Your child will be taking part in the following activities. (Activities are subject to change, depending on the children’s interests):

Personal, Social and Emotional

• We will be sharing the story of ‘The Two Monsters ‘.  In circle time, we will be discussing hurtful words and reinforcing our class rules. Our focus activity will be decorating people templates with thoughtful words.

Communication and Language

• Sharing the stories, ‘Colour Me Happy’ and ‘The Two Monsters’, discussing the moral of the story.
• Listening to children read their reading books.  Please ensure books are brought into school every day.

Physical

• Playing on the bikes and climbing frame.
• P.E – team games with a focus on ball skills.  Can we please remind you that all children need a full kit in school at all times.
• Developing fine motor skills through tracing activities and manipulating dough.

Literacy

• Writing our names encouraging correct pencil grip.
• Daily phonics sessions – introducing sounds sh, r, j, v and y.

Maths

• Ordering numbers up to 10 activity by placing 10 green bottles on the wall.
• To make a shape monster.  Can children describe the shapes they use?
• Reinforcing patterns using Moshi Monster characters.

Understanding of the World

• Continuing to construct ‘Elmers’ out of milk bottles.
• Free use of the computer and listening area.

Expressive Arts and Design

• Sharing the story, ‘Colour me Happy’.  The children will then be making colour wheels – discussing what happens when we mix colours together.
• Creating our own friendly monsters using a variety of materials.

Messages

• Please follow Broadford on facebook (remember to press the ‘like’ button) and twitter.  We update the Early Years blog regularly with photos and information.
• Please send in empty clean milk bottles, which we can use to construct Elmers.
• You may not be aware that Free School Meals eligible children attract Pupil Premium funding of £600 per child. This additional money is used to improve achievement for that group but it also impacts on all of our children. For instance a chunk of it pays for the free after school clubs that everyone benefits from. Our Governing Body have discussed how we can use this money to directly help eligible families. Support we can offer includes: free school trips, support with uniform and help with residential trips. If you think you may be eligible, please apply now. You don’t actually have to eat the school dinners… you just have to sign up! The more children who sign up, the more money we get the more we can help our children. If you feel you are entitled to free schools meals, please pick up a form from the office.  If you need help in completing the form, just ask!
• As the weather gets colder, please wrap up your child/children to keep them warm.  We continuously use the outside area, so please ensures coats are in school at all times.
• Please fill in your home/school learning books this week. 
• A very big thank you to all the parents who filled in the sheet, telling us what you want the children to learn and what they already know – they were very informative and we will use them to inform our planning.

Homework

This half terms homework theme is Celebrations and Special days.  Please make a collage of any special family events such as parties, weddings and special occasions and any great days out.  Your collage can be a mixture of drawings, photos, train tickets, leaflets etc…

Please return any homework from the week beginning 10/12/12.

We look forward to listening to your child/children sharing their special times.