Newsletter 25.04.16

Term:  Summer 1                          Date 25.04.16

The children have enjoyed using the outside area in the sunnier weather.  They have been planting vegetables and playing in the mud kitchen.  These are both a great tool to develop an understanding of growth and life cycles.

 We will be reading ‘Tiddler’ and we will be singing ‘Wake Up your Muscles’ Tumble Tots and ‘I’m a pirate’.

We will continue to recap our previous phonemes, therefore this week we will be recapping p, g and n. 

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them.
• May form a special friendship with another child.
• Shows confidence in asking adults for help

 

Communication and Language

• Understands use of objects (e.g. What do we use to cut things?)
• Identifies action words by pointing to the right picture e.g. 'Who's jumping?'
• Uses talk to connect ideas, explain what is happening and anticipate what might happen next, recall and relive past experiences.

 

Literacy

• Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
• Knows information can be relayed in the form of print.
• Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups.

 

Physical Development:

• Can catch a large ball.
• Uses one-handed tools and equipment.
• Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping.

Mathematics

• Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.
• Shows interest in shape by sustained construction activity or by talking about shapes or arrangements.
• Uses shapes appropriately for tasks.

 

Understanding of the World

• Talks about why things happen and how things work.
• Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair 'cliff'.
• Beginning to make-believe by pretending.

 

Expressive Arts and Design

• Understands that they can use lines to enclose a space, and then begin to use these shapes to represent objects.
• Engages in imaginative role-play based on own first-hand experiences.
• Enjoys joining in with dancing and ring games.

 

 

 

Nursery Learning Challenge Summer 1

 

Each half term we will be setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning, this is in line with the rest of the school. We believe that it is important for us to provide guidance for parents on how their children's learning can be extended at home.

 

The learning challenge will include either a nursery rhyme, illustration or a piece of music. Please talk to your child about the challenge and help them to engage in their learning. The children can choose how they present their learning challenge outcomes to their teacher or class however the table below details some ideas for the learning challenge.

 

Person: A Pirate/Princess of own choice

Painting: Axel Scheffler (illustrator)

Poem/Song to learn:

Row, row, row the boat.

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

                                           

                                        

	Nursery Rhyme	Painting	Person
Basic	Learn it off by heart	To find out 2 facts about the illustrator	Read a story with Pirate/Princess in.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Draw a portrait of a Pirate/Princess
Deep	Find out about boats	Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Find out facts about a Pirate/Princess

 

Messages.

 

We will be holding an Early Years Pirate and Princess day on 11^th May, all children should come to school at the usual time, but the children can be dressed as a Pirate or Princess.

We will also be holding a Nursery Reading Stay and Play on Tuesday 26^th April –

Children should come in at their usual time –

All Parents and Carers are welcome at:

10.30am

2.30pm

 

If you wish to contact a member of the EYFS staff please email them at eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Thank you to all of the parents who have contributed the £1 voluntary snack contribution.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Nursery Team

 

I’m a pirate

I’m a pirate

I’m a pirate

Yo, ho, ho!

Yo, ho, ho!

I can sail the ocean

I can sail the ocean

Yo, ho, ho!

Yo, ho, ho!