Monday 13 June 2016

Reception Newsletter 13.6.16

Term:  Summer 2                          Date 13.6.16



This week we are focusing on the story 'Billy's Bucket' a story of a boy who is bought a magical bucket for his birthday. Within the bucket Billy can see a variety of magnificent sea creatures. It is a great way to introduce the children to marine life before our trip to the beach on Friday 17th June. Please remember the Reception doors will be open from 8.10am this Friday as we will need to be leaving the Reception classrooms at 8.25am. As Reception will not be in school for the queens birthday celebrations on Friday, EYFS will celebrate the queens birthday this Thursday. The children can wear red, white or blue. 


Please see the end of the Newsletter for more Key Dates. 

Your child will be taking part in the following activities within the seven areas of development (activities are subject to change, depending on the children’s interests; however, the skills remain the same):

Personal, Social and Emotional:
  • Encouraging children to work in small groups to discuss thinking and plan tasks together.
Communication and Language:
  • Extending vocabulary, especially by grouping and naming, exploring the meaning and sounds of new words.
  • Re-telling the story of 'Billy's Bucket' using props in the small world area. 
Physical Development
  • Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements.
  • Learning how to correctly use hurdles.  
  • Fine manipulative skills set up daily to improve children’s pencil control.
Literacy
  • We will be continuing with our daily Read, Write Inc. groups.
  • Writing our own descriptions of things the children would like to see in their own magical buckets.
  • Creating warning posters to warn people of what can happen if you misuse a magical bucket!

Mathematics
  • Revising the formation of 11-20,
  • Focusing on addition and subtraction using number lines and counting on or back from a given numer.
Understanding of the World
  • Talking about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another.
Expressive Arts and Design
  • Children safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function. 
  • Sea themed pictures in the art area using salt and paint.
  • Using tweezers to remove sparkly treasure from gel.
Key Dates
Thursday 16th June - EYFS celebrate the Queens Birthday.
Friday 17th June - Reception school trip to Cudmore Grove.
Thursday 23rd June - School closed for INSET
Friday 24th June - School closes at 1.30pm for TES Awards.
Saturday 2nd July - FoB School Fete
Monday 11th July - Reception, Nursery and KS1 Sports Day
Wednesday 13th July - Go Bonkers Bouncy Castle Day Event (Attendance Reward)
Thursday 14th July - Reception Graduation 


Due to of the volume of drink money being collected, distributed and organising the change for drinks is beginning to take away valuable teaching time.  We kindly request that if you would like your child to purchase a drink (30p each) that they bring in the correct money daily in a labelled purse, envelope or wallet, which can be kept in your child's tray.

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