Tuesday 13 December 2016

Reception Newsletter 13.12.16



Term: Autumn 2                      Date: 13.12.16
Dear Parents,

Thank you for all your support with costumes for the Nativity as well as the fantastic turn out yesterday. We hope you enjoyed the performance, we certainly did. The children worked very hard to prepare for the Nativity and it has really helped them begin to understand the Christmas story. This week we will be continue to look at the Christmas story as well as making lots of Christmas crafts.

Personal, Social and Emotional:
  Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.
   Can describe self in positive terms and talk about abilities
  To take turns and share with their peers.
                       
Communication and Language:
       Responds to instructions involving a two-part sequence.
       Questions why things happen and gives explanations.
Talks about why things happen and how things work
Physical Development:
       Uses one-handed tools and equipment.
       Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
     
       Literacy:
       Suggests how the story might end.
       Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.
       Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.
     
Mathematics:
       Beginning to use mathematical names for 'solid' 3D shapes and 'flat' 2D shapes, and mathematical terms to describe shapes.
       Separates a group of four objects in different ways, noting the total is always the same.
       Realises not only objects, but anything can be counted.
Expressive Art and Design:
Constructs with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources.
Uses simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
Understanding the World:
     Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experience.
Recognises and describes special times or events for family or friends.
  

Messages:

     Christmas Party
     We will be having a Christmas Party on Tuesday 20th December. We will provide all the food and drinks along with lots of fun and games. Your child may bring a Christmas Jumper to school (named please!) to change into in the afternoon for the party.

Learning Challenge
     Each half term we will be setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning. 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, famous person, 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.
      Poem/Song to learn: Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer
      Five little Men in a flying saucer.                                                                  Person: Mr Maker
      Flew around the world one day,
      They looked left and right,

      But they didn’t like the sight,

      So one man flew away.
      Zoom!                                                                          Composer/Piece of music:Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Nursery Rhyme
Piece of music
Person
1.    Learn it off by heart.
2.    Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3.    Find out about stars.
  1. Listen to the piece of music.
  2. Create some movements to the music.
  3. Draw an illustration to represent their feelings.
  1. Draw a portrait of the person.
 2.  Find out facts about the person.
3. Watch the person in action.
Dates for your diaries:
Christmas Dinner - Thursday 15th December
Christmas Jumper Charity Day – Friday 16th December
Christmas Party - Tuesday 20th December
Last Day of Term: Wednesday 21st December – 3.05pm

End of Term Mini Report:
Any parents that are new to the school this school year,  should have received an email from inbox@2buildaprofile.complease read the email and follow the instructions.  This will enable you to electronically receive your child's mini report in the last week of term. If you have not received
an email first of all check your ‘Junk’ folder if not advise a member of staff.

        If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address is:
eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk
Kind regards,
The Reception Team
                                   


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