Monday 27 February 2017

Reception Newsletter

Term: Spring 2                      Date: 27.02.17
Dear Parents,
We look forward to an exciting week this week. We will continue look at Superheroes and have our trip to Jump Evolution on Wednesday and World Book Day on Thursday.  We will be reading and exploring the text ‘Super Kid’

Thank you to all of the parents who attended the reading workshop we hope you found it useful.  If you have any queries please speak to a member of staff or email us directly:    eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk


Our Learning Objectives for this term are:-
Personal, Social and Emotional:
Can describe self in positive terms and talk about abilities.
Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others.
Shows confidence in asking adults for help.
                       
Communication and Language:
Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
Uses language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play situations.
Can retell a simple past event in correct order.

Physical Development:
Eats a healthy range of foodstuffs and understands the need for variety in food.
Shows understanding of the need for good practices with regards to exercise, eating, sleeping, and hygiene can contribute to good health.
Show an understanding of a need for safety when tackling new challenges and considers and manages risks.

Literacy:
Enjoys an increasing range of books.
Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
Enjoys an increasing range of books.

Mathematics:
Finds the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them.
Begins to identify own mathematical problems based on own interests and fascinations.
Recognise some numerals of personal significance.

Expressive Art and Design:
Uses simple tools and techniques competently and appropriately.
Constructs with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources.
Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair 'cliff'.
Understanding the World:
Comments and asks questions about aspects of their familiar world such as the place where they live or the natural world.
Enjoys joining in with family customs and routines
Beginning to construct, stacking blocks vertically and horizontally, making enclosures and creating spaces

Messages.
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.
 Person:  A Super Hero
 Piece of Music: Johann-Strauss Radetzky: March
 Poem/Song to learn: Jack and Jill went up the hill

Nursery Rhyme
Piece of music
Person
1.    Learn it off by heart.
2.    Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3.    Find out about the origin of the rhyme.
  1. Listen to the music and dance to it.
  2. Find out facts about the composer.
  3. Produce a collage or picture to illustrate the piece of music.
1. Draw a portrait of the person.
2.   Find out facts about the person.
3. Watch the person in action.

Dates for your Diary:

Wednesday 1st March - Jump Evolution
Thursday 2nd March - World Book Day, dress as a character from a book and bring your book into school to show to your class.

      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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