Term: Summer 2 Date: 10.07.17
Dear Parents,
Dates for your diary:
Tropical Wings: Thursday 13th July
End of Year Picnic Parents Welcome: Thursday 20th July 12.15pm
Go Bonkers: Wednesday 19th July
Thank you for all of the support from the families at sports day. We were really proud of the effort the children put in.
We have our trip on Thursday, as detailed in the letter the school day will consist of the usual times. Please ensure your child is on time as we will be leaving promptly. We are very grateful for all the adult volunteers, a member of staff will have let you know if you are coming by now. Furthermore please remember to dress your child accordingly, rain coat or sun cream weather dependent. Finally if you are sending them in with a packed lunch it must be in a named, disposable bag, which can be thrown away at the end of lunch.
Please note we also still have a missing Pirate hat, that belongs to Thomas. Please check at if it was taken home in error.
We will be reading ‘Sharing a Shell’ this week and carrying out linked activities.
Our Learning Objectives for this term are:-
Personal, Social and Emotional:
Takes steps to independently resolve conflict.
Children play group games with rules.
They work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules.
Communication and Language:
They answer how and why questions.
They recount experiences and imagine possibilities.
They give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately.
Physical Development:
Children show good control and coordination in large and small movements.
They are beginning to be able to write on lines and control letter size.
Children can hop confidently and skip in time to music.
Literacy:
To read and understand simple sentences.
They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them accurately.
They also read some common irregular words.
Mathematics:
They recognise create and describe patterns.
Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems.
They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.
Expressive Art and Design:
The children sing songs, make music and dance.
They represent their own thoughts and feelings through design.
Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes.
Understanding the World:
They talk about the features of their own immediate environment.
They know that other children don’t always enjoy the same things.
They also read some common irregular words.
Messages.
Please remember the homework expectation in Reception is to read every day and learn the red words. If you would like further homework please complete the Learning Challenge.
Please note any learning challenge homework needs to be in before Thursday 14th July to ensure your child receives their certificate in the last E for Excellence assembly.
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.
Nursery Rhyme:
A Sailor went to sea
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Person:
Captain Hook or Tinkerbell
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Piece of music:
George Frideric Handel
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Learn it off by heart.
Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
Find out about the rhyme
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Draw a portrait of the person.
Find out facts about the person.
Watch the person in action.
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Listen to the piece of music
Create some movements to the music
Draw an illustration to represent their feelings
Able to name the piece of music when they hear it
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Kind regards
The Reception Team
