Nursery Graduation 2018

Thank you to all of the parents/carers who were able to attend the Nursery graduation. Here is the video if you would like to re-live the moments! 

"If you can dream it, you can do it"

Reception Picnic 17th July 2018

A big thank you to all of the parents who attended the end of year Reception picnic.  We had a lovely time.  The children enjoy this event each year and its a great opportunity for the Reception Team to say goodbye and good luck to the children and their families.

Your children have been a pleasure to teach and will be missed.

Reception Newsletter 16.07.18

Term: Summer 2                     Date: 16.07.18

Dear Parents,

This week the children will be reading ‘Sally and the Limpet’ and carrying out various related seaside activities.

We look forward to seeing you at the picnic tomorrow -

Tuesday 17th July at 12-1pm.

This is an opportunity for us to draw the Reception Year to a close. Please remember to bring your picnic lunch.

We hope you and your children have enjoyed their first year at school as much as we have and we look forward to watching them progress through Broadford Primary School.  Have a lovely Summer break!

      

Dates for your diary

     The school will be closed on the following days for pupils:

      INSET Days (Non Pupil Days)

      Friday 20th July

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

Buried Treasure!

Reception have been busy this week making their own treasure maps using the age old tradition of tea bags to make them look old! First they started by drawing their maps, and marking where the treasure was hidden with and ‘X marks the spot’. They also labelled some key features and some children even included a compass. Next they screwed up their maps carefully, there was a few shocked faces at this part. Finally they painted the crumpled maps with tea bags to give them that old weathered affect. The results were pretty impressive.

As the children made their maps there was much discussion over what features were on their desert islands and the route you needed to take to successfully rescue the treasure. Let’s hope these maps stay hidden from the rouge pirates that kidnapped the class bears on Monday! 

“I’ve drawn a cave here, you have to creep through it.” Maysa 

“Past the trees and over the river.” Varvara 

“These tea bags make it look really old and wrinkly!” Olivia 

Fine Motor Football!

Reception have been putting their fine motor skills to the test this week as they played finger football. The game took a lot of control and communication between team mates. Strengthening the fine motor muscles in our fingers and hands is crucial to being able to hold a pencil correctly and to form letters and write. It is amazing to see how much this has developed in everyone since September. As the children played there was lots of discussion about the world cup. They also discussed which team they were on, which player they wanted to be as well as keeping track of the scores. It will be of no surprise that everyone wanted to play for England, and that we won every game!

“Goal! I scored again! We beat Sweden at the weekend.” Lucas 

“This is really tricky.” Ellie-Jane 

“I played football with my cousins on Sunday, I won!” Finley 

Reception Go Bonkers 2018

The Reception children had a fantastic time celebrating our annual Bouncy Castle Day - Go Bonkers! Congratulations to all of those children who managed to score over 96% with their attendance and got to enjoy an extra bouncing session!

Pirate invasion!

Today reception had a shock when they discovered that their bears and monkeys had been taken hostage by the pirates! Luckily the pirates left a trail of clues around the school to help the children work out where to find their beloved class mascots.

We followed the clues past the apple trees, the basketball hoops, the gym, the sandpit, the library and back into our own classrooms!

Nathaniel: "Look another clue!"

Faizah: "We can use our phonics to read it!"



Aksanan: "It's cheeky monkey!"



Will the bears ever come back from the pirates or have they been forced to walk the plank? Watch this space to find out the next instalment in the hostage saga!

Reception Newsletter 09.07.18

Term: Summer 2                     Date: 09.07.18

Dear Parents,

This week is Pirate week, we will be reading various pirate texts and carrying out related activities.  We also have ‘Go Bonkers’ visiting the school tomorrow (Tuesday 10th July), all of the children will have the opportunity to use the inflatables and any children with 100% attendance will get an extra bonus session.

Our Learning Objectives for this week are:-

Personal, Social and Emotional:

ELG: They say when they do and don’t need help.

ELG: They show sensitivity to others needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.

ELG: Children are confident to try new activities, and say why they like some activities more than others.

                      

Communication and Language:

ELG: They use past, present and future formas accurately when talking about events, that have happened or are going to happen in the future.

ELG: Children express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners needs.

ELG: They answer how and why questions about their experiences and respond to  stories or events.

Physical Development:

ELG: They manage their own basic hygiene and personal needs successfully, including dressing and going to the toilet independently.

ELG: Children show good control and coordination in large and small movements.

ELG: They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

Literacy:

ELG: Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

ELG: They also write some irregular common words.

ELG: They write some simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.

Mathematics:
ELG: Chn use everyday language to discuss position
ELG: They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

ELG: They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.

Expressive Art and Design:

ELG: Children use what they have learnt about media in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes.

ELG: Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes.

ELG: They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Understanding the World:

ELG: They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, among families, communities and traditions.

ELG: They know that other children don't always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this.

ELG: Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members.

Important Notices:

Walking down the ramp:

It is that time of year when  we start to encourage the children to develop their independence skills even further and walk down the ramp with their peers.  If you feel you child is ready, please encourage them to do so. Parents and carers can stand at the top of the ramp and watch them walk safely in their classrooms. This usually helps with the transition in Year 1.

            

        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. Please find some ideas in the table below.  Please ensure the completed challenge is handed in to your child’s teacher by Monday 16th July, so that the certificates can be prepared.

Person:  Tinkerbell or Captain Hook

Piece of Music: George Frideric Handel Water Music

Nursery Rhyme: A Sailor went to sea

Learn it off by heart. Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme. Find out about the rhyme

Draw a portrait of the person. Find out facts about the person. Watch the person in action.

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

 

Dates for your diary

Reception Picnic - Parents welcome (please bring your own picnic)

Tuesday 17th July - 12.00-1pm

     The school will be closed on the following days for pupils:

      INSET Days (Non Pupil Days)

      Friday 20th July

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

Nursery Sports Morning

Nursery children enjoyed taking part in the sports morning on Thursday. They showed how well they have developed their balance and co-ordination over the year with some super quoit balancing, excellent throwing skills and fast running! Thank you to parents/carers who were able to watch, we hope you enjoyed the morning.

Reception build a paddling pool!

It has been a hot few weeks at school and today Reception decided to build a paddling pool! Before we started we talked about the materials we would need and how we were going to construct the sides. There was a lot of thought over how we could stop the water escaping! 

Time to build! The child showed fantastic reciprocity skills as they collaborated to build the pool. The was much discussion over how to lay the bricks and how high to build the sides. Once the children had added the tarpaulin they realised it was not going to stay in place. The children quickly put their heads together to secure the tarpaulin with bricks. Although the children had lots of fun we were sure to discuss the safety aspects of being around water and the children are all aware that to stay safe there must be an adult present if they are going to construct a pool. 

A lovely activity in the warm weather, also provided an incredible learning opportunity. With many areas of learning being covered including communication and language, physical development and PSED. Lucas and Zoe even went on to build their own mini paddling pool. 

"We need more bricks, the sides are not high enough!" Danny 

"Let's use the hose to fill up the pool." Lidia 

"Can we do this everyday?" Zuriel 

Paradise Wildlife Park

The Reception children had a fantastic experience at the Park.  They saw an incredible range of creatures including meerkats, lions and penguins.  As well as the impressive collection of animals there was a new section called "Dinosaur World", I am sure you can imagine how popular this was!?

There were also multiple play areas and the children of course all had a great time eating their picnic lunches.  On our return to school, the children have been writing recounts about their trips.  The only down side to the event was that we didn't want to come home and we could have spent much longer there.

A big thank you to all of our adult volunteers.

"The zebras are from Africa, look!" Awwal 

"Camels keep water in their humps." Maya-Rose 

"Me and Noah went on a coach, it was fun, it was epic!" Harry 

"I loved the penguins best." Danny 

Reception Newsletter - 02.07.18

Term: Summer 2                     Date: 02.07.18

Dear Parents,

Sports day will be taking place tomorrow (Tuesday 3rd July) at 1.30pm.  Please send your child to school wearing sports wear and suitable shoes.

Also this Wednesday (4th July) Aspen Class will be delivering their sharing assembly at 9.05am.

The children had a fantastic time on Thursday at Paradise Wildlife Park.  They were all really well behaved and we wanted to say a big thank you to all of the parent helpers too. Look out for the blog with photos from the day.

We will be reading the text ‘Journey’ and carrying out related tasks.

Our Learning Objectives for this week are:-

Personal, Social and Emotional:

ELG: Children are confident to try new activities.

ELG: They say when they do and don’t need help.

ELG: They show sensitivity to others needs and feelings, and form positive relationships with adults and other children.

                      

Communication and Language:

ELG: Children express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners needs.

ELG: They answer how and why questions about their experiences and respond to  stories or events.

ELG: They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting idea or events.

Physical Development:

ELG: Children show good control and coordination in large and small movements.

ELG: They handle equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing.

ELG: Children know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet, and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe.

Literacy:

ELG: They write some simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others.

ELG: Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

ELG: They also write some irregular common words.

Mathematics:
ELG: Chn use everyday language to discuss position
ELG: They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

ELG: They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing.

Expressive Art and Design:

ELG: Children use what they have learnt about media in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes.

ELG: Children use what they have learnt about media and materials in original ways, thinking about uses and purposes.

ELG: They safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.

Understanding the World:

ELG: They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, among families, communities and traditions.

ELG: They know that other children don't always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive to this.

ELG: Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives of family members.

Important Notices:

Walking down the ramp:

It is that time of year when  we start to encourage the children to develop their independence skills even further and walk down the ramp with their peers.  If you feel you child is ready, please encourage them to do so. Parents and carers can stand at the top of the ramp and watch them walk safely in their classrooms. This usually helps with the transition in Year 1.

            

        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. Please find some ideas in the table below.  Please ensure the completed challenge is handed in to your child’s teacher by Monday 16th July, so that the certificates can be prepared.

Person:  Tinkerbell or Captain Hook

Piece of Music: George Frideric Handel Water Music

Nursery Rhyme: A Sailor went to sea

Learn it off by heart. Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme. Find out about the rhyme

Draw a portrait of the person. Find out facts about the person. Watch the person in action.

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

 

Dates for your diary

Reception Picnic - Parents welcome (please bring your own picnic)

Tuesday 17th July - 12.00-1pm

     The school will be closed on the following days for pupils:

      INSET Days (Non Pupil Days)

      Friday 20th July

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