Reception Newsletter 24.09.18

Term: Autumn 1                      Date: 24.09.18

Dear Parents and Carers,

Half days have flown by and we are very excited for the children to meet the rest of their class. The trial lunches were very successful last week and there was lots of smiling faces. School lunches are free for every child until the end of year 2, although they are welcome to bring a pack lunch instead. Children will select their lunch choice each morning when they arrive at school. If you need another copy of the school menu please ask your class teacher.


The children started our phonics scheme RWI last week. They were very enthusiastic and are picking the routines up well. The children will continue to bring home a daily sound sheet to complete at home. Please feel free to collate these at home for your use, the class teachers will not expect them back in school.

This week we will be reading the text ‘Rainbow Fish’ and carrying out related tasks which will involve sharing and considering the feelings of others.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
There will be lots of activities linking to our story Rainbow Fish, many of these will focus around sharing and taking turns.

Physical Development
This term there will be a big focus on fine motor activities to strengthen our hand and finger muscles for writing. These are all of the ‘fiddly’ activities you will see around the classrooms, such as threading, using tweezers, cutting etc. Of course we will still be working on our gross motor skills in the outdoor areas as well.

Maths
We will be introducing Ten Town to the children this week. Although some children already recognise many numbers, Ten Town provides handy rhymes to help with formation. We will also begin to look at different representations of each number to help develop a deeper understanding of number.

Expressive Arts and Design
We will be further exploring our self-service paints to celery print pictures of the rainbow fish. Along with exploring different collage materials and medias to create pictures of the rainbow fish.


Dates for your diary
Tuesday 9th October - 2.15pm
Reading Meeting explaining our new reading scheme and how you can support your children with reading at home. Afterwards join your children in their classrooms for story time before heading home at the end of the day.

Thursday 8th November - 9-9.45am
Join your child in their classroom for a Phonics Stay & Learn session. There will be activities and games to play together along with an opportunity to see a short phonics session.


Thank you to the parents who have sent in a named set of spare clothes and wellies. If you haven’t yet we would appreciate these as soon as possible. We will be opening the mud kitchen this week!


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