Reception E for Excellence 18.10.2024

 Reception E for Excellence

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E for Excellence -  Aurika for trying her best in all areas of her learning. Aurika worked hard to write her name and numbers this week. She also tried her best during Read, Write, Inc to recognise her sounds and worked hard to recognise her numbers. Well done Aurika!

Dojo points - Adelynn for her excellent listening skills during carpet time this week. Well done Adelynn! 

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Elisa read five books and earned her Bronze certificate. 

Elisa also read 10 books and earned her Silver certificate. Well done Elisa - keep up the brilliant work! 

E for Excellence - Aarish

Dojo points - Thomas

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Thomas, Dhaksha and Abdul Mateen read five books and earned their Bronze certificate.

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E for Excellence - Kamari, for being so helpful this week and making our outside area look beautiful! Thank you very much!

Dojo points - James, for earning the most dojo points and doing fantastic learning this week. You have listened so well in phonics. Well done!

We have had a fantastic week of learning and there has been so much to celebrate and be proud of in Reception! 

These children worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their determination and efforts.

Year Reception: What We Are Learning w/b 14th Oct

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

Our focus book was Elmer:

Here is what we have been up to:

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. The children have been learning the sounds sh, th, ch, qu, and ng. Please continue to read with your children and work on these sounds with them. 

In Topic, we have been learning about diversity. We have celebrated our differences and understood that we all belong! 

In Maths this week the children have been learning patterns. They worked hard to continue the repeated patterns. The children also worked in pairs to create a repeating pattern with action images. Well done Reception for your hard work in Maths this week! 

Next week, as part of our Expressive Arts and Design curriculum, the children will be making wands linking to the story Room on the Broom. To make the wands we will need sticks and dried leaves. If you go out on a walk, please do collect some and bring them into school for us to use before next Friday. 

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work! 

Nursery certificates w/b; 14/10/24

This week, two children in Nursery have received an 'E for Excellence' certificate.

Well done to Noah who has been awarded an E for excellence in recognition of gaining confidence to talk and share his ideas in Nursery. Noah has also been really kind and helpful in group time. 

Well done to Shaheer who has been awarded an E for excellence in recognition of entering Nursery with a smile on his face. Shaheer has settled well into his sessions and is enjoying exploring the Nursery. 

This week, two children in Nursery have received an 'I made my teacher happy' certificate.

Well done to Evandy who has been awarded an I made my teacher happy this week because she has been joining in really well during group time. Evandy has been singing our group songs and joining in with the story. 

Well done to Ameera who has been awarded an I made my teacher happy this week because she has been so helpful at tidy up time. Ameera has remembered where all the toys go back to and has been helping other children too. 

Leaf Hunt Nursery

 Next week our story is 'The Leaf Thief'. We have a special visit from the author of this story on Tuesday to support our learning.  We would love the children to bring in leaves from their walks to school/after school into Nursery to enhance our learning areas in Nursery.  We will use these for arts and crafts and other classroom activities. Thank you! 

Nursery Learning w/b 15/10

 Important Information 

1. Evidence Me  Please do add your own videos and photos from home as parents can also share achievements. Please speak to a member of staff if you cannot access this app. 
2. Spare Clothes - Please leave a bag of spare clothes in Nursery, ideally this will be a labelled plastic bag. This bag should stay in school. 
3. Nappies and wipes - If your child is in nappies and requires changing in Nursery please bring nappies and also a pack of wipes.  You can bring in a pack and leave this here if you would prefer to do this. 
4. Lunches -For the children who stay for lunch, we would like to inform parents Broadford primary is a Heathy Eating school. Please do not provide nut based products such as peanut butter or Nutella as some of our children have nut allergies.
5. Coats - Autumn is now in full swing. We still have lots of opportunities for the children to access our curriculum outside so please ensure they are always appropriately dressed for the weather. Remember to label coats, hats, scarves and gloves too!

Dates 

22nd October - Visit from the author of 'The Leaf Hunt' to Nursery. 

Half Term - Nursery is closed for half term on the week beginning the 28th November. 

The children come back to Nursery on Tuesday 5th November (Closed 4th November for staff training). 

Wednesday 6th November - Nursery Stay and Play - Parents are invited to join us for a session focused on Communication and Language and developing early literacy. 

The children have enjoyed developing their fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination using golf tees and pumpkins this week. They had to carefully use wooden hammers to tap the tees in and had to hold the golf tee with one hand to steady this. 

Last week the children discovered ladybird larva outside. This week we discovered more ladybirds flying. To help the children understand how they have grown and changed we added pictures of the stages of growth to our outside area. 

In the mark making areas we are exploring pattern and shape. The children are being encouraged to control their pencils and pens to make shapes. 

In the art area the children have been using paint and collage to create their own pumpkins. They have enjoyed exploring texture and learning how to twist and use glue to stick materials on their creations. 

Nursery Learning w/b 8/10/

Nursery learning week beginning 7.10.24

Important Information 

1. Evidence Me -Over the next month we will start sharing observations on our parent share app. Please do add your own videos and photos from home as parents can also share achievements. Please speak to a member of staff if you cannot access this app. 
2. Spare Clothes - Please leave a bag of spare clothes in Nursery, ideally this will be a labelled plastic bag. This bag should stay in school. 
3. Nappies and wipes - If your child is in nappies and requires changing in Nursery please bring nappies and also a pack of wipes.  You can bring in a pack and leave this here if you would prefer to do this. 
4. Lunches -For the children who stay for lunch, we would like to inform parents Broadford primary is a Heathy Eating school. Please do not provide nut based products such as peanut butter or Nutella as some of our children have nut allergies.
5. Coats - Autumn is now in full swing. We still have lots of opportunities for the children to access our curriculum outside so please ensure they are always appropriately dressed for the weather. Remember to label coats, hats, scarves and gloves too! 

   

                                                    Story Time

We have been focusing on the story 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' this week. The children have been joining in with phrases from the story. We have been also been creating our own porridge in groups. 

Creative

The children have been painting and decorating their own bears from the story Goldilocks and the three bears. They showed a lot of creativity in choosing colours and materials.

Outdoor Play

The children have enjoyed building in the construction area this week. They have been practising working as a team to make wonderful creations. The children have also enjoyed stacking the crates at different heights. 

Another great week in nursery! 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning w/b 7th October 2024

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world” said, Mahatma Gandhi.

Our focus book was People Who Help Us:

Here is what we have been up to:

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. The children have been learning the sounds v, y, w, z and x. Please continue to read with your children and work on these sounds with them. 

In Maths this week the children have been learning how to compare size, mass and capacity. 

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!