Weekly Reception Newsletter 21.01.13

Term: Spring 1                                      
Date: 21.01.13 

A very big thank you to all the parents who supported the sponsored keep fit event. Monies raised will go towards our outdoor learning environment. If you have sponsored money to send in, please can you hand it in by Friday.

This term our topic will linked to the theme of ‘We love Toys’. We will change the focus each week depending on the children’s interests. This week our Learning Power Heroes will be leaning about ‘The Circus’. On Wednesday we have Doody’s Circus Company coming in to teach the children multicultural circus skills. After school on Wednesday parents/guardians are welcome to come in and have a go at learning some circus skills.

This week your child will be taking part in the following activities within the seven areas of development:

Personal, Social and Emotional

• During Circle time we are developing the idea of Learning Power Heroes, encouraging the children to see themselves as powerful and in charge of their own learning and identifying their own strengths. 

Communication and Language

• We will be encouraging the children to talk about what they think they are good at and how they can help others. 
• The children need to be bringing in their reading books daily. We praise the children who regularly read at home to an adult and have reward system in place. This week we will be counting how many books the children have been heard read to see if they have earned a reward. 

Physical 

• Playing on the bikes, with the hoops and balls. 
• Setting up circus activities outside using hoops, balancing beans, walking feet etc…

Literacy

• Writing our names encouraging correct pencil grip. 
• We will be continuing our daily Read Write Inc sessions. 
• Children will be recording their experiences of the circus skills day in speech bubbles. 

Maths

• In small groups we will be playing superhero bingo – matching number to quantity. 
• In whole maths sessions we will be focussing on number formation and problem solving. We will be introducing our new scheme ‘Ten Town’ – a fun way to engage children with learning about numbers. 
• In small groups we will be encouraging the children to find different ways to make 5, 10 and 20 by placing counters on the clowns’ bow tie. How many different ways can the children find? 

Understanding of the World 

• Explore Tommy Zoom saves the World programme. 
• We will finding out what the children already know about The Circus and watching some short clips. 
• Free use of our new computers.

Expressive Arts and Design

• Making clown collages out of paper plates displaying different emotions. 
• Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme. 

Messages

• Please follow Broadford on Facebook (remember to press the ‘like’ button) and twitter. We update the Early Years blog regularly with photos and information. 
• Please fill in your home/school learning books this week. 
• PE kits need to be in school – we still have several children without completes. Your child needs a white t-shirt, black shorts and plimsolls. 
• Children may bring in something related to ‘The Circus’ for Show and Tell on Friday afternoon. We would love to see some photos. 

Homework

• This half terms homework theme is ‘Toys’. Please work with your child to make a collage about their favourite toys. This could include photos, drawings, interesting facts and any great days, themed parties etc... Please return any homework from the week beginning 11/02/13. We look forward to listening to your child/children sharing their special times with their class.

Thank you for your continued support.