Reception Weekly Newsletter

 

Term: Spring 2 Date 11.03.13

 

We are continuing with our topic, ‘Growing and Changing’. This week we will continue to base our learning around the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. This is to prepare us for our trip to Tropical Wings on Wednesday. If you haven't returned your permission slip and donation, please do ASAP. We will not be able to take your child if the permission slip hasn’t been handed in.

 

Your child will be taking part in the following activities within the seven areas of development (activities are subject to change, depending on the children’s interests; however, the skills remain the same):

 

 

Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Going through rules about our trip.

 

Communication and Language

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 a reward system in place.

Recalling our school trip. Children to record their experiences in their chosen way.

 

Physical

Playing on the bikes, aeroplane, and with the small apparatus.

PE in the hall.

 

 

Literacy

Writing our names encouraging correct pencil grip.

We will be continuing our daily Read Write Inc sessions.

Writing a shopping list for the hungry caterpillar.

Writing simple recounts of our school trip.

 

 

Maths

Exploring ‘Ten Town’ encouraging correct number formation.

Singing 7 days of the week song. Reinforce days of the week, through ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ story. Can the children answer, which day before is Tuesday? Which day is before Friday? How many days in the week? etc….

Simple addition using ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ fruits.

 

  

Understanding of the World

Continuing to share the story of the ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. Can the children identify the different life cycle changes? To explain the life cycle of a butterfly using the key word – egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly. To continue to look after the planted beans.

Mr Bloom’s Nursery games and activities on the computer

 

 

Expressive Arts and Design

Music express

Learning the song – ‘Wish I could fly like a butterfly’.

Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme.

Role play – Giants castle and Police Station.

Making Mothers’ Day cards.

Painting symmetrical butterflies.

 

  

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 complete the topic sheet that we sent home, to inform us what your child already knows and what they want to find out about.

Children may bring in something related to ‘Growing and Changing’ for Show and Tell on Friday afternoon. Toys must be topic related.

 

 

Ways to help at home:

Sharing books to encourage story language and imagination.

Playing letters and sounds phase 2 and phase 3 games on the computer.

 

  

Homework:

 

This half terms homework theme is ‘Growing’. Please work with your child to make a collage about their own growth and development or maybe the life cycle of animals/minibeasts. Alternatively your child could plant something at home and record its growth in a dairy using pictures and photos and then bring it in to show us. Homework needs to be returned during the last week of term.

 

We look forward to listening to your child sharing their homework with the class.

 

 

 

Thank you for your continued support.