Reception Weekly Newsletter.

Term: Summer 1 Date 13.05.13

Our topic this term is ‘Story land’. We are focussing on fantasy stories and stories from different cultures. This week we will be continuing with the book, ‘Where the wild things are’.

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.
Discussing Max’s behaviour – reinforcing reciprocity.

Communication and Language
Re-reading the story of ‘Where the Wild Things Are’. Can the children retell the story using the masks? Can the children ask ‘why’ and ‘how’ questions?

Physical
Exploring our outside area and how to use the equipment.

Literacy
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.
Writing our names encouraging correct pencil grip.
We will be continuing our daily Read Write Inc sessions.
In small groups we will be encouraging the children to write a sorry letter on a template sheet as a guided writing task, modelling sentences.
Whole class un-aided writing. Children to write about their weekend.

Maths
Exploring ‘Ten Town’ encouraging correct number formation.
Singing number songs.
Using multilink cubes children to add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer.
Use mathematical vocabulary and demonstrate methods of recording their calculations using the number sponges.

Understanding of the World
The children will be provided with resources to create simple maps and plans, paintings, drawings and models of observations of known and imaginary landscapes (Max forest, bedroom etc.)

Expressive Arts and Design
Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme.
Role play – green grocers shop/Max’s bedroom.
Creating a large collage outside.
Children to create their own ‘Wild thing’ masks and props and use them to re tell the story.

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.
If you have any cardboard tubes, we would be most grateful for them.
Show and tell this week will be on Friday. Children may bring in something related to Fantasy stories to talk about.
Please return permission slips and donations for our school trip asap.

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.
Encourage your children to use the correct pencil grip using ‘froggy fingers’.


Homework this half term is ‘Story Land’. Children can either produce a poster about their favourite books; this may be a favourite story or an information book. Alternatively, the children could work on producing their own story demonstrating their great writing skills and imagination. Homework will need to be returned by the end of this half term.