Reception Weekly Newsletter 17.11.14

Term: Autumn 2

Date: 17.11.14

Thank you to all of our parents and carers who attended the Read, Write, Inc Stay and Play session. We hope you found this useful. If you would like to find out more please like the ‘Ruth Miskin’ Facebook page or alternatively visit the website www.ruthmiskin.com.

Our book of the week this week is ‘Here come the aliens.’ Your child will be taking part in the following activities. (Activities are subject to change, depending on the children’s interests):

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Children are aware of the boundaries and behavioural expectations.
• To develop an understanding that their own actions can affect others.
• Can usually adapt behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine.

Communication and Language

• Sharing the story ‘Here Come the Aliens’ and providing materials for the children to develop their own narratives.
• Uses intonation, rhythm and phrasing to make the meaning clear to others.
• Beginning to understand 'why' and 'how' questions.
• Uses a range of tenses (e.g. play, playing, will play, played).

Physical Development

• Developing fine motor skills through tracing activities, using tweezers and manipulating dough.
• The children will be continuing to go out in small groups with Mr Portway. All children will now need a full PE kit in school as they will be getting changed for each session.
• Holds pencil between thumb and two fingers, no longer using whole-hand grasp.
• Holds pencil near point between first two fingers and thumb and uses it with good control.
• Can copy some letters, e.g. letters from their name.

Literacy

• We will be continuing with our daily Read, Write Inc. groups.
• Children will be practising their name writing to ensure correct formation and pencil grip.
• Please ensure your child’s reading book is in school on their reading day.

Mathematics

• Practising number formation and understanding of number through playing bingo.
• Exploring the properties of 2D and 3D shapes.
• Use familiar objects and common shapes to create and recreate patterns and build models.

Understanding of the World

• Talks about why things happen and how things work.
• Developing an understanding of growth, decay and changes over time.

Expressive Arts and Design

• Explores what happens when they mix colours.
• Explores colour and how colours can be changed

Learning Challenge

Each half term we will setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning. We believe that it is important for us to provide guidance for parents on how their children's learning can be extended at home.

The learning challenge will include either a nursery rhyme, illustration or a piece of music. Please talk to your child about the challenge and help them to engage in their learning. The children can choose how they present their learning challenge outcomes to their teacher or class.

Poem/Song to learn: 5 Little Monkey’s jumping on a bed

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.

One fell off and bumped his head.

Mama called the doctor and the doctor said,

"No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

(repeat counting down to 0)

Composer/Piece of music: Vivaldi’s- Four Seasons

Person: Mr Maker

Nursery Rhyme	Piece of music	Person
1.     Learn it off by heart 2.     Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme 3.     Find out about monkeys 4.     Write the calculations down e.g. there were 5 monkeys and then one fell off so how many now? 5-1=4	Listen to the piece of music Create some movements to the music Draw an illustration to represent their feelings Able to name the piece of music when they hear it	1. Draw a portrait of the person. 2. Find out facts about the person 3. Watch the person in action 4. Make something that the person has made

Messages

• The children may bring in something related to our stories for Show and Tell on Friday.
• Please make sure your child has a spare change of clothes in school just in case they have any little accidents. The spare change of clothes does not have to be school uniform.
• We regularly update our EYFS blog. Please like our Broadford Primary Facebook page every time you see an EYFS blog. Feel free to make a comment on the children’s experiences.
• If you wish to contact a member of the EYFS staff please email them at eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Thank you for your support.