Weekly Reception Newsletter 9.12.14

Term: Autumn 2

Date: 08.12.14

This week we will be continuing our topic ‘Colours and Patterns’. Our story of the week is ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman'. We will be finishing our various Christmas art activities this week.

The Christmas performance for Reception and Nursery is on Wednesday 10th December at 10.30 am and 2.30 pm. Christmas Jumper Day is on Friday 12th December please can the children wear a Christmas jumper over their uniform.

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 ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’.
• 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.
• 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.
• Sometimes gives meaning to marks as they draw and paint.
• Links sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.
• Begins to break the flow of speech into words.
• Hears and says the initial sounds in words.
• Please ensure your child’s reading book is in school on their reading day.

Mathematics

• Recognises some numerals of personal significance.
• Uses language of ‘more’ and ‘fewer’ to compare two sets of objects.
• Find one more or less from a group of up to 5 objects, then 10.

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

Some future dates for your diaries:
12th December – Christmas Jumper Day
Wednesday 10th 10.30- AM EYFS Christmas Performance
Wednesday 10th 2.30- PM EYFS Christmas Performance

• 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.