Weekly Reception Newsletter 03.03.15

Term: Spring 2
Date: 03.03.15

 

Remember on Thursday it is World Book Day so your child can come into school dressed up as a character from their chosen story. A prize will be awarded for the best costume in each class!

 

On Monday we are very lucky to be having a visit from an author named ‘Chris Wormell’. Chris will be sharing some of his stories with the children and discussing the characters. There will be a book signing after school on Monday. Take a look at the books that will be on offer to purchase;

 

George and the Dragon - £7.99

Far, Far away in the darkest cave in the deepest valley amongst the highest mountains there lives a huge and terrifying dragon. with his fiery breath and mighty strength, this awesome beast fears no man, but he is afraid of just one thing...

 

 

Scruffy Bear and the Lost Ball - £6.99

Scruffy Bear sees a lovely red ball one day, so he kicks it! But the ball belongs to the rabbits and now it's stuck up a tree. Scruffy Bear must get it back, but there are creatures, surprises and lots of climbing ahead for this plucky bear.

 

The Sea Monster - £6.99

Deep down at the bottom of the ocean, there lives a great sea monster...

The children have thoroughly enjoyed their start to our new ‘Growing and changing’ topic. They each followed a set of instructions and planted their very own bean stalk. This week we will carry on basing our learning around the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’

 

 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

• Initiates conversations, attends to and takes account of what others say.
• Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others.
• Takes steps to resolve conflicts with other children, e.g. finding a compromise.
• During circle time we will be discussing what the children already knew about Jack and the Beanstalk and who was wrong and who was right? Should Jack of taken the golden hen? Why shouldn’t we steal? What could Jack of done instead?
• Aware of own feelings, and knows that some actions and words can hurt others’ feelings.
• Understands that own actions affect other people.
• Children talk about their own and others’ behaviour.

Communication and Language

• Uses language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play situations.
• Maintains attention, concentrates and sits quietly during appropriate activity.
• They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions.
• Listens and responds to ideas expressed by others in conversation or discussion.

Physical Development

• The children will be continuing to go out in small groups with Mr Portway
• Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
• Holds pencil near point between first two fingers and thumb and uses it with good control.
• Jumps off an object and lands appropriately.
• Experiments with different ways of moving.
• Observes the effects of activity on their bodies
• Travels with confidence and skill, around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment.

Literacy

• We will be continuing with our daily Read, Write Inc. groups.
• Hears and says the initial sounds in words.
• Can segment the sounds in simple words and blend them together and knows which letters represent some of them.
• Writes own name and other things such as labels, captions.
• Please ensure your child’s reading book is in school on their reading day.
• Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds.

Mathematics

• Beginning to use mathematical names for ‘solid’ 3D shapes and ‘flat’ 2D shapes, and mathematical terms to describe shapes.
• Selects a particular named shape.
• Can describe their relative position such as ‘behind’ or ‘next to’.
• Shows interest in shapes in the environment.
• Uses shapes appropriately for tasks.
• Beginning to talk about the shapes of everyday objects, e.g. ‘round’ and ‘tall’.

Understanding of the World

• Shows care and concern for living things and the environment
• Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change.
• Children know about similarities and differences in relation to places, objects, materials and living things.

Expressive Arts and Design

• Realises tools can be used for a purpose.
• Understands that different media can be combined to create new effects.
• Manipulates materials to achieve a planned effect.
• Selects tools and techniques needed to shape, assemble and join materials they are using

Learning Challenge

Each half term we will be 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: Jack and Jill went up the hill

Jack and Jill went up the hill,

To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown,

And Jill came tumbling after.

Up Jack got and home did trot,

As fast as he could caper,

And went to bed to mend his head

With vinegar and brown paper.

 

Piece of music: March Johann-Strauss Radetzky

 Person: Mr Bloom

	Nursery Rhyme	Piece of music	Person
Basic	Learn it off by heart Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	Listen to the piece of music	Draw a portrait of the person. Watch the person in action
Advanced	Find out about Jack and Jill	Draw an illustration to represent their feelings	Find out facts about the person
Deep	Re write your own version of the nursery rhyme	Able to name the piece of music when they hear it	Make/grow something that the person has  made/grown

Messages

• The children may bring in something related to our topic 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 constant support.