Topic: 'The world Around us (including Cultural and fantasy Stories)'.
The children enjoyed our VE day anniversary Celebrations on Friday. They were interested in finding out about the war, what rationing was and why it was such a special day.
We have another busy week ahead, the farm will be with us on Monday and we will be holding our stay and play session on Wednesday afternoon at 1.30-3.00 , with a Mathematical focus. We hope to see you all there.
This week we will be basing our learning around the story of ‘Farmer Duck.’
During the week 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):
Communication and Language
Communication and Language
- Sharing the story of, ‘Farmer Duck’ and getting the children to ask, who, what why and how questions.
- Discussing our farm visit answering 'how' and 'why' questions about their experiences.
- Children will be encouraged to express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners' needs.
- All the children have a set reading day. Please make sure their book is in school at least for their reading day. We praise the children who regularly read at home to an adult and have a reward system in place.
- They give their attention to what others say and respond appropriately, while engaged in another activity.
Physical Development
- Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements.
- They move confidently in a range of ways, safely negotiating space.
- Fine manipulative skills set up daily to improve children’s pencil control.
- We will be continuing with our daily Read, Write Inc. groups.
- Please keep practising ‘Fred talking’ the words we send home and encouraging your child to use their ‘Fred Fingers’ to help them spell the words.
- 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 and letter formation.
- Writing recounts about the farm, discussing who, what, when, why and their favourite part of the day.
- Sharing a range of non-fiction/fiction books about the farm.
- Continues a rhyming string.
- Compare quantities and objects and to solve problems.
- Securing recognition of numbers 1-20 and ordering correctly.
- Ensuring children understand more and less and are able to find one more/less from a given number.
- Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer.
- Say which number is one more or less than a given number.
- They know about similarities and differences between themselves and others, and among families, communities and traditions.
- Discussing our families and how they are similar/different. Sharing photos of communities/traditions around the world – how are they different to what we know?
- To make observations of animals and talk about changes
Expressive Arts and Design
- Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme.
- Children will be encouraged to represent their own ideas, thoughts and feelings through role play and stories using the new small world areas inside and outside the classroom.
- The children will experiment with using different collaging techniques independently.
- Children sing songs, make music and dance, and experiment with ways of changing them.
- To paint pictures of their favourite farm animals using a variety of materials, tools and techniques
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:Teddy bear, Teddy bear
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Person:Famous Disney character
Turn around!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the ground!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Jump up high!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch the sky!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Bend down low!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Touch you toes!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Turn out the light!
Teddy bear, teddy bear,
Say good night!
Painting:Illustrations Axel Scheffler (illustrator)
Nursery Rhyme
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Painting
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Person
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Basic
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Learn it off by heart
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To find out 3 facts about the illustrator
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Watch the character in action
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Advanced
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Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme
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To draw a picture in a similar style
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Draw a portrait of the character
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Deep
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Find out about the rhyme
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Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator
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Find out information about the character
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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
- Please remember that your child should not return to school for 48 hours from the last time they had sickness or diarrhoea.
- Please remember that children still need to bring a coat into school as sometimes the weather can still turn chilly. For those sunny days remember to send in a sun hat and apply sun protector before they come to school.
- Thank you to all the children who have been bringing in their learning challenges to share with us in school. It is great to see how the chldren are contiuining and deepening their learning at home.
- Wednesday 13th May 1.30-3.00 Reception Maths stay and play
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