Reception Newsletter 18.1.16

Term:  Spring 1                        Date 18.1.16

 The children will be learning to be Superheroes themselves this week! We are focusing on the story 'Superhero School'. We will be encouraging the children to think about their own talents and setting up Superhero School challenges in the outdoor area. The children will need to use Resilience, Reciprocity, Reflectiveness and Resourcefulness to complete the challenges.

On Thursday the children will have a circus skills workshop. As well as teaching the children some amazing circus skills the focus will be on team work and listening skills. At the end of the day parents are welcome to come to the New Hall and join in with the children for a short session. 

Personal, Social and Emotional

 Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others.

The children will need to show reciprocity to complete the Superhero challenges. We will be modelling how to listen carefully in a small group and share their ideas.

 Communication and Language

Children  use complex sentences to link their thoughts.. e.g. He is sad because he fell over.

This week we will be focusing on the children's questioning skills. They will be encouraged to ask who, what and why questions in a game we will be playing during the week.

Literacy

We will be focussing in these skills in our writing;

Segmenting the sounds in simple words and blend them together.

Using some clearly identifiable letters to communicate meaning, representing some sounds correctly and in sequence.

Beginning to write simple captions and understanding that sentences are made up of words.

 Physical Development:

We will be learning to carefully control small balls with hockey sticks to move around a Superhero obstacle course.

Children will be developing their balancing skills using climbing equipment in the hall.

Children will be learning to jump safely from equipment and land with two feet.

 Mathematics

Ordering two or three objects according to length or height.

Understanding of the World

The children will continue to observe the worms in the wormery and watch as they dig tunnels.

The children will be talking about people who are special to them and thinking about why they are 'Super'.

The children will be encouraged to use different tools to free the Superheroes trapped in the ice.

Expressive Arts and Design

The children will have the opportunity to design and make their own superhero cape.

 Messages.

There will be a Stay and Play session on February 1st related to our Phonics scheme 'Read,Write,Inc.'

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