Picnic at the Park

In order to gain a better understanding of the area around us the children have been taking trips to Central Park throughout the week. With high vis jackets on and clip boards at the ready they hunted for the photos of features they would find along the way.

As we walked we discussed the types of houses, the busy roads and how we could safely cross them, the builders who were carrying out roadworks and compared this to the open spaces we found at the park. When we reached the park the children were able to play in the park playground and eat the delicious sandwiches they had made for our Teddy bears picnic.

"Welcome to the park, it's exciting! We have to go down the slide one at a time." Temilola

"My favourite part was playing chase in the big field." Frankie W

Nursery Parents - Stay & Play reminder

Reading Stay and Play Session:

 

All Nursery Parents and Carers are welcome to return to the Nursery on

 Tuesday 26^th April

 

AM:      10.30 am

PM:      2.30 pm

 

This session is an opportunity for you to spend time with your child in the Nursery Session.

 

You will get an opportunity to play and listen to a story.

 

Thank you in advance for your support

Newsletter 25.04.16

Term:  Summer 1                          Date 25.04.16

The children have enjoyed using the outside area in the sunnier weather.  They have been planting vegetables and playing in the mud kitchen.  These are both a great tool to develop an understanding of growth and life cycles.

 We will be reading ‘Tiddler’ and we will be singing ‘Wake Up your Muscles’ Tumble Tots and ‘I’m a pirate’.

We will continue to recap our previous phonemes, therefore this week we will be recapping p, g and n. 

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them.
• May form a special friendship with another child.
• Shows confidence in asking adults for help

 

Communication and Language

• Understands use of objects (e.g. What do we use to cut things?)
• Identifies action words by pointing to the right picture e.g. 'Who's jumping?'
• Uses talk to connect ideas, explain what is happening and anticipate what might happen next, recall and relive past experiences.

 

Literacy

• Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
• Knows information can be relayed in the form of print.
• Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups.

 

Physical Development:

• Can catch a large ball.
• Uses one-handed tools and equipment.
• Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping.

Mathematics

• Uses some number names and number language spontaneously.
• Shows interest in shape by sustained construction activity or by talking about shapes or arrangements.
• Uses shapes appropriately for tasks.

 

Understanding of the World

• Talks about why things happen and how things work.
• Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair 'cliff'.
• Beginning to make-believe by pretending.

 

Expressive Arts and Design

• Understands that they can use lines to enclose a space, and then begin to use these shapes to represent objects.
• Engages in imaginative role-play based on own first-hand experiences.
• Enjoys joining in with dancing and ring games.

 

 

 

Nursery Learning Challenge Summer 1

 

Each half term we will be setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning, this is in line with the rest of the school. 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 however the table below details some ideas for the learning challenge.

 

Person: A Pirate/Princess of own choice

Painting: Axel Scheffler (illustrator)

Poem/Song to learn:

Row, row, row the boat.

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

                                           

                                        

	Nursery Rhyme	Painting	Person
Basic	Learn it off by heart	To find out 2 facts about the illustrator	Read a story with Pirate/Princess in.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Draw a portrait of a Pirate/Princess
Deep	Find out about boats	Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Find out facts about a Pirate/Princess

 

Messages.

 

We will be holding an Early Years Pirate and Princess day on 11^th May, all children should come to school at the usual time, but the children can be dressed as a Pirate or Princess.

We will also be holding a Nursery Reading Stay and Play on Tuesday 26^th April –

Children should come in at their usual time –

All Parents and Carers are welcome at:

10.30am

2.30pm

 

If you wish to contact a member of the EYFS staff please email them at eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Thank you to all of the parents who have contributed the £1 voluntary snack contribution.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Nursery Team

 

I’m a pirate

I’m a pirate

I’m a pirate

Yo, ho, ho!

Yo, ho, ho!

I can sail the ocean

I can sail the ocean

Yo, ho, ho!

Yo, ho, ho!

Reception Stay and Play

Reception parents and carers are welcome to come to our Maths Stay and Play on Tuesday 3rd May.

There will be a short presentation relating to how we teach Mathematics in the hall starting at 1.30pm. 

                                            Coffee and refreshments will be available. 

After the session you will be able to go to the Reception classes to watch a short Maths starter session and stay for a Stay and Play session. We will have lots of fun maths activities both inside and outside for you to enjoy with your child.

Any questions please ask a member of staff.

                                                   

Nursery Newsletter 18.04.16

Term:  Summer 1                          Date 18.04.16

 

The children have had great fun using the pirate resources, the role play gives the children an opportunity to develop social, communication and imaginative skills.

We will be reading ‘Plunge into the Pirate Pool’ and we will be singing ‘When I was one and ‘Row, row, row the boat’.

We will continue to recap our previous phonemes, therefore this week we will be recapping d, t and i. 

 

 

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Shows affection and concern for people who are special to them.
• May form a special friendship with another child.
• Shows confidence in asking adults for help

 

Communication and Language

• Identifies action words by pointing to the right picture e.g. 'Who's jumping?'
• Uses talk to connect ideas, explain what is happening and anticipate what might happen next, recall and relive past experiences.
• Responds to simple instructions, e.g. to get or put away an object.

 

Literacy

• Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
• Knows information can be relayed in the form of print.
• Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups.

 

Physical Development:

• Uses one-handed tools and equipment.
• Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping.
• Mounts stairs, steps or climbing equipment using alternate feet. 

 

Mathematics

• Shows interest in shape by sustained construction activity or by talking about shapes or arrangements.
• Uses shapes appropriately for tasks.
• Knows that a group of things changes in quantity when something is added or taken away.

 

Understanding of the World

• Operates mechanical toys, e.g. turns the knob on a wind-up toy or pulls back on a friction car.
• Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair 'cliff'.
• Beginning to make-believe by pretending.

 

Expressive Arts and Design

• Engages in imaginative role-play based on own first-hand experiences.
• Uses various construction materials.
• Enjoys joining in with dancing and ring games.

 

 

 

Nursery Learning Challenge Summer 1

 Each half term we will be setting our pupils a challenge related to their learning, this is in line with the rest of the school. 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 however the table below details some ideas for the learning challenge.

 

Person: A Pirate/Princes of own choice

Painting: Axel Scheffler (illustrator)

Poem/Song to learn:

Row, row, row the boat.

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,

Life is but a dream.

                                            

                                       

	Nursery Rhyme	Painting	Person
Basic	Learn it off by heart	To find out 2 facts about the illustrator	Read a story with Pirate/Princess in.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Draw a portrait of a Pirate/Princess
Deep	Find out about boats	Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Find out facts about a Pirate/Princess

 

Messages.

 

The Book Fair will be taking place after school next week, books will also be on sale for the morning Nursery on:

 

Tuesday 19th 11.30am

Wednesday 20th 11.30am

 

If you wish to contact a member of the EYFS staff please email them at eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk

 

Thank you to all of the parents who have contributed the £1 voluntary snack contribution.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Nursery Team

 

When I was one I sucked my thumb

The day I went to sea

I jumped aboard a pirate ship

And the captain said to me…

We’re going this way, that way

Forwards and backwards

Over the Irish Sea

We’re going this way, that way

Forwards and backwards

That’s the life for me

When I was two I buckled my shoe

When I was three I bashed my knee

Reception Newsletter 18.4.16

Reception Newsletter 18.4.16

Term: Summer 1                 
Date: 18.04.16

We are continuing with our new topic  'The world Around us (including Cultural and fantasy Stories)'. This week the children will be walking in small groups to Central Park. They will be looking at the different houses, streets and shops they see along the way and will be encouraged to think about the features in the area around them.

We will be encouraging the children to walk down to the Reception classes by themselves this term. This is to increase their independence and give them the responsibility of looking after their belongings in the mornings. However if you want to speak to teachers, hand in letters personally or if you feel your child needs support to settle in on the first week back, parents are still welcome to walk down the ramp and accompany children.

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:

• Encouraging children to negotiate and solve problems without aggression e.g. when someone has taken their toy.

Communication and Language:

• Extending vocabulary, especially by grouping and naming, exploring the meaning and sounds of new words.
• Explaining what they like and dislike following our local area walks. 

Physical Development

• Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements.
• Playing a range of running and chasing games. 
• Fine manipulative skills set up daily to improve children’s pencil control.

Literacy

• We will be continuing with our daily Read, Write Inc. groups.
• The children need to be bringing in their reading books on their reading day. Books can also be changed on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  We praise the children who regularly read at home to an adult and have a reward system in place.
• Writing letters to teddy bears 

Mathematics

• Revising the formation of 11-20,
• Finding one less than numbers to 20.

Understanding of the World

• Talking about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another

Expressive Arts and Design

• Children safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
• Enjoying our daily dance warm up to the ‘5 a day’ fitness programme.

Due to of the volume of drink money being collected, distributed and organising the change for drinks is beginning to take away valuable teaching time.  We kindly request that if you would like your child to purchase a drink (30p each) that they bring in the correct money daily in a labelled purse, envelope or wallet, which can be kept in your child's tray.

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,
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)

Person: Famous Disney character

	Nursery Rhyme	Painting	Person
Basic	Learn it off by heart	To find out 3 facts about the illustrator	Draw a portrait of the Disney character.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Accompany your portrait with a caption about the Disney character.
Deep		Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Put your Disney character in a short story.

Reading at home

Nursery Newsletter 21.03.16

Term:  Spring 2                          Date 21.03.16

 

It was great to have a visit from Scott the Paramedic last week; we hope you had a chance to look at the photos.  We are looking forward to a visit from the Fire Brigade this week as long as they don’t get a ‘shout’.  We will be reading ‘Fireman Sam’ and we will be revisiting a selection of our songs from the topic.

 We will continue with the teaching of phonics, we will teach ‘c’ next, the phrase is ‘Curl around the caterpillar’.

The children will all have an opportunity to make an Easter card and nest this week and we will be talking to them about the meaning of Easter.

 

Personal, Social and Emotional

• Shows confidence in asking adults for help
• Expresses own preferences and interests.
• Plays alongside others.

 

Communication and Language

• Identifies action words by pointing to the right picture e.g. 'Who's jumping?'
• Uses talk to connect ideas, explain what is happening and anticipate what might happen next, recall and relive past experiences.
• Responds to simple instructions, e.g. to get or put away an object.

 

Literacy

• Listens to and joins in with stories and poems, one-to-one and also in small groups.
• Suggests how the story might end.
• Sometimes gives meaning to marks as they draw and paint.

 

Physical Development:

• Moves freely and with pleasure and confidence in a range of ways, such as slithering, shuffling, rolling, crawling, walking, running, jumping, skipping, sliding and hopping.
• Mounts stairs, steps or climbing equipment using alternate feet. 
• Can usually manage washing and drying hands.

 

Mathematics

• Selects a small number of objects from a group when asked, for example, 'please give me one', 'please give me two'.
• Shows understanding of prepositions such as 'under', 'on top', 'behind' by carrying out an action or selecting correct picture.
• Anticipates specific time-based events such as mealtimes or home time.

 

Understanding of the World

• Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experience.
• Notices detailed features of objects in their environment.
• Explores objects by linking together different approaches: shaking, hitting, looking, feeling, tasting, mouthing, pulling, turning and poking

 

Expressive Arts and Design

• Sings a few familiar songs.
• Sometimes gives meaning to marks as they draw and paint.
• Notices and is interested in the effects of making movements which leave marks.

Nursery Learning Challenge Spring 2

Nursery Rhyme: 5 Little Firemen

Painting: A picture by the illustrator Ahlberg

Person:  Postman Pat

                                                             Nursery Rhyme               Piece of music          Person         

                                     

Basic	Learn it off by heart	To find out 2 facts about the illustrator	Read a story with Postman Pat in.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	To draw a picture in a similar style	Draw a portrait of Postman Pat
Deep	Find out about Firemen	Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator	Find out facts about Postman Pat

 

 

Messages.

 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

When we return we will be collecting the termly, voluntary £1 snack money.  We will also have taken the pictures off the children’s register names; this will help the children identify their name without a picture prompt.

We hope you have a super Easter break and we would love to hear about what you do, if you wish to share any photos with us please send them to the above email address.

Thank you for your continued support.

 

The Nursery Team