Broadford EYFS: July 2016

Wednesday, 27 July 2016

Tips for Transition to Nursery

A parent’s guide to transition to Nursery

We are very excited to welcome our new Broadford pupils to Nursery tomorrow. Here are some tips for supporting your child with the transition to Nursery.

Successful transitions

Changes are by their nature potentially stressful. It is important that children experience successful transitions in early childhood as these act as templates for their future ways of dealing with change.

1. Stay Calm

Very young children are very quick to pick up on anxieties or stress shown by their parents. While you might try to put on a cheery voice or smile, children are able to read body language and pick up on voice tones very effectively.

If children sense that you are anxious, their stress levels will increase. A successful transition for your child relies therefore on you feeling comfortable too. If you are feeling anxious, think about why this might be and talk to one of our EYFS practitioners about your concerns.

2. Develop goodbye routines and try to keep them brief

If you do not have a goodbye routine, it is worth developing one. If you leave your child with a partner, family member or friend even for a few minutes, create a little goodbye routine. Something as simple as ‘three kisses and bye bye’ can be immensely helpful. Goodbye routines are useful as they are positive ways of leaving. When your child arrives at nursery, make the drop-off loving but quick. Find a member of staff, give your child a hug and a kiss, then leave.

3. Have a smooth start to the day

Many children will cope better with transition if they have had a smooth start to their day at home. This is because their background stress levels on entry to the setting are lower than children who have had a bumpy start to their day. While many families struggle to get out of the door on time packed, fed and dressed, it is worth aiming to be super-organised for the days around transition in order to give your child a better start. Make sure also to get your child to bed so that they have sufficient sleep. Tired children do not make for great transitions.

4. Talk about Nursery positively

Talk about Nursery as much as you can at home. Tell your child that they will be safe, that the children and staff will like them, and that they will have great fun whilst they are there.

5. Explain to your child that you will be back

You know you will pick your child up at home time, but that may not be obvious to them. Explain this in a way they can understand such as ‘I’ll be back for lunch time or I’ll be back after story time.”

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Congratulations!!

Congratulation Nursery children and parents, you have all successfully completed the year! We have had a lovely end to the year with our Graduations, Sports days and Go-Bonkers. The children were thrilled with Go-bonkers and their only complaint was that it had to come to an end! What a lovely treat, to round off the year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your kind wishes, cards and presents. We look forward to seeing some of you in September and best wishes to all of those moving on to other schools.

Sunday, 10 July 2016

Sports Day Reminder

Reception children can come to school wearing PE Kit/Shorts and T-Shirts tomorrow. They do not need to bring a change of clothes.

Sports Day starts at 9.15am.

Saturday, 9 July 2016

Reception Newsletter 11.7.16

Term: Summer 2 Date 11.07.16

Thank you

As this is our last newsletter of the year, the Reception team would like to take the opportunity to thank all of the parents/carers for your support. The children look forward to sharing their best memories of Reception at the Graduation Ceremony on Thursday at 2pm. From capturing the evil peas for Supertato, to our recent rather wet beach trip the children and staff have made some fantastic memories. We are very proud of the progress the children have made both academically and socially and are confident they have the skills they need to achieve well in Year 1.

The children have all received their End of Year reports today. If after reading the report you have questions you would like to speak to your child's teacher about, you are welcome to attend the parent's evening on Monday after school. If you need an appointment after 5.30pm please send a message to the school facebook page.

Next week we will continue to revise the phonic sounds we have been focusing on and will focus on consolidating number bonds and recording addition in our Maths lessons. Apart from this we have a very busy and exciting last week planned:

Monday 9.15am - Sports Day

Wednesday - Go Bonkers Bouncy Castle Event

Thursday - Reception Graduation - 2.10pm.

Friday - End of year awards and last day of term.

We look forward to welcoming parents/carers on Monday and Thursday. The children can come to school in PE kit/shorts and T-shirts on Monday and do not need to change back into their uniform.

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

We hope you have all have a great Summer.

Friday, 8 July 2016

Nursery Newsletter 11.07.16

Term: Summer 2 Date 11.07.16

This will be our final Nursery Newsletter, I’m sure you will agree that this year has passed incredibly fast.

A big thank you to all of the parents and carers who have been so supportive over the past year, we hope you will agree we have all worked well together to ensure your children had a successful transition into school life. They will all be dearly missed.

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Parents Evening –

Monday 11^th July – 3.30pm

Please advise a member of staff if you wish to attend and we will arrange a time. Please note you do not have to attend, unless you have something you wish to discuss regarding your child’s report.

Sports Day - All Parents and Carers welcome

Monday 11^th July –

Morning Children 10.30am

Afternoon Children 2.30pm

(Drop your child off at their normal time and return for the event)

The children can wear their normal uniform with trainers or a white t shirt and shorts with trainers.

Graduation - All Parents and Carers welcome

Tuesday 12^th July

Morning Children 10.30am

Afternoon Children 2.30pm

(Drop your child off at their normal time and return for the event)

Nursery Summer Closure –

All Children are invited to a final session Wednesday 13th July 8.30 - 11.30am

Nursery will not be open in the afternoon

Don’t forget to take home your boots and spare clothes.

Also Srinika’s Frozen Wellington boots have disappeared! If you have taken them home in error please return them as she is very upset.

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

Have a wonderful summer.

The Nursery Team

EYFS Stay & Play Picnic

Thank you to all of the parents, carers and family members who attended the picnic. We are always pleased to see you all. We have been hosted this end of year picnic for a number of years now. Many parents have requested such events. Furthermore this is a great opportunity for the adults and children to build bonds with other families and meet the teachers in an informal environment. Oh and of course....it's a chance for everyone to have some fun!

Sophia The Super star

Sophie has completed every single learning challenge this year. A great deal of hard work has gone in to her projects. Well done Sophia (and your Mummy) your resourcefulness has and resilience has been noted. Sophia talked about Humpty Dumpty and how she met him when she was on holiday "I sat next to Humpty on the wall".

Sunday, 3 July 2016

Nursery Newsletter 04.07.16

Term: Summer 2 Date 04.07.16

This week we will be reading stories of the children’s choice and practising for our Graduation and Sports Day .

We will be recapping all of our previously taught phonemes.

Personal, Social and Emotional

Shows confidence in asking adults for help.
Demonstrates friendly behaviour, initiating conversations and forming good relationships with peers and familiar adults.
Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.

Communication and Language

Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.
Questions why things happen and gives explanations.
Builds up vocabulary that reflects the breadth of their experiences.

Literacy

Recognises rhythm in spoken words.
Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.

Physical Development:

Walks downstairs, two feet to each step while carrying a small object.
Holds pencil near point between first two fingers and thumb and uses it with good control.

Uses one-handed tools and equipment, e.g. makes snips in paper with child scissors

Mathematics

Uses some language of quantities, such as 'more' and 'a lot'.
Sometimes matches numeral and quantity correctly.
Uses positional language.

Understanding of the World

Knows that information can be retrieved from computers
Seeks to acquire basic skills in turning on and operating some ICT equipment.
Shows interest in the lives of people who are familiar to them.

Expressive Arts and Design

Sings a few familiar songs.
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.

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.

Character: A pig

Piece of music: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka

Poem/Song to learn:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall,

All the king's horses and all the king's men,

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

	Nursery Rhyme	Piece of music	Character
Basic	Learn it off by heart	Find out 2 facts about the Musician	Read a story about pigs.
Advanced	Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme	Dance to the piece of music	Draw a portrait of a pig
Deep	Find out about the kings men	Make an instrument (e.g a shaker) and play along.	Find out about pigs

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A big thank you to all of the parents who offered their help/helped on the school trip. You were fantastic and the children were very well behaved. It was a lovely trip. Each child received an annual pass we will give them out this week.

Stay and Play Picnic – All Parents and Carers welcome

(Please bring your own picnic!)

Tuesday 5^th July – 11.30-1.00pm

All morning children must be collected at 11.30 and then you can accompany them into the Nursery for a picnic.

Sports Day - All Parents and Carers welcome

Monday 11^th July – 10.30am and 2.30

Graduation - All Parents and Carers welcome

Tuesday 12^th 10.30am and 2.30pm

Nursery Summer Closure –

All Children are invited to a final session Wednesday 13th July 8.30 - 11.30am

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

Thank you for your continued support.

The Nursery Team

Peter and the Beanstalk

Back in the Spring Term the children in Reception planted bean seeds and began to care for them before taking the small pots home in the Easter Holidays. Peter has clearly been caring for the beanstalk well as we received this photo of his giant beanstalk this week.

Peter was very proud of his beanstalk and exclaimed: "I had to water it and it had sun and it went up and up and up!"

Well done Peter and family. What a fantastic way to experience the life cycle of plants first hand. Just keep an eye out for any giants at the top!

Peter and the Beanstalk

Reception Newsletter 4.7.16

Term: Summer 2 Date 20.6.16

Our story of the week will be 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch.' The children will be; retelling the story using actions, using bulbs and wires to create their own circuit and writing recipes for The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch, amongst other activities.

On Monday the children will be watching a School Theatre production of the Little Princess and on Thursday we have our own Punch and Judy show on the large volleyball court outside! Remember the Stay and Play picnic is on Tuesday, please bring a lunch for your child if you wish to stay.

Please see the end of the Newsletter for more Key Dates.

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 work in small groups to discuss thinking and plan tasks together.

Communication and Language:

Extending vocabulary, especially by grouping and naming, exploring the meaning and sounds of new words.
Discussing memories and events over our Reception Year in preparation for the Reception Graduation next week.

Physical Development

Children show good control and co-ordination in large and small movements.
Learning how to correctly use hurdles.
Fine manipulative skills set up daily to improve children’s pencil control.

Literacy

We will be continuing with our daily Read, Write Inc. groups.
Comparing fiction and non-fiction books about the seaside.

Mathematics

Arranging number cards to create number sentences and recording how many true calculations they can make using these numbers.
Revising one more and one less.
Counting on and back in 10's to 100.

Understanding of the World

Talking about the features of their own immediate environment and how environments might vary from one another.
Using bulbs and wires to creating a working electrical circuit.

Expressive Arts and Design

Children safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques, experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Painting pictures of our favourite moments in Reception.

Key Dates
Tuesday 5th July - Stay and Play Picnic (12-1 for Reception)

Monday 11th July - Reception, Nursery and KS1 Sports Day

Wednesday 13th July - Go Bonkers Bouncy Castle Day Event (Attendance Reward)

Thursday 14th July - Reception Graduation

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.

Friday, 1 July 2016

Nursery Barleylands Trip

Th children took part in a fantastic trip today. The parent helpers were great and the children were very well behaved. As you are all aware we have been exploring traditional tales this term. This week we have been reading the Gingerbread Man. The children have considered the structure and features of the story and they have also had an opportunity to act the story out, joining in with the repeated refrains. At Barleylands the children made gingerbread men and also got an opportunity to meet the various animals from the narrative. Furthermore they had an opportunity to feed those animals and have a ride on a tractor. There were also some snakes, a tractor museum and a bouncy castle, what an amazing day. The children learnt so much today...how to bake, feed animals, baby animal names and much much more!