Reception Newsletter 21.11.16

     Term: Autumn 2                      Date: 21.11.16

 

Dear Parents,

 

      We will be reading  ‘What ever next?’ this week and linking it to various cross curricular activities.   We are very lucky because Miss Poulter has built an amazing space rocket, which all of the children can access in Apple Class.

 

      Personal, Social and Emotional:

      Shows confidence in asking adults for help.

      Can describe self in positive terms and talk about abilities

      To take turns and share with their peers.

                         

Communication and Language:

Beginning to understand 'why' and 'how' questions.

Questions why things happen and gives explanations.

Talks about why things happen and how things work

 

Physical Development:

Can stand momentarily on one foot when shown.

Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.

Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children,     adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.

 

Literacy:

      Knows that print carries meaning and, in English, is read from left to right and top to bottom. Listens to stories with increasing attention and recall.

      Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.

      Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.

    

Understanding the World:

Can talk about some of the things they have observed

Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experience.

Recognises and describes special times or events for family or friends.

     

Mathematics:

Recognises numerals 1 to 5.

Selects the correct numeral to represent 1 to 5, then 1 to 10 objects

Counts actions or objects which cannot be moved

 

Expressive Art and Design:

Explores colours and how colours can be changed

Explores what happens when they mix colours

Uses various construction materials.

      

        Messages.

       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, famous person, 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: Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer

      Five little Men in a flying saucer.                                                                  Person: Mr Maker

      Flew around the world one day,

They looked left and right,

But they didn’t like the sight,

So one man flew away.

Zoom!                                                                               Composer/Piece of music: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

 

Nursery Rhyme	Piece of music	Person
1.    Learn it off by heart. 2.    Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme. 3.    Find out about stars.	Listen to the piece of music. Create some movements to the music. Draw an illustration to represent their feelings.	1. 1.Draw a portrait of the person. 2.   Find out facts about the person. 3. Watch the person in action.

Dates for your diaries:

Nativity:  Monday 12th December, 10.30am or  2.30pm

Last day of term: Wednesday 21st December 3.05pm

 

      If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address is eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk

 

      Kind regards

The Reception Team

 

 

                                               

                                                                                               

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