Dear Parents and Carers,
The children loved building bridges for the Gingerbread Man to escape the sneaky fox. They worked in pairs to build them from cocktail sticks and foam pieces before testing how well their design worked. Some children also chose to build bridges from the construction resources. Our Maths Stay and Learn is on Tuesday afternoon at 2pm, we look forward to welcoming as many parents and carers as possible into our classroom.
This week we will be reading another traditional tale involving a bridge, The Three Billy Goats Gruff. The children will be building more bridges, retelling and acting out the story in their own words.
Thank you for all the Parent Share feedback forms we have received. If you still have one at home, we would love your feedback or if you would like another form please let your class teacher know.
Communication & Language & Personal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentThe children will be building bridges in the loose parts and construction areas. Here they will be able to retell and act out the story with friends.
Physical Development
The children are beginning to make their first Balsa wood models using a range of resources, including screws and nails. Woodwork provides a fantastic opportunity to develop fine motor skills for writing, the children often demonstrate high levels of engagement and concentration.
Maths
We are going to be focussing on a teen number each week this term. Many children already know their teen number but we will be looking at them in greater depth, including the different representations of the number (tally marks, ten-frames, Numicon, dots) as well as different ways we could make the number (addition and subtractions, use of coins and Numicon). This weeks number is 12. Perhaps you can spot the number at home or outside. We will be looking at counting objects beyond 10 as well as counting fixed and irregualr arrangements.
Literacy
We will be making wanted posters to help catch the troll. The children will apply their phonics knowledge as well as begin to write simple repetitive sentences.
Expressive Arts and Design
We will continue to model the new resources in our home corner and bakery. Encouraging children to add narratives to their play.
Dates for your diary:
Maths Stay & Learn Session: Tuesday 22nd January at 2pm
Number Day: Friday 1st February
A day full of fun Maths activities. Please come dressed as something related to Maths. We will be collecting £1 per family to go towards the NSPCC.
Literacy Stay & Learn Session: Tuesday 12th March
Messages:
Ethan is missing a jumper, please could you check the labels in your child’s jumpers to ensure they have the correct one. Thanks in advance.
Can we please ask that your child has their reading folder in school on their reading day so that their reading books can be changed. If you are unsure of what day this is, please ask. A staff member will read with your child on this day also writing in their record. Remember to write in your child’s reading record each time you read together at home, as these will be counted towards reading awards as well as letting staff know how your child is getting on at home. You should be aiming to read together for around ten minutes on most days.
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 is optional and 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.
This is an optional ongoing activity that should take place over a number of weeks, it should be the children’s own work (supported by the parents).
Person: Choose a Traditional Tale Character
Artist/Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Poem/Song to learn: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address it is: eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk.
Kind Regards,
A day full of fun Maths activities. Please come dressed as something related to Maths. We will be collecting £1 per family to go towards the NSPCC.
Literacy Stay & Learn Session: Tuesday 12th March
Messages:
Ethan is missing a jumper, please could you check the labels in your child’s jumpers to ensure they have the correct one. Thanks in advance.
Can we please ask that your child has their reading folder in school on their reading day so that their reading books can be changed. If you are unsure of what day this is, please ask. A staff member will read with your child on this day also writing in their record. Remember to write in your child’s reading record each time you read together at home, as these will be counted towards reading awards as well as letting staff know how your child is getting on at home. You should be aiming to read together for around ten minutes on most days.
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 is optional and 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.
This is an optional ongoing activity that should take place over a number of weeks, it should be the children’s own work (supported by the parents).
Person: Choose a Traditional Tale Character
Artist/Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Poem/Song to learn: Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear
If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address it is: eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk.
Kind Regards,
The Reception Team
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