Reception Newsletter 01.07.19

Term: Summer 2                        Date: 01.07.19

Dear Parents and Carers,

The children had a fantastic time on their pirate training day at Thorndon Country Park. The children built pirate ships, walked the plank, practised their balance in hammocks and made their own pirate flags.

This week is Sports Day for Reception. This will begin at 9.15am on Wednesday 3rd July, we welcome parents and carers to come and cheer the children on. The children should wear shorts, t-shirts and trainers for the whole school day.

This week we will be reading ‘Journey’ a book with no words. The children will be using their imagination and storytelling to bring the fabulous pictures to life.

Communication and Language
We are encouraging children to use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.

Physical Development
As we continue to develop the children’s fine motor strength we are now also focussing on their letter and number formation as well. Particularly encouraging and correcting backwards formed letters and numbers. The children are busy practising for Sports Day in their PE lessons.

Maths
We will be working on addition and subtraction problems this week as well as working on creating our own questions for our friends to solve.

Literacy
The children will be writing about what they predict will happen next in the story.

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

Reception School Trip!

Please ensure your child comes to school wearing suncream tomorrow. They should be wearing their school uniform, but they are welcome to where trainers as these would be more appropriate for the day. Please no open-toes sandals or flip flops. If you are providing a pack lunch from home, please ensure this is in a lunch box as we need to bring home all rubbish with us. The location of the trip has been changed to Thorndon Country Park, the itinerary of the day will remain the same. 

Pirates AHOY

On Friday, Reception and Nursery had a wonderful Pirate Day! We all put on our sailor outfits and took to the seas, uncovering treasure, decoding treasure hunts, rescuing hostages and walking the plank.

We were all so excited to come to school dressed as pirates and we all looked incredible! 

During maths we went on a treasure hunt, counting all the coins we collected and practising our coin recognition. During the day we had treasure hunts to uncover, mysteries to solve and maps to make, helping us find our hostage teddy bears.

We had an absolutely wonderful day, thank you to all the grown-ups who helped us dress up and get into the pirate spirit for the day! 

Shiver me timbers!

Yo ho ho, it's a pirate's life for us! 

Ahoy me hearties, see you next time! 

Ciao for now!

Reception Newsletter 24.06.19

Term: Summer 2                      Date: 24.06.19

Dear Parents and Carers,

The butterflies have emerged and the children will be releasing them back into the wild so the life cycle can begin again. Pirate day was a great success, thank you for all your efforts with costumes. The children looked fantastic! The day was a busy ones filled with collecting treasure, map making and a treasure hunt to save the kidnapped class bears.

On Wednesday will be going on our school trip. The location has changed to Thorndon Country Park but we will be completing the same activities. Wednesday is looking to be quite a warm day, so please ensure your child is wearing sunscreen and wearing a hat. The children need to be wearing school uniform but may wear trainers if they would like.

This week will be reading Lost and Found. We will be making our own boats and testing these in the water tray as well as finding out where penguins live.

Communication and Language
We are encouraging children to use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.

Physical Development
As we continue to develop the children’s fine motor strength we are now also focusing on their letter and number formation as well. Particularly encouraging and correcting backwards formed letters and numbers. The children are busy practising for Sports Day in their PE lessons. 

Maths
We will revisiting dividing shapes, objects and numbers in half as well as looking at how we share things equally.

Literacy
The children will be writing Lost posters for the penguin. They will also be writing a recount of the school trip.

Expressive Arts and Design
The children will be working in pairs to design and make a boat for the penguin. They will be testing these in the water tray.

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

Nursery: Outdoor area open for business!

Nursery children are having a great morning using our own outdoor area today! We have been blowing bubbles, washing dinosaurs and creating giant art pieces. There is still some work to be completed before we have access to the whole space including a mud kitchen and sand area. We think this is a great start and the children are certainly enjoying their new space!

Reception Awards!

The children in Reception have been working really hard, both at school and at home. We are very proud of all their achievements and below are the children who received certificates last week.

Alder Class
Silver Award- Sahir, Irfan
Star Writer- Lucas, Ruby
Happy Teacher- William, Ruby

Apple
Bookmark- Princess
Bronze- Raffy
Gold- Bernado

Star Writer- Bernado, Megan
Happy Teacher- Ryan

Keep up the good work!

Reception Newsletter 17.06.19

Term: Summer 2             Date: 17.06.19
Dear Parents and Carers,

The children listened and behaved beautiful during their author visit with Elieen Brown. They were even lucky enough to hear her newest book, which is not yet published! We have been checking the caterpillars progress daily and the caterpillars have now made their chrysalis. It has been fantastic to see so many children coming down the ramp independently in the mornings, keep it up! If your child is a little unsure, why not walk down with a friend.

This week will be reading a favourite of many, The Gruffalo. We will be making wanted posters for the Gruffalo and creating our own monsters. This Friday is pirate day in early years and we will have a day of pirate themed activities. The children are welcome to dress as a pirate for the day if they wish.

We are very excited about our final trip of the year to Weald Park, where we will become pirates for the day! Please complete the Google form on facebook or the blog. If you are having trouble, please check in with your class teacher. We will also be looking for parent volunteers to help on the trip. Thank you to everyone who has already filled this out and paid via sQuid.

Communication and Language
We are encouraging children to use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.

Physical Development As we continue to develop the children’s fine motor strength we are now also focussing on their letter and number formation as well. Particularly encouraging and correcting backwards formed letters and numbers. The children are busy practising for Sports Day in their PE lessons.

Maths
We will be using number tracks to support us in solving additon and subtraction number sentences.

Literacy
The children will be writing wanted posters for the Gruffalo as well as creating their own monsters.

Key Dates

Wednesday 12th June	Class Photographs
Friday 21st June	Pirate dress up day for Nursery and Reception
Wednesday 26th June	Trip to Weald Park
Wednesday 3rd July	EYFS Sports Morning
Tuesday 16th July	Go Bonkers Day
Thursday 18th July - 12pm	Reception Picnic with families
Friday 19th July	Last Day of Term

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

EYFS Pirate Day!

Reception and Nursery will be having a pirate dress up day on Friday 21st June. The children may come to school dressed as a pirate if they would like. No problem if you don’t have a pirate outfit, a striped t-shirt works well. Please leave swords and guns at home as they often get misplaced!

  

Reception Awards!

The children in Reception have been working really hard, both at school and at home. We are very proud of all their achievements and below are the children who received certificates last week.

Alder Class
Silver- Loju, Reagan
Gold- Grace
Platinum- Ethan, William

Aspen
Reciprocity-Elise
Resourceful- Lexi
Resilience- Miraz
Reflective- Eric
Happy Teacher- Jake
Star Writer- Flynn

Apple
Bookmark- Victoria, Kolby
Bronze- Megan, Maxi
Silver- Eden, Max, Ralph
Gold- Mahdi
Platinum- Harvey

Star Writer- Victoria, Oliver, Louise-Maria,
Happy Teacher- George, Darci, Maxi,

Reciprocity- Hasir, Bernado,
Resourceful- Lily

Keep up the good work!

WOW Woodwork!

The Reception children have been busy this week in the wood work area and have enjoyed the additional station which has provided them with colouring pens, felt tips and crayons for the children to decorate their models. It has been a hit!

Woodwork provides amazing opportunities for our children’s learning and development. The children have been absorbed for extended periods of time creating their models. This encourages creative thinking, math skills, scientific investigation, problem-solving skills as well as developing physical development and coordination. 

The children initially completed adult-led workshops to learn how to safely use the tools and materials.Through the use of working with real tools, the children are given responsibility and are able to accomplish tasks which can initially be challenging and  gain new skills. The children are now creating their own models which they are extremely proud of.

“You’re not allowed to take them off, the safety glasses will protect your eyes.” Asher.

“I’m sanding it to get all the sharp edges off.” Peter.

Reception Newsletter 10.06.19

Term: Summer 2         Date: 10.06.19 

Dear Parents and Carers,

The children have settled back into school after the holidays and it was lovely to hear what everyone got up to over the break. It has been fantastic to see so many children coming down the ramp independently in the mornings, keep it up!

The children loved reading ’Tadpole’s Promise’ last week. It sparked lots of discussion and the children very excited for the arrival of our caterpillars. We will be observing them change over the next few weeks.

This week we start our new topic about the world. We will be reading Handa’s Surprise and Handa’s Hen. We are extremely excited for Eileen Brown to visit on Wednesday, the author of both of these books!

We are very excited about our final trip of the year to Weald Park, where we will become pirates for the day! Please complete the Google form on facebook or the blog. If you are having trouble, please check in with your class teacher. We will also be looking for parent volunteers to help on the trip. Thank you to everyone who has already filled this out and paid via sQuid.


Communication and Language
We are encouraging children to use talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.

Physical Development
As we continue to develop the children’s fine motor strength we are now also focussing on their letter and number formation as well. Particularly encouraging and correcting backwards formed letters and numbers. The children are busy practising for Sports Day in their PE lessons.

Maths
This week we will be recapping pattern and 3D shape. We will also be looking at doubling and singing one of our favourite songs, the doubling rap.

Literacy
The children will writing speech bubbles for this week's writing challenge. We will also be discussing and writing about our ideal way to travel to school.

Understanding the World
Along with observing our caterpillars, we will looking at Kenya and comparing it to Harold Hill. We will also be tasting all of the fruits from the story as it is healthy eating week.

Key Dates

Wednesday 12th June	Class Photographs
Friday 21st June	Pirate dress up day for Nursery and Reception
Wednesday 26th June	Trip to Weald Park
Wednesday 3rd July	EYFS Sports Morning
Tuesday 16th July	Go Bonkers Day
Thursday 18th July - 12pm	Reception Picnic with families
Friday 19th July	Last Day of Term

Messages
As it it the final half term in Reception we will be looking at a few things to make the transition into year one as smooth as possible. Some children have already started to walk down the ramp to their classrooms on their own (or with friends). We will be encouraging all of the children to walk down the ramp independently in the mornings. There is no rush to do this immediately, but only when you and your child feel they are ready. Staff will welcome the children as usual and support with choosing lunch or putting their things away if needed. We would hope most of the children will be able to achieve this by the end of the summer term.

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

Fantastic Fish!

Nursery enjoyed painting on a large scale today and creating giant fish. They had to work collaboratively and negotiate with each other to create the giant fish. They enjoyed exploring different ways of creating patterns including rolling, dabbing, swirling and flicking. We have had been learning some of the poems from 'Commotion in the Ocean' and the children have been practicing their actions in small groups.


"It makes lines like the sea!" Rosie
" The tail is all finished now." Chidera

Reception Trip to Weald Park

Dear Parents and Carers,

We are delighted to inform you about an upcoming trip for the children in Reception. On Wednesday 26th June we will be visiting Weald Park for a pirate training day. Please can you click on the link below to fill out the form.

Weald Park Trip Form

This trip will incur a £9 contribution to assist with the cost of the day and coach travel. As we now operate a cashless system, this will be paid via the sQuid system you registered with earlier in the year. If you are having any troubles please pop into the office where the staff will be able to assist you.

We will be visiting for the whole day and will have lunch there. Please provide your child with a pack lunch or complete the form below to request a school lunch. The children will be required to wear school uniform for the trip, but may also wear trainers. Please provide your child with a hat and apply sunscreen or a raincoat depending on the weather.

They will be accompanied on the day by teachers and support staff, but we will also need additional help from parents/carers. If you are interested and are likely to be available on the day please state this on the form. If we receive a high number of helpers, we will select them from a hat as seats are limited on the coach.

Yours faithfully,
The Reception Team