Christmas Play - Reception parents please read

 Costume Reminder: Reception Christmas Play

Dear Reception parents and carers,

We're certain you are all looking forward to the Christmas play as much as we are!

Please check the costume slip given to your child for their character and costume. They should wear their costume to school on Thursday 8th December.

We ask that you do stick to plain coloured clothes for your child's character as per the letter. Please do not make or buy specific costumes as it is important for all of the children to be the same.

Please also ensure you have have returned your ticket slip.

Any questions, please speak to your child's teacher.

Thank you

The Reception Team

Marvellous Maths in Reception

 

Marvellous Maths in Reception 

This week we looked at the compostiton of numbers. We learnt that bigger numbers are made up of smaller numbers. The children practised grouping and counting different amounts and working out the total. 

We are continuing to practice our numebr formation using the rhymes from Ten Town. 

Please click the link to practice these rhymes at home. 

Ten Town Number Formation Rhymes 

Activities:

  Samairah: 2 and 3 makes 5 " 

Freddie " I need 2 more " 

Jessica: 2 add 1 equals 3" 

Alariah: " There are 2 altogether " 

Mason: " The ladybird has 4 dots" 

Adon: "One more 3 is 4" 

Key Vocabulary: 

Total, altogether,Bigger, Smaller, Composition, Total, All together, 5 frame, numicon

Aliens and Underpants in Reception

 Aliens  and Underpants in Reception

Last week in Reception, we have been reading 'Aliens Love Underpants' by Claire Freedman. We have enjoyed all things aliens and pants in their learning, take a look at what we have been up to!

Construction

We have been building rockets in our construction areas, focusing on our communication skills. We worked as a team to design rockets and bring them to life using the blocks. We showed great reciprocity in communicating with our team, listening to each others ideas and supporting those wobbly rockets to ensure they didn't fall over!

Art and Design

We have been learning the skill of 'pointillism' using cotton buds to paint spotty pants. We have also created aliens in our malleable and transient art areas using loose parts.

Rainy Days in Reception

 Rainy Days in Reception

Rainy days call for outside fun! In Reception, we love to get outdoors in rain or shine. We discussed appropriate clothing for different types of weather and were excited to wear our hoods and our wellies.

Rain provides some great opportunities for some large scale mark making where we can develop our motor skills and pencil grip. We enjoyed experimenting with powder paints and puddles to create some pavement artwork using paint brushes and objects for printing.

The dinosaur makes 4 feet! - Harry

What if we mix them up? - Jayden

It's working! I mixed it! - Connie

Reception Certificates 25.11.22

 Reception Certificates

A huge congratulations to all of our certificate winners in Reception last week!

E for Excellence

Each week, a child in each class is awarded the E for Excellence certificate in recognition of their hard work.

Aspen -  Ashvik, the enthusiasm you have shown in maths this week. Well done for using resources to express numbers in different ways. 

Apple - Amerah, for always putting a lot of effort into her drawing and writing. Amerah has been working hard to learn almost all of her Set 1 single sounds!

Alder -  Yahya, for your hard work during your reading sessions. You have been using your Fred Talk to blend sounds together!

Dojo Winner Of The Week

During the week, the children in reception can earn dojo points for good behaviour. They can earn these for good listening on the carpet, being kind and polite, sharing and tidying resources or helping a friend. Each week, the child with the most dojo points will be awarded with a certificate and have their photo displayed in the classroom.

Aspen -  Aryan

Apple - Emily

Alder - Lukas

MDA Awards

Each week, the mid-day assistants will award a child in each class with a MDA award for demonstrating consistently good behaviour at lunchtime.

Aspen - Matia

Apple - Emily

Alder - Leliana

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Bronze Award - Aditi, Emma, Olivia,
Albie, Eridola, Ashar & Aditi

Silver Award - Natalia, Noura & Maya

Gold Award - Elyssa & Rory

NURSERY E FOR EXCELLENCE 25.11.22

NURSERY E FOR EXCELLENCE 25.11.22 

This week the children have been learning about the 'The Leaf Thief'. It is great to see them enjoying humour during story times, the children have been so knowledgeable when discuss autumn and leaves falling off of the trees.

These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their determination and efforts.

Vedasri: For independently writing some of the letters in her own name at the creative table. This is fantastic Vedasri, it is so good to see how excited you are about writing.

Mason: For coming into the Nursery sessions without support. Mason has consistently come into Nursery with a wonderful smile. It is so good to see you grow in confidence Mason. 

Nursery 21.11.22-25.11.22

 The Leaf Thief

This week we have been reading the story 'The Leaf Thief'. The children have engaged in discussion about why leaves fall off of trees and have been on a leaf hunt around the school. 

Leaf Boats

The children made their own boats using bowls and leaves. When they had made their boats they tested them to see if they floated. 

Fun with a cardboard box

This week the children had the opportunity to play with a very big cardboard box. We played for hours with the box. Over time the box evolved from a box, to a den, to a treehouse, to a house, to a musical hall. 

The children really demonstrated how imaginative they can be. Children love to play with cardboard boxes so maybe before you put your boxes in the recycling, let your child have a few hours of fun and let their imagination run away with them. When we see a cardboard box, we see it as something to break down and take out to the recycle bin. But for children,  a cardboard box is a blank palate just waiting to be turned into something that adventures are made of. Imagination is important when it comes to childhood development because social, emotional, physical, problem-solving skills, and communication skills are learned through the process of being imaginative. And nothing sparks the imagination more than when children  play with a cardboard box.

Fine motor and pencil control

The children in nursery are all learning to control mark making tools to make marks in the paper. Some are beginning to make marks and others are starting to write their own name. Writing our own name is a great skill to develop, however we need to teach children to do this when they are ready and when they are able to confidently control a mark making tool. 

What to look for to know they’re ready

This is the important bit in terms of timing – the signs to look for to know that they are probably ready to take on name writing.

These include:

• They are beginning to mark-make, and will make marks for a least some short period of time. This could be with encouragement from an adult or independently. 

• They are able to form at least circles and straight lines in their emergent writing

• Their pictures are starting to look a bit like what they are supposed to be. This could be things like an image of a person that you can make out

• They know what their name is, and understand the concept of having a name

• They can recognise their name (a bit more about this in a moment)

• Knowing the names of at least some letters and sounds is optional but does help

Self registration in Nursery

It has been so great to see the Nursery children independently finding their name to register at the start of the sessions. The children have been learning to place their name card in the box that matches the way they are feeling at the start of the sessions. 

It is so important that the children are able to recognise their emotions so they can be supported with strategies to help them regulate themselves. 

Walk to the post box

Next week the children will be walking to the local postbox in small groups. If you have any questions about this, please speak to a member of staff. 

Nursery Nativity Tickets

 

 Nursery Nativity Monday 5th December

Please can you send your child in with either party clothes or Christmas jumpers on the day of the nativity. 

Please remember there are two performances, you will receive two tickets for one of the performances. Please bring these tickets with you on the day. 

Monday 5th December

Nursery Christmas Concert @ 10.45am & 2.30 pm

Marvellous Maths In Reception

 

Marvellous Maths in Reception 

This week in Reception, we practised ordering numbers from smallest to largest. The children also practised subitising with dots and matching them to the appropriate numerals. We concentrated on using key vocabulary such as one more and one less. 

Click the link to practice ordering numbers: Ordering - Ladybird Spots

Activities:

    Ryan: " 1, 2,3,4,5!" 

Aryan: " It's 5" 

Anu: " 2 comes after 1" 

Ashvik: "  5 is the biggest" 

 Alariah: " We out them in order from biggest to smallest" 

Rory: This ladybird has 2 spots!" 

Inaya: " We have 5 altogether" 

Vanessa: "One more than 3 is 4" 

Please see the document below for the rhymes we use to help the children form numbers correctly.

Ten Town Number Formation Rhymes 

Key Vocabulary: 

five frame , count, compare, more, fewer, less, least, most, the same, amount, equal to, more than, less than.

 

Reception Christmas Concert 8.12.22

 Reception Christmas Concert 8.12.22

Reception children have received a letter explaining the character they will be dressing up as in the Christmas concert and the costume they are required to wear. Please check this information and speak to your child's class teacher if you have any quesitons.

They have also received a letter explaining the ticket system. All parents can request up to 2 tickets. Please complete the slip and return to your child's class teacher.

Many thanks

The Reception Team

Reception Stay and Learn Feedback Form

 Reception Stay and Learn Feedback Form

Thank you to all parents and carers who attended the Reception stay and learn yesterday. It was lovely to be able to welcome you into the classrooms and we hope it was helpful in understanding phonics at Broadford.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a moment to complete the feedback form to support us in future sessions. Please click the link here.

Many thanks

The Reception Team

Reception Certificates 18.11.22

 

Reception Certificates 18.11.22

 Reception Certificates

A huge congratulations to all of our certificate winners in Reception last week!

E for Excellence

Each week, a child in each class is awarded the E for Excellence certificate in recognition of their hard work.

Aspen -  Sreeja, for your hard work applying the sounds you learnt to blend words. You have even been reading your green words speedily! 

Apple - Amaya, for being a kind friend. Amaya always shares her toys and includes lots of people in her games.    

Alder -  Jack, for being really brave and coming to school everyday. Well done, Jack.

Dojo Winner Of The Week

During the week, the children in reception can earn dojo points for good behaviour. They can earn these for good listening on the carpet, being kind and polite, sharing and tidying resources or helping a friend. Each week, the child with the most dojo points will be awarded with a certificate and have their photo displayed in the classroom.

Aspen -  Ava-Rose

Apple - Harlie

Alder - Harry

MDA Awards

Each week, the mid-day assistants will award a child in each class with a MDA award for demonstrating consistently good behaviour at lunchtime.

Aspen - Kian 

Apple - Alariah

Alder - Aditi 

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford

Bronze Award - Ashton, Emily, Amaya, Henry, Teodor, Sofia & Zachary

Silver Award - Jaxon, Jessica 

Nursery E for Excellence 18.11.22

 

 Nursery E for Excellence 18.11.22

This week the children have been learning about the 'Everything you need for a treehouse'. It is great to see them enjoying our story times, the children have been so resourceful when making their own treehouses. These children have worked extremely hard and have been rewarded for all of their determination and efforts.

Shaheer: For his wonderful singing this week. Shaheer has remembered and sung entire nursery rhymes and has even remembered all of the actions.

Ayo: For her hard work in 'Bucket' sessions. Ayo independently used a five word phrase when talking to her peer during a session. Fantastic work Ayo!