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

Reception Newletter 03.06.19

Term: Summer 2                Date: 03.06.19

Dear Parents and Carers,

We hope you have had a lovely half term with your families and are ready and rested for the final half term of the year. We cannot believe quite how quickly the year has gone!

This week we will be reading ’The Promise’ to finish off our growing and changing topic. Our caterpillars will be arriving this week and we are hoping to be releasing some butterflies into the wild in a few weeks time.

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.


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.



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 looking at addition and subtraction this week. The children will be using concrete objects to help them solve problems as well as number lines.

Literacy
The children will writing about themselves for the weekly writing challenge. We will also be comparing animals talking about similarities and differences.

Understanding the World We will be checking the progress of our beanstalks and sunflowers and continuing to care for these. We will be looking at changes focusing on both the life cycle of a caterpillar and a tadpole.


Key Dates:

Wednesday 12th June	Class Photographs
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

Learning Challenge
Each half term we will be setting our pupils an optional 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. Please find some ideas in the table below.

Person: Tinkerbell or Captain Hook
Piece of Music: George Frideric Handel Water Music
Nursery Rhyme: A Sailor went to sea


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

Apple Class toast Marshmallows!

Apple Class had a fantastic time during their class campfire on Monday. The children were very excited for their parents to join them for this special event. The children enjoyed sharing and singing some of their favourite songs with their grown ups as well as toasting marshmallows. There was lots of sticky faces! We love spending time outdoors and it was lovely to be able to share this with our parents. Thank you for joining us! 

"Campfire's burning, campfire's burning.

Draw nearer, draw nearer. 

In the glowing, in the glowing. 

Come sing and be merry."

"Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?

Take a look at me, a penguin you will see. 

Penguins attention! 

Penguins salute!" 

Alder Camp Fire

Alder Class had a fantastic afternoon toasting marshmallows and singing songs in the sun! Thank you to all the parents that were able to come and join us, we are always so grateful for your continued support.

Toasting (and eating!) marshmallows over an open fire is a fantastic experience for the children and one of our most enjoyed outdoor activities. The children were able to think about how to keep themselves safe around the fire and got to experience how a material changes when exposed to heat.