Reception Learning - W.C 17.3.25

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

Reception have been working really hard this week. Our focus book was Dinosaurs love underpants. 

Here is what we have been up to: We have learnt about how Dinosaurs lived in the prehistoric time which was a long time ago. We found out information about different kinds of Dinosaurs including the Apatosaurus, Plesiosaur and Oviraptor. We also explored different Dinosaur skin textures and patterns to create art.

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. In Literacy, we wrote about a missing Dinosaur. We wrote where our Dinosaur was last spotted and something they enjoy doing. Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on set 1 sounds as well as word time words (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc).

In Maths this week the children have explored building 9 and 10. They represented these numbers in different ways. We also used a part whole model to show how we could make 10 using three different numbers. 

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work!

Nursery newsletter 23.03.25

Nursery Learning w/b 17/3/25

 Important Information = 

1. Spare Clothes - With the nice weather coming, the children will have access to water in the garden. Please ensure that your child has at least one set of spare clothes to change in to. This bag should stay in school. 
2. Lunches -For the children who stay for lunch, we would like to inform parents Broadford primary is a Heathy Eating school. Please do not provide nut based products such as peanut butter or Nutella as some of our children have nut allergies.

Dates 

Wednesday, March 26, 1:30 – 2:30pm- We are inviting you to our Mother's Day Lunch, where you can join your child in their environment to celebrate YOU!  

This week in the art area, we have been focusing on colour mixing and controlling the paintbrush. We have looked at Kandinsky's circles for inspiration. The children loved making the colours and adding white to turn them into pastel shades. 

  

The warm weather has meant that we have has the water trays out and we have been using our outdoor area to give more opportunities to explore colour mixing. 

The children have also been making a special card for a special person... Mums will have to be patient as we will send these home next week. 

Our children have lots and lots of fantastic construction resources in the environment that they can access and use at anytime. Here are a few examples of some of the things the children have mad this week, either independently or with friends. 

In our very popular malleable area, the children have been adding craft resources to the playdough to create different creatures. The have been rolling, pressing, cutting, poking and sticking. 

his week in the indoor sand tuff tray we have included some enhancements to support the children's fine motor kills and and their ability to recognise colour and sort them. The children have been using tweezers to pick up the pom poms and sort them into the matching coloured bowl.

Reception Certificates - W.C 10.3.25

Reception E for Excellence

We have had a fantastic week of learning and there has been so much to celebrate and be proud of in Reception! 

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

Apple 

E for Excellence - Hunter

Dojo points - Eden

Star Writer- Ava-Mai

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford- 

These pupils have read ten books and earned their Silver certificate - Ava-Mai

Aspen 

E for Excellence - El-Amin

Dojo points - Dhaksha

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford- 

This pupil has read ten books and earned their Silver certificate - Ariana 

These pupils have read fifteen books and earned their Gold certificate - Chynna, Chloe and Ronnie

Alder

E for Excellence - Shaheer

Dojo points - Frankie

Star Writer- Kamari

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford- 

These pupils have read fifteen books and earned their Gold certificate -  Juliah, Kamari, Ade & Alysha

Reception Learning - W.C 10.3.25

 

Year Reception: What We Are Learning 

Reception have been working really hard this week. Our focus was ‘In the Castle’ and Science week. 

Here is what we have been up to: We have learnt about Knight's armour, the history of castles, what the day in the life of a Knight looked like. This week was also British Science week, we learnt about changing and adapting. We did yoga poses that associated with animals and created posters!

The children have also been working hard in Read, Write, Inc this week. In Literacy, we described and named a Dragon. Please continue to read 5 times a week with your children and work on Set 1 sounds as well as word time words (1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc).

In Maths this week the children have learnt one more and one less to 10. We also looked at number bonds to 10. We were able to count and make a range of numbers!

Well done Reception for an amazing week - keep up all your brilliant work! 

Nursery Certificates 14.03.25

 

This week, two children in Nursery have received an 'E for Excellence' certificate.

Well done to Ali- Kabeer who has been awarded the E for excellence certificate in recognition of settling so well during his first week at nursery. Ali- Kabeer is becoming familiar  with the rules and routines and joins in with our songs and listens at storytime. 

Well done, Ali- Kabeer!  

Well done to Aria, who has been awarded the E for excellence certificate in recognition of how well she has settled into the nursery. Aria is kind and helpful and has made lots of lovely friendships already. Well done, Aria! 

This week, one child in Nursery has received an 'I made my teacher happy' certificate.

Well done to Malak who has been awarded an I made my teacher happy this week because of her excellent effort at tidy-up time. Keep it up, Malak! 

Nursery Learning 3.3.25

 We have had a lovely week and have been enjoying the brighter weather Spring is bringing us! The children have been reading 'The Runaway Pancake' and have had the opportunity to make and taste pancakes this week.

Please check on Evidence Me for information on our Mother's Day brunch on the 26th March. There is a sign up sheet online and there is a sign up sheet on the door in Nursery too. 

 Important Information 

Evidence Me- Please check this as we have recently posted information on Parent meetings and a Mother's Day brunch.

Nappies and wipes - If your child is in nappies and requires changing in Nursery please bring nappies and also a pack of wipes. You can bring in a pack and leave this here if you would prefer to do this. 

Labels - Please label all items, it really helps any lost items to return to their owners! Please also encourage the children to independently try and put on their coats and hats etc at home, staff will always help if needed but we always encourage independence. 

Havering Children's Centre- The Havering Children's Centre are currently trying to ensure that all families with children under 5 years of age are registered with their local children's centre. We encourage you to register your child as this will help with their development and wellbeing. 

                                                                           

                                                                        Art Area

The children have started to explore colour mixing. They have particularly enjoyed painting their hands with two different colours and rubbing them together to mix the paint. They have then been using their new colours to paint their own pictures with. 

                                            " Wow, I made a new one!" Alara 

                                                                      Snack

As our focus story was 'The Runaway Pancake' we made some delicious pancakes together this week. They helped to mix the ingredients together and watched as the pancakes were tossed into the air! The children selected from fruit toppings or honey, they were very popular snacks.

"I have lots of blueberries on mine!" Evandy

The children then enjoyed exploring our story tuff tray later to re-create pancake making. They added the different toppings and practiced flipping their own pancakes in the pans! 

 

                                                          Outdoor Play

The children have been enjoying the warmer weather and have had a great time outside this week. They particularly enjoyed using sponges to wash the bowls and the tuff tray, they had to carefully squeeze and pour which is great for fine motor development. 

We also enjoyed exploring daffodils in the outdoor tuff tray. The children were able to mix their powder paint on a large scale outside to create their own pictures.

                                                      World Book Day 

Stories are so important for listening and language development and we love celebrating reading in Nursery. Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to celebrate world book day with us. The children made some great story characters and enjoyed listening to their stories with their teddies. 

                                                        

Reception Certificates - W.C 3.3.25

 Reception E for Excellence

We have had a fantastic week of learning and there has been so much to celebrate and be proud of in Reception! 

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

Apple 

E for Excellence - Jamal, for trying his best in Read, Write, Inc. Jamal has been working hard to learn his set 1 sounds. Well done Jamal!

Star Writer- Laila-Lily, for sounding out CVC words and applying them to her writing this week. Well done Laila-Lily!

Dojo points - Elisa, for participating and trying her best this week. Well done Elisa!

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford- 

These pupils have read ten books and earned their Silver certificate -  Jacob and Laila-Lily

These pupils have read fifteen books and earned their Gold certificate -  

Daman and Evie

Aspen 

E for Excellence - Lara

Dojo points - Ronnie

Star writer - Shahaan

These pupils have read ten books and earned their Bronze certificate -  Ziyon

These pupils have read fifteen books and earned their Gold certificate - El- Amin and Eva

Alder

E for Excellence - Hoorain, for completing activities independently and focusing on the task at hand. Fantastic job!

Star Writer - Nathan, for independently writing sounds about travelling in a rocket to Space. You are trying so hard to present your work beautifully. Well done!

Dojo points - Jahmai, for earning the most dojo points and focusing during independent work. Well done!

105 Books to Read Before You Leave Broadford- 

These pupils have read ten books and earned their Silver certificate -  Alysha, Juliah

These pupils have read fifteen books and earned their Gold certificate -  Nathan & Kinza