Nursery Learning Challenge

Congratulations to Harry and Jack who have also completed this half term's learning challenge and earned their spot on our wall of success! Harry read stories with his mummy and chose a character to paint. He was able to answer lots of questions about his duck. Jack made his own movable monkey and performed 5 little monkeys jumping on the bed. Well done boys!

Pet Pictures for Nursery

The children have loved learning about animals and enjoyed their visit from a special tiger this week! We spoke about the mobile farm that will be visiting the school in March. The children have been keen to share information about their own pets, if you have any photos please send them in or email them to eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk. Or if you have a special pet who would like to visit the children this term please speak to a member of the Nursery staff so we can arrange this!

Learning to put our coats on

Nursery have all been working hard to learn to put their own coats on over their time at Broadford. They can all find their coat pegs and hang them up independently now. They are now focusing on learning to put on those coats properly and zip them up themselves! The children have shown resilience and have kept trying, they are very eager to have a go themselves so their names can go up the chart.

Nursery Learning Challenge

A big well done to Zuriel, Caitlin and Ava who have been busy researching animals for their learning challenge. Ava created her own Parrot to show everybody, she showed fantastic cutting skills as she cut round the parrot herself. Zuriel created a tiger picture and was keen to share her knowledge on tiger's with the staff and children. Caitlin researched sea creatures from the film 'Finding Dory' she carefully created pictures of these by drawing around her hands and adding details. The learning challenge is on the notice board outside Nursery and on the newsletter if your child would like to create their own masterpiece to add to our display!

Reception Newsletter 16.01.17

Term: Spring 1                      Date: 16.01.17

Dear Parents,

This week we will be exploring the text ‘The Three Little Pigs’. We have got various activities planned.

Our Learning Objectives for this term are:-

Personal, Social and Emotional:

Confident to speak to others about own needs, wants, interests and opinions.Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.

Confident to talk to other children when playing, and will communicate freely about own home and community.

                       

Communication and Language:

Uses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.

Responds to instructions involving a two-part sequence

Is able to follow directions (if not intently focused on own choice of activity).

Physical Development:

Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.

Can usually manage washing and drying hands.

Understands that equipment and tools have to be used safely.

     

Literacy:

Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipates key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.

Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities.

Enjoys an increasing range of books.

Mathematics:

Uses positional language

Can describe their relative position such as 'behind' or 'next to

Finds the total number of items in two groups by counting all of them.

Expressive Art and Design:

Understands that they can use lines to enclose a space, and then begin to use these shapes to      represent objects.

Explores colours and how colours can be changed

Explores what happens when they mix colours

Understanding the World:

Beginning to construct, stacking blocks vertically and horizontally, making enclosures and creating spaces

Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change

Knows some of the things that make them unique, and can talk about some of the similarities and      differences in relation to friends or family.

Messages.

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 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.

 Person:  Choose a Traditional Tale Character   

 Artist/Illustrator: Axel Scheffler

 Poem/Song to learn: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Turn around

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Touch the ground,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Reach up high,

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear,

Touch the sky.

Nursery Rhyme	Artist/Illustrator	Person
1.    Learn it off by heart. 2.    Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme. 3.    Find out about stars.	To find out facts about the illustrator. Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator. To draw a picture in a similar style	1. 1.Draw a portrait of the person. 2.   Find out facts about the person. 3. Watch the person in action.

Please keep reading with your children at home.  Furthermore when you do read, write a comment in their reading record so that we know you have read with them.

Kind regards

The Reception Team

                                       

Nursery Newsletter 16.1.17

Term: Spring 1                      Date: 16.01.17

Dear Parents,

The children loved reading the Lion Hunt story last week and were able to re-tell it using actions.
They also enjoying tasting exotic fruits and making Jungle fruit salads, we were very impressed
how willing the children were to try new foods. This week we are reading the story 'The Tiger who
came to tea.'

Personal, Social and Emotional:

Confident to talk to other children when playing, and will communicate freely about own home and community.

                       

Communication and Language:
We are encouraging the children to learn Nursery Rhymes and join in with actions to help them re-tell
these. Last week we focused on Row,Row,Row Your Boat and Here We Go Round the Mulberry
Bush. This week we are focusing on . We are introducing rhyming words and pointin
rhyming words in the Nursery Rhymes and Stories.
The children are always encouraged to use the correct tenses and word endings when talking e.g. "I
slid down the slide." "I found a pretty bead." "Soon it will be my Birthday." Please continue to model
this at home. Encourage the children to talk to you in full sentences and share their ideas.

Physical Development:
We are focusing on ensuring children are able to hold scissors correctly and are enjoying daily
'Dough Disco' sessions to develop the muscles in the children's fingers.

     

Literacy:

Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities.

Enjoys an increasing range of books.

     

Mathematics:
We are focusing on the children's individual targets in play and moving them forward in this
way. This week we have a new number fishing game. Some children will be encouraged to
and count the fish correctly and those able will be encouraged to match numerals to amounts.

Expressive Art and Design:

We have butterflies available for the children to paint and fold to create symmetrical patterns.

Understanding the World:
Last week we tasted exotic fruits. This week we are going to create our own smoothies.

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Messages.

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 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.

Poem/Song to learn: 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on a bed.

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed,
One fell off and bumped his head. Mother called the doctor and the doctor said: 'No more jumping on the bed!'
(Repeat down to 0)

Painting: Guido Daniele – Animal Hand Painting

Nursery Rhyme	Painting
1.      Learn it off by heart. 2.      Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.	3.      To create your own hand art and take a photo. 4.      To create your own animal picture at home.

If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address is eyfs@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Kind regards,

The Nursery Team

Star Readers!

Congratulations to all of our star readers this week! You have all been busy working hard on your reading at home.

In Apple class Ruby-Rose, Victoria and Aisling have all read 50 books gaining them their silver star reader and a £5 book voucher.

In Alder class Harry has now read 10 books recieving his bronze star reader certificate. Ife has now read 50 books reaching her silver star reader certificate and a £5 book voucher. Adrian has been extremely busy as he has now read 75 books! He now gets to choose a book of his choice - I wonder what book he has chosen?

In Aspen Hamza and Charlie have been busy reading at home, Charlie received his bookmark and Hamza his silver star reader award.

Well done everyone!