Sunday 13 November 2016

Reception Newsletter -Autumn 2 Week 3


Reception Newsletter -Autumn 2 Week 3

We hope you have had a good weekend .The children loved learning about Guy Fawkes and produced some lovely fireworks art work. We were really impressed with the way the children completed some firework writing and really applied their learning from their read write inc sessions. Next week our focus story will be Elmer the elephant. A story about a patchwork elephant who is different to all the other elephants. If you have any empty milk cartons could you, please wash them and send them into school so the children can make them into elephants. We will be learning about repeating patterns and creating our own repeating patterns.
As a reminder our work this half term will cover the following learning objective:
 Personal, Social and Emotional:
       Begins to accept the needs of others and can take turns and share resources, sometimes with support   from others.
      Can usually tolerate delay when needs are not immediately met, and understands wishes may not always be met. 
      Initiates play, offering cues to peers to join them.    
C                Communication and Language:
S        Shows understanding of prepositions such as 'under', 'on top', 'behind' by carrying out a action or selecting       correct picture.   
C          can retell a simple past event in correct order. Questions why things happen and gives explanations. Asks e.g. who, what, when, how. 
P        Physical Development: 
      Negotiates space successfully when playing racing and chasing games with other children, adjusting speed or changing direction to avoid obstacles.
     Experiments with different ways of moving.
      Can stand momentarily on one foot when shown
      Moves with confidence in a range of ways, negotiating space.     
    
L       Literacy:
      Enjoys an increasing range of books.
      Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
      Hears and says initial sounds in words.

M   Mathematics:
Shows interest in shape by sustained construction activity or by talking about shapes or arrangements.
Selects a particular named shape.
Can describe their relative position such as 'behind' or 'next to'. 

Understanding the World

Remember and talks about significant events in their own experience
Shows interest in different occupations and ways of life.
      Recognizes and describes special times and events for family or friends.  

      Learning Challenge  
A   As a reminder 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, 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.  It has been lovely to see some of the children`s responses so please keep sending them in.                                                                                                                      Poem/Song to learn: Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer                                                                                                           Five little Men in a flying saucer.
Flew around the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But they didn’t like the sight,
So one man flew away.
Zoom! 

Composer/Piece of music: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons 

Person: Mr Maker 

Nursery Rhyme
Piece of music
Person
1.    Learn it off by heart.
2.    Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3.    Find out about stars.
1.      Listen to the piece of music.
2.      Create some movements to the music.
3.      Draw an illustration to represent their feelings.
    . 1.Draw a portrait of the person.
      2.   Find out facts about the person.
    3. Watch the person in action.


 We have now moved onto our Autumn/Winter menu. There are now three choices for lunch each day
Choices are from Week 3 of the menu.
The choices are :-  
Monday sausages-red   cod with parsley sauce-blue or cheesy stack wrap- green  
Tuesday minced beef pie- red chicken tikka-blue or quorn pasta bake- green 

Wednesday bbq chicken- red   cacaroni cheese -blue or jacket potato with cheese- green  

Thursday   roast chicken- red   sticky chicken-blue or vegetable hot pot- green  

Friday -meat free enchiladas- red    fish fingers-blue or vegetable hotpot- green   

Well Done Barbados for winning this week`s reading award. We cannot emphasise the importance of spending just five minutes supporting your child with their reading already we can see the positive impact this is having on the children who do read regularly. Who will be this week`s winners? Thank you to those parents who practised handwriting with their child there will be some more phonics practise sheets coming home this week. 

Please ensure that your child has their P.E kit in school ready for Tuesday`s P.E session. Please also make sure that your child has plenty of warm clothing ready for them to use the outside learning environment as the weather does seem to be turning much colder. If you could send  wellies in for your child it would ensure their school shoes stay cleaner.

Please continue to look out for messages and pictures on the Mead Primary School face book page and the Mead Primary School website. Please remember to speak with school staff if there is anything you are unsure of or you have any concerns. 

We look forward to another good week in school with your children

Kind Regards

The Reception Team