Sunday 27 November 2016


Reception Newsletter Autumn 2 Week 5

Reception Newsletter -Autumn 2 Week 2

We hope you had a good weekend .Our work last week was out of this world as we learnt about the theme of space through our story Aliens love underpants. The children had some good ideas about what they thought space would be like and talked about what they would do if they went to space. This week we will be starting on our Christmas theme by completing the very important job of writing our letters to Father Christmas. If you have any empty wrapping paper rolls or boxes we would appreciate you sending them into school so the children can begin their Christmas crafts.We will be learning about money in our maths sessions and revising taught sounds in our Read write inc lessons.
As a reminder we will be holding a Read Write Inc parents meeting next Friday 2nd December at 9.00 in Key Stage 1 Hall .Read write inc is a phonics programme that is used in thousands of schools.It prides itself on opening up the world of reading to all children. We invite you to come along to find out what the programme  involves,how we organise our lessons at school and how you can support your child at home. We look forward to seeing as many as possible there.
Our work this half term will cover the following learning objectives

 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. 
Communication and Language:

S    shows understanding of prepositions such as 'under', 'on top', 'behind' by carrying out a action or selecting correct picture.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.               

 Literacy:
      Enjoys an increasing range of books.
      Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
      Hears and says initial sounds in words.
  1. Mathematics: 
  2. 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  

       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. 

       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 2 of the menu.

The choices are :- 

Monday Beef burger-red   chicken curry-blue or vegetarian burger - green  

Tuesday Pepperoni pizza- red salmon and broccoli pasta-blue or cheese and tomato pizza- green 

Wednesday bbq pork- red   chilli con carne-blue or macaroni and cheese - green  

Thursday   roast chicken- red   cod fillet-blue or baguette with egg mayonnise - green  

Friday -savoury rice- red   bubbly fish fillet-blue or cheese and sweet pepper popovers - green  

Well Done Barbados   for winning this week`s reading award yet again you really are hard to beat ,come on Jamaica and St Lucia you can do it. 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. Please could you send back any school uniform that you have borrowed. With our fantastic new outside learning developments  we are ensuring the children are changed if they do get wet but we do need the spare clothes in order to be able to do it.  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 

 A little reminder of some key dates

Friday 2nd December –Read write inc parents meeting-9.00

Monday 12th December Christmas Nativity-9.15

Wednesday 14th December-Christmas Nativity-9.30

Monday 19th-Stay and Play session-Christmas crafts 9.30-11.00   and 11.15-2.30  

Kind Regards

The Reception Team