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Dear Parents,
Welcome back
we hope you are all well rested and had an enjoyable half term. We will
be starting a new topic this half term of Celebrations and Pattern, this is an
amazing topic and the children usually thoroughly enjoy learning about the way
different religions celebrate. We will
start this term off by learning about Diwali this week followed by Guy Fawkes
night next week. Later in the week we
will be tasting some Indian food creating a diwali lamp and making rangoli
patterns.
We will continue the teaching of phonics, each week we will send home
the sounds we have learnt, these are sheets for you to complete at home, to
support your child. Please note they do
not have to be returned to school.
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:
Shows understanding of prepositions by carrying out an 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.
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.
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.
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'.
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Understanding the
World:
Remembers and talks about significant events in
their own experience.
Shows interest in different occupations and ways
of life.
Recognises and describes special times or events
for family or friends.
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Expressive Art and Design:
Imitates movement in
response to music.
Beginning to
be interested in and describe the texture of things.
Captures experiences and responses with a range of
media, such as music, dance and paint and other materials or words.
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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: Five Little Men in a Flying Saucer
Five
little Men in a flying saucer.
Person: Mr
Maker
Flew around the world one day,
They looked left and right,
But they didn’t like the sight,
So one man flew away.
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Nursery Rhyme
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Piece of music
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Person
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1. Learn it off by heart.
2. Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3. Find out about stars.
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1. 1.Draw a portrait of the person.
2. Find
out facts about the person.
3. Watch the person in action.
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Lamb & Mint Grills with Potato Wedges
Fish & Tomato Bake with 50/50 Pasta
Please remember to send in P.E kits if you haven`t already done so as we will be starting to change the children for P.E.
Dates for you diary
Thursday 9th November - Stay and Read
The school will be closed on the following days for pupils
INSET Days: Polling Day:
9th February 3rd May
25th May
29th June
If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address is eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk
Staff are also available straight after school to discuss any concerns that you may have.
Kind Regards
The Reception Team
