Dear Parents/Carers
We hope you are having a lovely weekend. The children had an exciting week writing their letters to Father Christmas, they have been busy practising for our Christmas play and enjoyed hearing our story "The Jolly Christmas Postman".
This week our story focus will be "The Nativity", we will be discussing the celebration of Jesus' birth which will help prepare the children for our visit to St Pauls Church. As part of our learning we are asking children to talk about what they celebrate with their families and are asking for any photos to be sent in with them tomorrow to share during circle time. We have a busy week ahead with our reading morning and stay and play sessions taking place on Friday. Please remember to check our 'Diary dates' section within this newsletter to avoid missing out on anything!
If your child is an animal and part of our choir in the Christmas play, they would have brought home a note asking for black clothes to be brought into school in a named plastic bag no later than Friday 6th December:
Boys - Black trousers (these can be their school trouser) and a black top
Girls - black trousers/leggings and a black top.
Ideally we would prefer a plain black top.
As a
reminder the school day begins at 8.30am and for safety reasons the gates need
to be shut by 8.55am. In the mornings the children need to walk through the
main gate and enter through the Reception area doors. If you arrive
after the gate has closed, you will need to enter the main office where you
will be recorded as late. At 3.00pm Gate 1 will be open for parents and the
children will be released through the Reception area doors.
School
Uniform Reminder -
Please be
reminded that children are expected to continue to wear the appropriate uniform
of:
- Black or grey trousers (Joggers in Nursery)
- White polo shirt with a bottle green jumper or cardigan
- Black shoes or plain black trainers (no boots)
- Black or grey skirt/dress
- Plain tights
Children will
not be permitted to wear Hoodies.
Only
plain school coloured head bands can be worn- no oversized bows.
Only
studs can we worn in school, please make sure these are removed for PE.
Please
ensure children do not have makeup on or acrylic/painted nails.
Uniform will
be given to those children who do not wear the correct uniform in the morning
and will need to be returned before the end of school.
We thank
you again for your understanding and cooperation in leaving pushchairs at the
door. Some of our children are asking to come into school independently and we
appreciate you encouraging your child to with this.
As we have learnt all of our set 1 sounds,
this week we will be consolidating our learning, practising correct
letter formation and continuing to use our Fred talk to spell CVC
words.
Our focus
in maths this week we will be continuing to look at early addition work. The children will
be putting 2 groups together and finding out what the total is. This will be
done very practically so the children can see that by adding together you make more.
Your child will continue to bring home a reading
book (which is changed weekly) and a set of sight words. The expectation is
your child reads at least 3 times or more each week. As we are promoting a love
of reading, we encourage your child to read a range of books and is not limited
to the one we send home with them.
We will
be using the Havering school menu which the children bought home. This week we
are on Week 3 of the menu. Monday’s choices are:
Red - Chicken Fillet in a Bun with 1/2 Jacket Potato
Blue - Ravioli Pasta (VE)
Green - Vegetable Burger in a Bun with 1/2 Jacket Potato
Here is a
link to the menu choices https://www.haveringcatering.co.uk/schooldata/mead-infant-primary-school/
On Thursdays we have our weekly P.E session. Please ensure
your child’s P.E kit is returned to school and is clearly labelled.
Children are continuing to change for their PE sessions, as you can imagine this
is still currently taking quite a while so all you can do to help your child be
independent in dressing is greatly appreciated.
Messages
–
- PLEASE NAME all items of clothing. This will help when returning lost items, particularly jumpers and cardigans with the right child.
- If your child has had any clothes from school could you please ensure these are washed and returned to back.
- Our PE day is Thursday. Please ensure your child has a named PE kit in school. If they wear earrings they need to be removed on this day.
- Thank you to all those parents who have sent in a named set of spare clothes. If you haven’t yet could you please ensure your child has a named set of spare clothes and underwear on their peg as soon as possible.
- Children can also bring in a pair of named wellies to leave in school. This would be great for use in the mud kitchen and on rainy days.
- If your child suffers with asthma please ensure their pump is in school and you have completed the relevant paperwork at the main office.
- If your child is unwell, please remember to call the school office on 01708 343616 and notify them of your child's absence.
Breakfast
club is open from 7.45 am. Please make sure there is sufficient money on your
child's sQuid account to make payment.
Important
dates:
INSET Dates and Polling day for 2019-20
INSET 1
|
INSET 2
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INSET 3
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INSET 4
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INSET 5
|
4th September
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3rd April
|
20th July
|
21st
July
|
22nd July
|
Last day
of the summer term will be Friday 17th July 2020.
You can
access Havering term dates for 2019-2010 here: https://www.havering.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2023/term_dates_2019-2020.pdf
Dates for
your diary
Autumn 2
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Friday
6th December
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Stay
and Play and reading morning
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Monday
9th December
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Reception
Christmas play PM at 2.15pm
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Tuesday
10th December
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Reception
Christmas play AM at 9.30am
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Thursday
12th December
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SCHOOL
CLOSED POLLING
DAY
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Friday
13th December
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Christmas
Jumper Day
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Monday
16th and Tuesday 17th December
|
Reception
visit Lidl
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Tuesday
17th December
|
Class
parties
|
Wednesday
18th December
|
St
Pauls Church visit
|
Wednesday
18th December
|
Christmas
dinner
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Friday
20th December
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Last
day of term
|
Our
learning objectives this term will be listed under these headings:
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.
Literacy
Enjoys an
increasing range of books.
Describes main
story settings, events and principal characters.
Hears and says
initial sounds in words.
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.
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'.
If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the
address is:
eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk
We look forward to welcoming you
back to school tomorrow.
Reception Team
