We hope you had a good weekend .This week we will be thinking about the colours and patterns of fireworks and the sounds that they make. We will be encouraging the children to respond through a range of creative activities and some written responses. If you have any cardboard rolls from wrapping paper or kitchen rolls we would appreciate them to make rockets. We will also be learning about shapes and their properties. Children will be encouraged to name shapes and know what makes that shape the shape that it is.
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:
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.
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.
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
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
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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.
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|
. 1.Draw a portrait of the person.
2. Find out facts about the person.
3. Watch the person in action.
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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 St Lucia 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.
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
