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