Reception Newsletter -Autumn 2 Week 6
We hope you had a good weekend .We were very proud
of the progress the children are making as they wrote their letters to Father
Christmas. They were carefully working on formation and some were starting to
sound out words. Each class has a little post box in it so if children wish to send Christmas cards to their friends they can. Please encourage the children to add their own name writing to these to give them some more practise.
This week we will be continuing with our work on Christmas by looking at
the story of the very First Christmas as we continue to practise for our very
own school Nativity. Please send in black clothes for your children to wear by this Wednesday unless your class staff have told you otherwise.
We would
still be grateful for any wrapping paper rolls or boxes we would appreciate you
sending them into school so the children can get creative with making Christmas
decorations We will be learning about length and height in our maths sessions and revising
taught sounds in our Read write inc lessons.
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.
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
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
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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.
Listen to
the piece of music.
2.
Create
some movements to the music.
3.
Draw an
illustration to represent their feelings.
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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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We have now using our Autumn/Winter menu. There are three choices for lunch each day
Choices are
from Week 3 of the menu.
The choices are
:-
Monday sausages-red cod with parsley sauce-blue or cheesy stack wrap- green
Tuesday minced
beef pie- red chicken
tikka-blue or quorn pasta bake- green
Wednesday bbq
chicken- red cacaroni cheese -blue or jacket potato with cheese- green
Thursday roast chicken- red sticky chicken-blue or vegetable
hot pot- green
Friday -meat free enchiladas- red fish fingers-blue or vegetable hotpot- green
Can we remind you that if you send a packed lunch in for your child to make sure that the lunch does not contain any nuts. We have some children and adults in school that have severe reactions to nuts so we need to protect them. Can we also realise that the children should not have sweets in school but chocolate biscuits are fine.
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.
Thank you also for the excellent turn out at our Read ,Write Inc Meeting. It was so nice to see so many of you there and so many people wanting to help their child to become a reader.
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 and make sure that children`s clothes are all clearly named. When washing can you check that your child has the right uniform as last week a couple of children lost items of their uniform. 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
Reminder of some key dates
Monday 12th December Christmas Nativity-9.15
Wednesday 14th December-Christmas Nativity-9.30
Thursday 15th-Visit to Church-10.00
Monday 19th-Stay and Play session-Christmas crafts 9.30-11.00 and 11.15-2.30
Kind Regards
The Reception Team
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Kind Regards
The Reception
Team
