Term: Spring 1 Date: O5.01.17
Dear Parents,
Last week we had a wonderful time immersing ourselves in the culture of Chinese New Year and finding out about stories and traditions to mark this amazing festival. This week we are back to our Traditional Tales theme and we will be learning about the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. Towards the end of the week we will be trying some porridge and talking about what we like to eat for breakfast so please let us know if there is any reason you would rather you child did not try the porridge. The children are enjoying their Read, Write Inc. and we can clearly see the children making good progress in their lessons. In maths this week we will be looking at ordering of sizes and continuing with counting and early addition work.
After half term our theme will be dinosaurs.
After half term our theme will be dinosaurs.
Our Learning Objectives for this term are:-
Personal, Social and Emotional
Confident to talk to other children when playing, and will communicate freely about own home and
community.
Enjoys responsibility of carrying out small tasks.
Can describe self in positive terms and talk about abilities.
Communication and Language:
Is able to follow directions (if not intently focused on own choice of activity).
Listens to others one to one or in small groups, when conversation interests them.
Responds to instructions involving a two-part sequence.
Physical Development:
Understands that equipment and tools have to be used safely.
Uses one-handed tools and equipment.
Shows increasing control over an object in pushing, patting, throwing, catching or kicking it.
Literacy:
Enjoys rhyming and rhythmic activities.
Enjoys an increasing range of books.
Suggests how the story might end.
Mathematics:
Counts objects to 10, and beginning to count beyond 10.
Recognise some numerals of personal significance.
Counts out up to six objects from a larger group.
Expressive Art and Design:
Understands that they can use lines to enclose a space, and then begin to use these shapes to
represent objects.
Explores colours and how colours can be changed.
Explores what happens when they mix colour
Understanding the World:
Knows some of the things that make them unique, and can talk about some of the similarities and
differences in relation to friends or family.
Shows interest in different occupations and ways of life.
Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experience.
Messages.
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. Well Done to the children that have already completed this. This is the last week of this particular learning challenge so please try to encourage your child to complete it. All the children who complete their learning challenge will receive a certificate in our E for Excellence assembly.
Person: Choose a Traditional Tale Character.
Artist/Illustrator: Find out about Axel Scheffler
Poem/Song to learn: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Turn around
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the ground,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Reach up high,
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, Touch the sky.
Nursery Rhyme Artist/Illustrator Person
Possible activities
1. Learn the poem off by heart.
2. Draw a picture to illustrate the teddy bear rhyme.
3. Find out about Traditional Tale Characters.
4. Produce a collage, book or picture of your favourite traditional tale.
5. Find out facts about the illustrator.
Please ensure your child has their P.E kit in school for Tuesday and a spare set of clothes on their peg in the event that they get wet and need to change would be very useful. Please encourage your child to practise dressing and undressing at home as there are still quite a few children who need a lot of support. Please name all hats and scarves as the children are not always sure which one belongs to them. Lunch is from week 2 of the Havering Catering services this week
We cannot emphasise the importance of reading at home . The book marks have now arrived in school so we have now rewarded those children that read the most regularly with book marks so PLEASE spend some time helping your child, they really will reap the rewards. Barbados class were back on top again last week but we clearly noticed more children had read so who will be this week`s winners?
As a reminder Friday the 10th February is a staff training day so school closes for half term at 3.00pm on Thursday 9th February and reopens on Monday 20th February at 8.30am.
We would like to wish Miss Brennan all good wishes as she begins her maternity leave on Friday .Have a lovely rest Miss Brennan and we cannot wait to meet your lovely baby boy.
We now have an Early Years email address so if you have any enquiries or you are working and unable to meet with class teachers you can contact staff more directly the address is:-
eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk
Wishing you all a Happy Half Term
As a reminder Friday the 10th February is a staff training day so school closes for half term at 3.00pm on Thursday 9th February and reopens on Monday 20th February at 8.30am.
We would like to wish Miss Brennan all good wishes as she begins her maternity leave on Friday .Have a lovely rest Miss Brennan and we cannot wait to meet your lovely baby boy.
Kind regards
The Reception Team
