Term: Spring 2 Date: 20.03.17
Dear Parents,
We really enjoyed our mini theme learning all about Superheroes last week so much so that we will be continuing to think about Superheroes this week while thinking about our own Superheroes `Our Mums`. Our maths theme for this week is time so if you can talk to your children about the time they get up, go to bed, what day it is etc it will really help them.
Our Learning Objectives for this term are:-
Personal, Social and Emotional:
Explains own knowledge and understanding, and asks appropriate questions of others.
Shows confidence in asking adults for help.
Confident to speak to others about own needs, wants, interests and opinions.
Communication and Language:
Uses vocabulary and forms of speech that are increasingly influenced by their experiences of books.
Uses language to imagine and recreate roles and experiences in play situations.
Can retell a simple past event in correct order.
Physical Development:
Eats a healthy range of foodstuffs and understands the need for variety in food.
Shows understanding of the need for good practices with regards to exercise, eating, sleeping, and hygiene can contribute to good health.
Show an understanding of a need for safety when tackling new challenges and considers and manages risks.
Literacy:
Recognises rhythm in spoken words
Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
Hears and says the initial sound in words.
Mathematics:
Estimates how many objects they can see and checks by counting them.
Recognise some numerals of personal significance.
Counts an irregular arrangement of up to ten objects.
Expressive Art and Design:
Constructs with a purpose in mind, using a variety of resources.
Builds stories around toys, e.g. farm animals needing rescue from an armchair 'cliff'. Understands that they can use lines to enclose a space, and then begin to use these shapes to represent objects.
Understanding the World:
Enjoys joining in with family customs and routines
Beginning to construct, stacking blocks vertically and horizontally, making enclosures and creating spaces
Looks closely at similarities, differences, patterns and change
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.Thank you to all the parents that have already helped their child to complete this. There are only two weeks left of this learning challenge so if you haven`t already hurry up and get your learning challenge into school.
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.
Person: A Super Hero /A Dinosaur
Poem/Song to learn: Jack and Jill went up the hill
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 the origin of the rhyme.
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1. Listen to the music and dance to it.
2. Find out facts about the composer.
3. Produce a collage or picture to illustrate the piece of music.
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1. Draw a portrait of the person./dinosaur
2. Find out facts about the person/dinosaur
3. Watch the person/dinosaur in action.
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Well done to Barbados class for winning this week`s Remarkable Readers award again. Who will be next?
It is so important to help your child with their reading just a few minutes a day can make the world of difference.
We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our stay and play session on Thursday. You may come between 9.30 - 11.00am or 1.15-2.30pm .We have lots of lovely Spring and Mother`s day crafts for you to make with your child.
Booking for parent`s evening are now via the blog or facebook page.
Alternatively see your child`s teacher for an appointment time.
We are looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible at our stay and play session on Thursday. You may come between 9.30 - 11.00am or 1.15-2.30pm .We have lots of lovely Spring and Mother`s day crafts for you to make with your child.
Booking for parent`s evening are now via the blog or facebook page.
Alternatively see your child`s teacher for an appointment time.
Dates for your Diary:
Monday 20th March-Friends of Mead Mothers day sale begins .Each gift is £1
Monday 20th March-Bikers Breakfast-8.00-8.30
Monday 20th March-Friends of Mead Mothers day sale begins .Each gift is £1
Monday 20th March-Bikers Breakfast-8.00-8.30
Thursday 23rd March-Mother`s Day Stay and Play
Friday 24th March-Comic Relief Day-Wear a silly accessory
Parent`s Consultation Evenings-Tuesday 28th March and Wednesday 29th March
School closes for the Easter holidays 31st March at 3pm
Friday 24th March-Comic Relief Day-Wear a silly accessory
Kind regards
The Reception Team
