Dear Parents/Carers,
The children have thoroughly enjoyed our traditional tales topic and this week they got to taste some delicious porridge after learning the story of ‘Goldilocks and the three bears’. This week we will be looking at and celebrating Chinese New Year with the children. There will be lots of craft activities available and the children will be able to enjoy tasting some Chinese food.
Please remember we only have a 4 day week this week as Friday is an inset day and closed for pupils. Wednesday 7th February we have our reading morning from 8.30am.
We will be continuing our phonics programme Read, write Inc and in maths we will continue our work on measure, looking at length and height and making direct comparisons.
Personal, Social and Emotional:
Confident to speak to others about own needs, wants, interests and opinions.
Can describe self in positive terms and talk about abilities
Can usually adapt behaviour to different events, social situations and changes in routine.
Communication and Language:
Joins in with repeated refrains.
Can retell a simple story.
Builds up vocabulary that reflects the breadth of their experiences.
Literacy
Describes main story settings, events and principal characters.
Beginning to be aware of the way stories are structured.
Joins in with repeated refrains and anticipated key events and phrases in rhymes and stories.
Physical Development:
Forms recognisable letters.
Can usually manage washing and drying hands.
Runs skilfully and negotiates spaces successfully.
Mathematics
To recap number recognition 0-10.
To recap number formation 0-10.
To confidently count to 20 and beyond demonstrating place value.
Understanding the World:
Remembers and talks about significant events in their own experiences.
Shows an interests in different ways of life.
Can talk about some of the things they have observed.
Expressive arts and design:
Constructs with a purpose in mind.
Manipulates material to achieve a planned effect.
Explores colour and how colour can be changed
This newsletter will be posted on our EYFS blog and Facebook page at the beginning of each week.
Messages
Our PE day is Wednesday, please make sure your child’s named PE kit is in school. All earrings should be taken out on this day.
If your child has required spare clothes in school could you please make sure they are returned as we now have no spare clothes available.
This week`s lunch is taken from Week 2 of the Havering Catering menu
Monday’s lunch is
Pork sausages with mash potato
Tuna and sweetcorn pasta bake
Red onion and rosemary sausage with mash potato
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.
This is an ongoing activity that should take place over a number of weeks, it should be the children’s own work (supported by the parents) and it needs to be brought into school so we can celebrate the child`s achievements.
Person: Choose a Traditional Tale Character
Artist/Illustrator: 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
1. Learn it off by heart.
2. Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
3. Find out about bears.
To find out facts about the illustrator.
Produce a collage of other pictures by the illustrator.
To draw a picture in a similar style
1. Draw a portrait of the person.
2. Find out facts about the person.
3. Watch the person in action.
Dates for your diary:
7th February – Reading Morning
9th March – Stay and Make Mother’s Day theme
The school will be closed on the following days for pupils:
INSET Days and Polling Day:
9th February and 3rd May
25th May
29th June
We would like to take the opportunity now to thank you for all your continued support this half term, we hope you all have a lovely break and look forward to welcoming you back on Monday 19th February where our next topic will focus on ‘Dinosaurs’.
If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address is eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk
Kind regards
The Reception Team
