Dear Parent, Carers
Welcome back to what is sure to be another busy term. We hope you had a lovely and restful break. It was lovely to welcome all the children back last week, they have all come back and settled quickly into school routines and we are sure many of them have had a growth spurt over the holidays!
In the mornings the children need to walk through the main gate and enter through the Reception area doors. If you arrive after the gate has closed, you will need to enter the main office where you will be recorded as late. At 3.00pm Gate 1 will be open for parents and the children will be released through the Reception area doors. Please do not crowd around the doors at the end of the day, it is causing delays in ensuring your child is handed over to you safely. We thank you again for your understanding and cooperation in leaving pushchairs at the door.
We have begun our topic 'What's in a story', where we focus on traditional tales. The children thoroughly enjoyed our story last week 'The Little red hen' and loved making and tasting their very own bread. This week the children will be learning the story of 'The Gingerbread man'. As part of our learning we will be carrying out scientific investigations, identifying materials which are waterproof. We will also be using a range of resources to make our very own bridges to help the Gingerbread man to cross the river and at the end of the week we will have an opportunity to deocorate our very own Gingerbread men.
We will continue with our phonics programme Read, Write Inc, recapping our sounds and practising to blend and write words using their set 1 sounds. In maths we will be continuing with our Ten town programme learning our teen numbers.
Your child will continue to bring home a reading book (which is changed weekly) and a set of sight words. The expectation is your child reads at least 3 times or more each week. As we are promoting a love of reading we encourage your child to read a range of books and is not limited to the one we send home with them. Please also remember to make a note of the title of the book your child has read to help them achieve their reading awards.
Request
If your child has any comics at home that they have finished with we would be grateful for them in school. Children enjoy sharing these and having a variety of reading material helps their development.
Any junk modelling resources you have at home, we would be grateful if these could be sent into school for the children to use in the creative area.
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.
Person: Choose a Traditional Tale
Character
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Artist/Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
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Poem/Song
to learn: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear
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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.
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Nursery Rhyme
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Artist/Illustrator
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Person
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Learn it off by heart
· Draw a picture to illustrate the
rhyme
· Find out about bears
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· To find out facts about the
illustrator.
· Produce a collage of other
pictures by the illustrator.
· To draw a picture in a similar
style.
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· Draw a portrait of the person
· Find out facts about the person
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Watch the person in action.
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We are on Week 1 of this menu. Monday’s choices are:
Beef burger in a bun with wedges
Cheesy Tomato pasta pot
Vegetable burger in a bun with wedges
On Thursday we have a special menu for Census day, please refer to your child's class notice board to see the menu.
Messages –
- PLEASE NAME all items of clothing. This will help when returning lost items, particularly jumpers and cardigans with the right child. We have accumulated a number of clothes already. Please check your child’s class if they are missing something.
- Our PE days are Wednesday. Please ensure your child has a named PE kit in school. If they wear earrings they need to be removed on this day.
- Thank you to all those parents who have sent in a named set of spare clothes. If you haven’t yet could you please ensure your child has a named set of spare clothes and underwear on their peg as soon as possible. Please note this does not need to be school uniform.
- Children can also bring in a pair of named wellies to leave in school. This would be great for use in the mud kitchen and on rainy days.
- Please actively encourage your child to put away their book bag and hang up their coat in the morning. It would also be really helpful if you could discuss the menu choices with your child the previous night to help them independently find their cupcake and make their lunch choice.
| Spring 1 | |
| Thursday 24th January | Charlie Wilson Storyteller |
| Friday 25th January | Reading Morning |
| Friday 15th February | School closes for half term |
| Monday 25th February | School reopens |
| Friday 29th March | Mother’s Day stay and play |
| Friday 12th April | School closes for Easter holidays |
| Monday 29th April | INSET DAY |
| Tuesday 30th April | School reopens |
| Monday 4th May | May day bank holiday |
INSET Dates and Polling day for 2018-19
We have two inset days left this academic year, please see the dates below:
INSET 1
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INSET 2
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INSET 3
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INSET 4
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INSET 5
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3rd September
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4th September
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7th January
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29th April
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3rd June
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Please note that the final day of the summer term will be on Friday 19th July, 2019.
Our learning objectives this term will be listed under these headings:
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 interest 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
If you would like to contact a member of the EYFS team via email the address is:
eyfs@mead.havering.sch.uk
We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
Reception Team
