Dear Parents, Carers
We hope you have had a lovely half term.The weather was certainly kind to us. There are really positive signs that Spring is on its way.We had a really busy half term learning about Traditional Tales. It was lovely to see how well the children responded to these favourite stories. This week we will be moving onto learning about dinosaurs.We often find this is a time when the children amaze us with their knowledge and can say lots of really long names and know interesting facts. We are really looking forward to seeing who our dinosaur enthusiasts are. We will be reading books from the `Harry and his bucketful of dinosaur' series. On Thursday we have a dinosaur themed day where the children have the opportunity to dig for fossils and get to meet a T-rex.
We are pleased with how well the children are starting to use their phonic knowledge to attempt to spell words. Any help you can give the children with writing birthday cards, notes, shopping lists would be appreciated. We will be holding a writing workshop on Wednesday March 13th at 9.00-10.00am. This will be an opportunity for you to talk through ways that you can help your child to develop a love for writing. We hope to see lots of you there.
As the children are becoming more independent in their early morning routines, we will actively be encouraging parents to say their goodbyes at the doors and allowing the children to walk up the corridor to their classes by themselves . Members of staff will of course be there to greet your child and assist where necessary and be available should you need to speak with them.
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
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.
We have a lost umbrella. If you could check that you have the right umbrella at home, we would very much appreciate it.
We are on Week 3 of this menu. Monday’s choices are:
Red-Pork Sausages with Mash Potato
Blue-Cheesy Tomato Pasta Pot
Green-Vegetable Fingers with Mash Potato
Messages –
- PLEASE NAME all items of clothing. This will help when returning lost items, particularly jumpers and cardigans with the right child. We are still accumulating a large number of items. 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.
Please can you ensure that if your child is not in school for any reason you call the school to report the absence. This saves the office staff a lot of time spent in making phone calls.
Reminder
If your child attends breakfast club, breakfast costs from £1.50. Thank you
Spring 2
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Monday
25th February
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Children
return to school
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Thursday
28th February
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Dinosaur
workshop
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| Thursday 7th March | World book day |
| Wednesday 13th March Friday 15th March | Reception writing workshop Red Nose Day |
| 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 |
Reminder children may dress up as their favourite book character
News -
We would like to wish Taylor and his family good luck and all the best with their move.
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
