Summer 2 30.06.19
We hope
you are having a lovely weekend and enjoying this fabulous weather, which we hope
will continue to last. Please remember to apply sun cream to your child before school and
if you want to send their named tube in the children will have the opportunity
to reapply their cream before lunchtime. Please also send your child in with a
sun hat and a bottle of water and we will talk to the children about drinking
plenty of water to keep hydrated.
This week
our focus story will be ‘Dear Zoo' by Rod Campbell. It is a story about a child who writes to the
zoo for a pet. The zoo send a series of unsuitable pets, revealed behind
flaps in the form of crates and packing cases. These animals are all
sent back for different reasons, except the last one, which is perfect! The children will have the opportunity to create their own animal crafts and explore our vet role play areas.
Butterfly update:
We now
have some butterflies which have emerged from their cocoons and we are hoping on our return
tomorrow we will be greeted by more butterflies, ready to release them this week.
We have a busy week, here is a little reminder for the week ahead:
Wednesday - Reading morning and maths workshop from 8.30am
Thursday - Sports day from 1.30pm
A little
reminder Wednesday is our PE day, please ensure your child has their named PE
kit in school and they will need it for sports day. We have a lot of lost property accumulating in school which
cannot be returned to their rightful owner as they are unnamed.
This week
is Week 3 of the Havering catering services. Monday's choices are:
Red- Pork Sausages with Mash Potato
Blue- Cheesy Tomato Pasta Pot
Green - Vegetable Fingers with Mash Potato
Reminder
If your child attends breakfast club, breakfast costs from £1.50. Thank
you
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.
Please
remember the homework expectation in Reception is to read every day and learn
the red words. If you would like further homework please complete the Learning
Challenge.
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.
Nursery Rhyme:
A Sailor went to sea
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Person:
Captain Hook or Tinkerbell
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Piece of music:
George Frideric Handel
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- Learn it off by heart.
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- Draw a picture to illustrate the rhyme.
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- Find out about the rhyme
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- Draw a portrait of the person.
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- Find out facts about the person.
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- Watch the person in action.
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- Listen to the piece of music
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- Create some movements to the music
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- Draw an illustration to represent their feelings
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- Able to name the piece of music when they hear it
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Wednesday
3rd July – Reading morning 8.30am
Maths
workshop 9am
Thursday
4th July 13:30-15:00 pm Reception Sports Day
Monday 8th
July – Barbados class picnic at Central park
Tuesday 9th
July – Jamaica class picnic at Central park
Thursday
11th July – St Lucia class picnic at Central park
INSET
Dates and Polling day for 2018-19
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:
ELG: They
work as part of a group or class, and understand and follow the rules.
ELG:
Children are confident to try new activities, and say why they like some
activities more than others.
Confident
to speak to others about own needs, wants, interests and
opinions.
Communication
and Language:
ELG: They
use past, present and future forms accurately when talking about events that
have happened or are to happen in the future.
ELG: They
listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they
hear with relevant comments, questions or actions.
Children
follow instructions involving several ideas or actions.
Physical
Development:
ELG: Children
know the importance for good health of physical exercise, and a healthy diet,
and talk about ways to keep healthy and safe.
ELG: To
move confidently in a range of ways.
Practices
some appropriate safety measures without direct supervision.
Literacy:
ELG: They
also write some irregular common words.
ELG: To
write simple sentences which can be read by them and others.
Mathematics:
ELG:
Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers
and count on or back to find the answer.
ELG: They
explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical
language to describe them.
ELG:
Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and
say which number is one more or one less than a given number.
Expressive
Art and Design:
ELG: They
safely use and explore a variety of materials, tools and techniques,
experimenting with colour, design, texture, form and function.
Introduces
a storyline or narrative into their play.
ELG: The
children sing songs, make music, dance and experiment with ways of making them.
Understanding
the World:
ELG: They
know that other children don't always enjoy the same things, and are sensitive
to this.
ELG:
Children talk about past and present events in their own lives and in the lives
of family members.
They make
observations of animals and plants and explain why some things occur, and talk
about changes.
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,
Kind
regards
The
Reception Team
