Dear Parents/Carers
Welcome to our first newsletter of the new school year. Each week we will provide you with a newsletter which will be posted on class dojo. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you up to date with any relevant news in Reception. It will include a list of intended learning objectives, an overview of activities, notices, important dates and the stories and topics that we will be focussing on.
What a fantastic start we have had to school life with the children settling into Mead really well. Thank you to all parents and carers for your support during this induction period. Our focus at the start of the year is ensuring all children are settled and happy in the setting. We have been teaching routines, rules and expectations as well as exploring all of the resources available.
The children will now be attending school full time with the new school day beginning 8.40-8.50am start and a 2.50pm collection time (Mon-Thur) and 12.30pm collection time on a Friday. If you have a child in KS2 please note you can collect your Reception child from 2.40pm. To gain access to the school you will be required in the mornings to walk through Gate 3. If your child has an older sibling with the same start time please drop them off first (from 8.30am) and then walk round to Gate 3. To prevent overcrowding at the school gates we are kindly asking for one parent to bring and collect their child from school.
A little reminder if your child is going to be absent please call the school office (01708 343616) on their first day of absence, otherwise a phone call home will be made.
Class dojo is a platform we will be using to share information with you and it will also act as a means of communication between home and school. If you are yet to accept your invite please do this at your earliest convenience to ensure you do not miss out on any information shared.
Last week on class dojo we asked parents to upload x3 pictures of their child’s favourite toy, place to visit, food etc things onto their child’s profile by Wednesday. We will then share them during a circle time and they will help us get to know each other a little better. If anyone is still yet to return their 'All about me' sheet and family tree could you please ensure these are returned to your child's teacher this week.
This week we will begin reading with your child and we start with picture books to help develop their storytelling skills and language. Due to current restrictions we are unable to send home reading books with your child. Later this week your child will bring home login details for ‘Bug club’. This is a new system we are using to allocate an electronic book to your child’s account which they can then read at home with you. Further information on this will follow shortly. As we are promoting a love of reading, we actively encourage your child to read a range of books and is not limited to the one we send home with them.
On Thursday we published our lunch menu and in school Friday we talked about the choices available to them, we would also be grateful if you could discuss these with your child as well. Your child is also free to bring in a packed lunch from home if you know they will not eat any of the choices on offer and preferably this is to be in a disposable bag.
Monday’s choices are:
Red – Sausage baguette
Blue – Tuna & sweetcorn mayonnaise baguette
Green – Cheese baguette
School Uniform -
Please be reminded that children are expected to continue to wear the appropriate uniform of:
- Black or grey trousers
- White polo shirt with a bottle green jumper or cardigan
- Black shoes or plain black trainers (no boots)
- Black or grey skirt/dress
Children will not be permitted to wear Hoodies.
Only plain school coloured head bands can be worn- no oversized bows.
Only studs can we worn in school, please make sure these are removed for PE.
Please ensure children do not have makeup on or acrylic/painted nails.
Messages –
- PLEASE NAME all items of clothing. This will help when returning lost items, particularly jumpers and cardigans with the right child.
- Antigua and Jamaica will have their PE lessons on a Tuesday and Barbados and St Lucia class will have PE on a Thursday. 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 have 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 water area or on rainy days.
- If your child suffers with asthma please ensure their pump is in school and you have completed the relevant paperwork at the main office
- If your child is unwell, please remember to call the school office on 01708 343616 and notify them of your child's absence.
Family news
This is a section of our newsletter where we celebrate any news from our Reception parents. We would like to welcome the old nursery parents and our new parents to Mead reception.
Important dates:
INSET Dates and Polling day for 2020-2021
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INSET 1 |
INSET 2 |
INSET 3 |
INSET 4 |
INSET 5 |
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3rd September |
4th September |
22nd February |
28th May |
23rd July |
Last day of the summer term will be Thursday 22nd July 2020.
You can access Havering term dates for 2020-2021 here: https://www.havering.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/2022/term_dates_2020-2021.pdf
Our learning objectives this term will be listed under these headings:
Personal, Social and Emotional
Can select and use activities and resources with help
Shows confidence in asking adults for help
Communication and Language
To follow directions
To use talk to connect ideas
Literacy
To sometimes give meanings to the marks they draw and paint
Listens to and joins in with stories
Physical Development:
Runs skilfully and negotiates space
Mounts stairs, steps or climbing equipment
Mathematics
Beginning to recite numbers in order to 10
Knows that numbers identify how many objects are in a set
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. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Reception Team
