Please remember…….
Reception Class
Newsletter
…to make sure your child has
their PE kit (both indoor and
outdoor) with them in school at all
times.
dietary needs by Monday 24th November as we are hoping that these sessions can commence
nextwear tights have
….that girls who
/
a pair of socks in their PE kit for
PE lessons.
…that any girls who do not have
their earrings removed on PE day
(Friday) bring plasters into school to
cover their ears during the lesson.
Spring 1 2017
EYFS Curriculum
Monday – Weekend News shared in
Key Worker Groups
Wednesday – Homework shared in
Key Worker Groups
Friday – library books changed
with Key Worker Groups
We have begun Spring 1 by writing letters to say thank you for our favourite
Christmas presents and retelling our favourite events of Christmas in sequence. Much
of our literacy work this half term is likely to focus on using our phonics skills to blend
and segment for the purpose of improving our developing reading and writing
skills.....lots of 'chopping up' words, applying 'sound buttons' to words and using
'phoneme frames' to aid our learning. The choice of texts used will be very much
guided by the children's likes and interests as we will read a number of 'winter' books
at the start of term to immerse us into a wintery theme. Parents can help their
children with their literacy targets by helping them to use their phonics skills to write
words which match the sounds they say. Writing simple phrases and sentences will help
to develop pupil's use of phonics even further.
Our numeracy learning has started with us focussing on money - working in and
buying from toy shops selling some fantastic bargains! Later this half term we plan to
focus on time, 2D shape and data, addition, patterns and
symmetry and counting. Many of the continuous provision activities are linked to the
numeracy theme for the week so again the children will consolidate their learning
through fun, play-based activities.
Resources Request
Our early years setting is extremely well resourced but we
continually strive to improve our provision and deliver the
best experiences for our pupils. Our team are working on a
‘quality mark’ and when self-assessing our provision we have
identified areas for additional ‘real’ resources that reflect
children’s home life experiences. In the past we have found
that families, friends and members of the wider school
community have donated good quality resources to us that
they no longer had use for. All donations have been received
with thanks. With both the improvements and our current
reception class in mind the following items would help to meet
some of the identified needs:
‘Real’ builders tools, signs, equipment
Wooden, plastic or metal pots, pans, utensils, kettles, jugs,
Baskets – any size or shape!
Family Learning – Phonics session Monday 30/1/17 1-3pm
All EYFS/KS1 parents, carers, grandparents welcome!!!!
Reading books should be read each
evening with your child. Usually
books will be changed every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday if your
child is ready for a new book.
Please send them into school every
day though just in case this
changes!
…to send in 20p each day if you
would like your child to have toast
at break time.
….children can have a drink of
water whenever they like. Please
don’t send in water bottles for the
classroom.
…to keep us informed of any food
allergies.
High Frequency Words
Please look out for copies of the high frequency word lists in
your child’s book bag. These are words that the children
ideally need to know how to read, spell and use
appropriately in sentences by the end of Reception. They will
be colour coded – red, orange and green lists – so that the
children know which list they are working on and which list
they are trying to make it to!
Class Birthdays this half term – Spring 1
Alex
Engin
6th January
17th January
Happy 5th Birthday!!
Worship theme - Hope