Week beginning 22^nd May 2017

 

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Thank you for supporting us to develop your child’s independence by ensuring they enter the classroom by themselves. This is now working very well and the children feel quite proud of themselves for being so independent. Please know that you are still welcome to visit the class at the end of the day should you wish to have a look at your child’s work.

REMINDER: Please don’t forget to send in your consent slip for our visit to Croydon Library. [/dropshadowbox]

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There have been several cases of head lice among Reception children during the last week. Please note that anyone can get head lice, mainly through direct head-to-head contact but also from sharing hats, brushes and other personal items. You can help to prevent the spread of head lice by checking your children daily for the next few weeks, and on a regular basis thereafter. Lice infestation is much easier to treat if caught early. If you have any questions please come in and speak to a member of staff. [/dropshadowbox]

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Friday, 26th May 2017 – Last day of Summer 1 Children return to school for Summer 2 on Tuesday 6th June 2017[/dropshadowbox]

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Sent out Friday 19th May 2017

Adult and Young Farm animals

Can you find the names of 5 different farm animals?

What is the name of each adult and their young?

Draw or find a picture of each one[/dropshadowbox]

THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

This term’s topic: Caring for animals

Theme: Farm Animals

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Farmer Duck by Martin Wadell

The children will role play the story and use this as a stimulus for writing a letter to the main character in the story.

READING AT HOME

Please continue to write a comment in your child’s yellow reading diary and let us know how they are getting on with their reading at home. Please ensure that books are in book bags on the days listed below.

READING AT SCHOOL

During guided group reading sessions the children are working on key skills for reading such as finger pointing under each word to keep track of words; using picture clues and sound blending to decode unfamiliar words. We are also assessing children’s understanding of what they have read.

KEY WORD LISTS and CHANGING READING BOOKS:

We change books and check key words on these days:

Monday – Red group

Tuesday – Orange group

Wednesday – Yellow group

Thursday – Green group

Friday – Blue group

 

PHONICS:

Please continue to practise sound recognition with your child using the video links provided in previous blogs. Encourage them to apply their phonic knowledge every time you read or write with them. The children continue to learn Phonics in small groups.

MATHS:

This week we will review estimation and counting skills. We will also revisit the concept of subtraction and explore strategies for solving mathematical problems related to subtraction

EAD – Expressive Arts and Design

The child will be engaged in creative craft activities based on a farm theme, making farm animals using a range of materials, thinking about size, shape, differences and similarities between different farm animals.

Week beginning 15^th May 2017

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It is hard to believe that we are fast approaching the final term of your child’s year in Reception. We are currently planning ahead for your child’s transition into Year 1 in September and so we ask that you please support us to ensure they make a smooth transition over the remaining few weeks.

You could help us to do this by ensuring that your child enters the classroom on their own and by themselves so they can make a swift start to their morning routines. You could start by:

• saying your goodbyes in the hallway and swiftly exiting to allow other parents to do the same as the hallway can become quite crowded in the mornings.

• allowing your child to carry their own belongings  when they enter the school building and reminding them of what they need to do when they get into the hallway : hang up their coat; put their word list in the green box, put their book bag in the group boxes and go straight into the classroom.

Thank you, if this is something you are already doing with your child.

If you have any concerns about your child separating from you in the morning, please let us know so we can discuss a few strategies that may help develop their sense of independence

Thank you

Miss Pillay

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Thursday, 18th May – Individual and Class Photographs

Friday, 19th May – Bring a bottle and wear your own clothes Day (organised by Friends of Howard)

Friday, 26th May 2017 – Last day of Summer 1. Children return to school for Summer 2 on Tuesday 6th June 2017 Friday, 26th May 2017 – Last day of Summer 1. Children return to school for Summer 2 on Tuesday 6th June 2017 [/dropshadowbox]

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HOMEWORK (sent out on Fridays and due back on Mondays)

Sent out Friday 12th May 2017

Different times in the day

Can you keep a diary of what you did at different times in the day (either on Saturday or Sunday)?

Draw a picture and write a sentence about what you did:

• Before breakfast

• After breakfast

• At midday

• In the afternoon

• In the evening

• At night[/dropshadowbox]

THIS WEEK’S LEARNING:

This term’s topic: Caring for animals

Theme: Farm Animals

LITERACY:

Book Focus: Farmer Duck by Martin Wadell

The children will read this delightfully engaging and slightly quirky tale about a very hardworking duck and an incredibly lazy farmer. It will contribute well to our discussions this week about working well as a team and how we can help each other to build a stronger class team.

READING AT HOME

Please continue to write a comment in your child’s yellow reading diary and let us know how they are getting on with their reading at home. Please ensure that books are in book bags on the days listed below.

KEY WORD LISTS and CHANGING READING BOOKS:

We change books and check key words on these days:

Monday – Red group

Tuesday – Orange group

Wednesday – Yellow group

Thursday – Green group

Friday – Blue group

 

PHONICS:

Please continue to practise sound recognition with your child using the video links provided in previous blogs. Encourage them to apply their phonic knowledge every time you read or write with them. The children continue to learn Phonics in small groups

MATHS:

This week we will be reviewing the properties of 2D and 3D shapes and exploring the language of time such as:  ‘in the morning’, ‘in the evening’, ‘at midday’. The children will have an opportunity to develop their understanding of several mathematical concepts in the new role play Farm café area, exploring aspects  of number and measures.

UW – Knowledge and Understanding of the World

During the next two weeks we will explore the different animals that live on farms. The children will learn to identify similarities and difference between adult and young farm animals and between farm animals and pets or wild animals.

We are also growing carrots and cress in our Reception garden and the children are enjoying watching their development. We hope to add to our vegetable patch by growing some tomatoes in a few weeks’ time.