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Reception
The half term’s theme is: Toys and Christmas
Communication, Language and Literacy:
Activities will include:
- A daily jolly phonics session learning the sound of the day and reviewing all sounds already taught.
- Sharing child’s choice book each week.
- Writing – e.g. lists, making labels, cards, class books.
Mathematical Development:
Layered Maths Targets
As you are aware, each half term the whole school will be working on the same areas of learning in numeracy. Targets for Reception for this half term are as follows:
We all need to:
- Add 1 more to a group of 5 objects.
Some of us should be able to:
- Add 2 groups together (to 10) by counting all.
If we try hard some of us could:
- Add 2 groups together (to 10) by counting on.
Activities will include:
- Counting and saying number rhymes.
- Recognising and making patterns
- Learning to recognise coins and sort 1p, 2p 5p and 10p.
- Adding objects in a practical context.
- Numeral recognition.
Creative Development:
Activities will include working on a variety of art and construction activities, including making own bears and creating cards.
Knowledge & Understanding:
- We will develop our knowledge and understanding of materials, by exploring how they feel and look.
- We will continue to explore computer programmes and CD roms, including P.B Bear and colour magic, developing mouse control with clicking and dragging.
Physical development:
Gross motor skills
In PE we will be balancing on various parts of the body.
Fine Motor Skills
- Your child will be encouraged to demonstrate increasing skills and control using pencil and mark making implements.
- Forming letters in own name using cursive script.
PHSE:
Your child will be encouraged to show increasing independence in selecting and carrying out activities and to share resources and to take turns during group activities.
How to help your child at home:
- Please continue to support your child with developing independence with dressing, undressing and using the toilet – this can continue in school by encouraging your child to put their own things away everyday.
- Please help with sharing stories regularly and to develop mathematical understanding by using puzzles and counting objects in practical contexts – e.g. when laying the table.
- Please review all sounds written into your child’s sound book every evening, together with the corresponding actions.
November
Dates for your Diary
Please note these dates for the year and regularly check out our website – www.cypress-inf.croydon.lgfl.net
November
15th - Open day for new parents – Reception and Nursery 2009.
17th – Helping in School Training Session – 2pm in hut.
25th & 27th - Parents evening*
December
During the month of December we will hopefully be visiting St John’s Church. Dates have yet to be confirmed – please watch out for further details
3rd - Reception Christmas Performance*
5th - Closing date for Nursery and Reception in 2009 entries.
12th - PTFA Christmas Fayre*
15th – Whole school Sharing Work Week*
January:
6th - Children return to school and Arts Week*
20th - Individual photographs*
30th - Reception to Hormnimans Museum*
February:
13th - End of term and bubble show to launch Science Week after half term.*
23rd - Science Week
March:
24th - Reception Spring Performance*
Week beginning 30th - Whole school sharing work*
31st - Parents Evening*
April:
3rd - School breaks up
21st - Children return to school & Healthy Week*
May:
4th - School closed for public holiday
22nd - School breaks for half term
June
2nd - Children return to school and Environment Week*
16th -Nursery & Reception sports afternoon*
26th - Reception trip to British Wildlife Centre (TBC)*
July
1st - New to school in 2009 – Reception & Nursery
3rd – End of year reports out.
6th – Whole School sharing work*
11th – PTFA Summer Fayre*
* - Letter to follow
Autumn 2 - Reception
CYPRESS INFANT SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER – Autumn 2
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