This half term the children will be learning about fairy tales, legends, myths and fables as we complete the year with learning some very old stories that are still told today. It will be a busy half term with sports day and transition events as the children come to the end of their EYFS journey at Spring Meadow.
Please can we request that, with the warmer weather, the children come into school with a named cap or sunhat. Please can all cardigans and jumpers be named as the children do take them off when they are warm and we want them to go home with the right families. Sun-cream can come into school as long as is it labelled with your child's name and handed to the teacher for safe keeping.
Suggested activities that link to our learning this half term.
#10 Sharing Books
#13 Dressing Up
#17 Yummy Picnic
# Creative Junk
#38 Talking Signs
Week 5
We got off to a very hot start to the week so lots of water play, a foot cooling paddling pool and ice pops were welcomed by all of the children. The children had a morning with their Year 1 teacher and returned to Reception feeling very grown up. We were very lucky to have three work experience students with us this week so the children had lots of new faces to share science week with. The children enjoyed exploring how to transfer water from one pot to another without pouring it, and they created a paper rainbow in the process. They were also able to consolidate their knowledge of primary and secondary colours in the process too. They also explored liquids that could mix and separate and Mrs Golding literally ended science week with a bang through exploring the effects of combining vinegar and bicarbonate of soda! Wow!
Week 4
Well, the sun certainly had it's hat on this week and we were doing our very best to ensure that the children had theirs on every time they went outside too. Sports Day was the highlight of the week and the children all impressed us with their resilience, perseverance and sportsmanship.
They also managed to produced some brilliant writing based on Jack and the Beanstalk and demonstrated their use of phonics and handwriting skills.
Week 3
The children have been learning about myths, particularly Greek myths, and finding out that we can learn from these stories. They have been making fiery torches in the workshop area and have been making even more elaborate structures in the block and small world area.
Outside, the children have been watering the pretty plants and nurturing the beans to try and create a beanstalk shelter; we wonder if there will be a castle as their top of ours!
Week 2
The story of George and the Dragon was the focus for the children to learn about legends and they were then very excited to discover a book from the library called The Legend of Rock, Paper and Scissors. They also continued with learning the story of Jack and the Beanstalk and have begun to think how they could adapt the story to create a new version.
In maths the children are consolidating their knowledge of doubles and odd and even numbers.
Week 1
This week was all about immersing the children into the world of traditional tales. The children were very surprised to see that a beanstalk had appeared in the setting and were curious to try and find out who had left their gigantic boots behind!
Maths learning is all about sharing and grouping objects and the children are good at understanding whether groups are equal.
The downpour of rain on Friday was an exciting opportunity to explore the effects of the weather through puddle jumping and transporting water in containers and wheelbarrows. The children had great fun, and it highlighted the fact that we do embrace playing outside in all weathers! Please could we request that any spare clothes that were borrowed are returned to school please as our stocks were left very low even though the children really did have a great time!
