Welcome to Grosvenor Bridge Class.
Class teacher: Miss Samuel
Teaching assistants: Miss Thompson, Mrs Begum, Mrs Edgeler, Mrs Rajani
Week beginning 10th July 2017
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As we approach the final two weeks of your child’s year in Reception, please note that we will be:
• collecting all reading and library books over the course of next week and will not be issuing any further books
• the last date for checking key word lists is Friday 14th July [/dropshadowbox]
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Friday 14th July – Reception Sports Day (at school)
Monday 17th July- trip to Lloyd Park
Thursday 20th July 2017 – last day of term for children- Pick up time will be at usual time of 3.30pm[/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#fffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#090eea” ]HOMEWORK (sent out on Fridays and due back on Mondays)
Sent out Friday 7th July 2017
Four seasons
• Draw and label a picture about each of the four seasons.
• Can you write which months occur in each of the seasons? [/dropshadowbox]
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TOPIC: Summer’s here!
Theme: Summer Fruits
Book Focus: Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne
CROSS CURRICULAR LEARNING:
The children will enjoy reading this richly illustrated book filled with pictures of mouth-watering fruits and cheeky animals. It will serve as a basis for our cross curricular learning this week:
• Maths carpet sessions will focus on concepts of addition, subtraction, doubling and halving with opportunities to practice these skills through practical activities as well as in the role play shopping areas
• Literacy carpet sessions will focus on reading, discussing and sequencing the key key events of the story as well as finding out more about where the story is set
• UW – linked to the story being set in Kenya, the children will learn about the continent of Africa, locate the continent on a map of the world, learn the names of different African countries and discuss the animals and habitats found on this continent
• EAD- we will explore different animal patterns and prints and also create fruit baskets from a range of materials [/dropshadowbox]
Week beginning 3rd July 2017
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”10″ border_color=”#e3f50f” ]Dear Parents/Carers of Grosvenor class
We wish to thank you for your understanding during Mrs Keer leave of absence due to ill health. Miss Kowalczyk, who is an experienced Early Years practitioner, has been covering Grosvenor class during this time. The children have responded well to Miss Kowalczyk and together with Miss Dale they have ensured that your children continue to have high quality learning experiences in their Reception year. Miss Pillay, our Early Years Lead, has also worked to ensure consistency between the two Reception classes so that both classes can enjoy the same experiences.
I am sure you will join us in wishing Mrs Keer well during her recovery.
Kind Regards,
Mr J. Robinson
Headteacher [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#56f3e6″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]IMPORTANT DATES
Tuesday 4th July – visit to Croydon Central Library
Friday 14th July – Reception Sports Day (at school)
Monday 17th July- trip to Lloyd Park [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#5f3bf4″ ]HOMEWORK (sent out on Fridays and due back on Mondays)
30th June 2017
People who help us
Can you find or draw pictures of people who help us?
- example: police, fire fighters, nurses, etc.
Can you write a few sentences to say how they help us?
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[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”lifted-both” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”15″ border_color=”#80f652″ ]THIS WEEK’S LEARNING
TOPIC: Summer’s here!
This week’s theme: The weather
Book Focus: A range of fiction and non-fiction books related to our theme
CROSS CURRICULAR LEARNING:
This week we will be exploring several opportunities for cross curricular learning using our book focus as stimulus for discussion.
• We will review the children’s understanding of number, focusing on the concept of subtraction.
• We will talk about different types of weather, exploring related vocabulary and developing their understanding of the four seasons.
• The children will continue to monitor the growth of their plants, taking responsibility for caring for them and making observations of any changes. We will also explore the different parts of plants that we eat.
• The children have really enjoyed discussing the changes in themselves as they have grown up. Thank you for sending in their baby photos.
PHONICS:
The children continue to work in groups for Phonics securing their recognition of Phase 3 sounds and skills for blending decodable words accurately. Phonics lessons also focus on teaching children the skills for reading and writing simple sentences. Some of the groups have started learning the Phase 4 skills for reading words containing 4 or more sounds.
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. We will also encourage children to use their ‘storyteller voice’ when they read, using expression and taking notice of basic punctuation such as full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
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 everyday. [/dropshadowbox]
[dropshadowbox align=”none” effect=”raised” width=”auto” height=”” background_color=”#b1fca6″ border_width=”1″ border_color=”#dddddd” ]PHONICS FOCUS:
Now that the children can read, we are teaching them strategies for reading longer words. One of these strategies is known as chunking. Please use the following video to practise at home:[/dropshadowbox]