1. Reception News – November 2018
Dates for your diary
Tuesday 11th December – Theatre Trip (am)
Tuesday 18th December- Christmas Dinner
Wednesday 19th December – Carols around the tree 5pm- 6pm
Thursday 20th December- Christmas Party (pm)
Friday 21st December – Break up for Christmas
Christmas Concerts
You have now received a letter telling you the part your child has in our concert and the costume that they require. Please can costumes be sent in by Wednesday 5th December in a named carrier bag.
Tickets need to be booked on Agora (please speak to the office staff if you need help with this).
Dress rehearsal Monday 10th 2:15p.m. (under 3’s welcome to attend). Full performance Wednesday 12th 2.15p.m. (no under 3’s please).
Learning
We have been doing lots of talking about 2d & 3d shapes. Aoife, Cooper, Maggie and Ava have impressed us with their talking about shapes.
We have also been doing lots of paintings and drawings of characters from Kipper stories Ruby, Elsie, Macey Fell and Thomas have done some fantastic ones making sure that they use the right colours and shapes.
Communication
Attached to this newsletter is a handout to support Communication at Christmas. This handout suggests the top 10 toys for making children talk and communicate with others.

2. This half term we have been sharing books by the author Mick Inkpen
This half term we have been sharing books by the author Mick Inkpen. If you have any of these books at home you may like to read them to your child.
The last Family Phonics this term will be on Friday 7th December. Family phonics will resume on Friday 11th January, 2019 at 9.00am and each week we will alternate between a phonics focus and a maths focus. A big thank you to those parents who are including all children, we know that some parents are unable to attend due to other commitments.
Outdoors
We use the outdoor area in all types of weather. If you haven’t already please could you bring in a named pair of wellies to be left at school. This helps to protect our carpet and your school shoes.
We have been practising doing up our own coats at school. As the weather gets colder please can we remind you to name hats/scarves/gloves as these often go missing.
Theatre Trip
On Tuesday 11th December we will be going on a trip to the theatre to see Peter Pan.
The coach will leave at 9.15am and we will be back in time to have a picnic style lunch in the hall.