Th The e Re Reception eption Te Team Mrs Holmes Mrs Edwards Mrs Fairley
Mrs Welensky and Miss McDonnell
Tim imings ings of of the day • Doors open at 8.40am • Register is taken at 8.50am • Pick up is 3.10pm • Playtime 10.40am – 10.55am • Lunchtime 11.45 am – 1.00pm
Un Unif iform orm St Standards ndards • Polo shirt • Sweatshirt • Shorts, skirt or pinafore dress • Grey socks • White or grey tights • Black shoes • Tracksuit on P.E / Forest School days • Small green / red bows in hair
Name, name, name everything! • Please name al all school uniform, P.E kits, plimsolls, packed lunch boxes and school bags. • We do try to encourage children to take responsibility for their belongings and it is much easier when everything is named.
What is the EYFS? Early Years Foundation Stage • E.Y.F.S. is the stage of education for children from birth to the end of the Reception year. • It is based on the recognition that children learn best through play and active learning. • All learning takes place in both the inside and outside classrooms.
Prime Areas These are considered to be fundamental to children’s development Personal, Social and Emotional Development • Physical Development • Communication and Language •
PSED Pe Personal, nal, So Soci cial l and d Emotio tional al Dev evel elopment ment • Forming positive relationships with adults and children • Playing co-operatively with others • Developing confidence and becoming more independent • Understanding and following the rules
Physical Development • Gross and fine motor skills • Developing good control and co-ordination in large and small movements • Handling equipment and tools effectively, including pencils for writing • Independently getting dressed and undressed
Communication and Language • Understanding and acting on instructions • Developing language and communication • Developing listening and attention skills
Specific Areas - essential skills and knowledge Literacy • Mathematics • Understanding the • World Expressive Arts • and Design
Literacy Reading ing • Linking sounds to letters • Segmenting sounds in words and blending them together • Reading words and simple sentences Writing ting • Developing pencil control • Beginning to form identifiable letters • Attempting to write simple words and sentences
Phonics • We follow the scheme for phonics as well as • Phonics sessions take place daily. There is an action and a song to go with each sound. • Once your child is familiar with a range of letters and associated sounds then we will start to send home sets of CVC words for your child to practise blending sounds together to make words. ** Phonics Workshop on Friday 27 th at 2pm **
Reading • The first books that come home may not have any words in – please encourage your child to talk about what’s happening in the pictures. We then introduce blending CVC words and then reading books when your child is ready. • All books are changed three times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. • Please write a comment in the reading journal to let us know that you have heard your child read and do try to read with your child every night. The children can also select a book to share with you at home from the Reception Bookshelf on a daily basis.
Reading Book example
Drop Everything and Read Thursdays at 2.45pm Everyone welcome
Writing • The children are taught letter formation as they learn the sounds of the alphabet during a daily handwriting session. • We teach a catchy phrase to help letter formation.
Writing example
Mathematics Number • Helping children to count, recognise and order numbers to twenty and beyond and introducing addition and subtraction. • Practical problem solving Shape,s e,spac pace and measure • Encouraging the use of mathematical language • Exploring size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time money and patterns •Supporting children’s understanding of shape and size including 2D and 3D shapes.
Understanding the World • Learning about traditions and other cultures • Exploring and investigating the environment • Looking at change and life cycles • Exploring a range of technology, which includes a weekly visit to the ICT Suite
Expressive Arts and Design • Developing confidence and imagination • Exploring music and dance • Experimenting with a variety of materials, tools and techniques • Introducing narratives in role play
Forest School Forest School will start on the Monday after half term and will take place in all weather conditions with the possible exception of extremely high winds . . Children should wear the green tracksuit on Forest School days , and will need red waterproof trousers and jacket and a pair of wellies which will all remain at school. Please provide a bag that is easy for your child to identify to hold the waterproofs.
Homework A homework task will be sent home every • Friday for return on Monday. These could be Maths or Literacy based or or • could be a task linked to the other areas of learning or our topic. Please encourage your child to complete • any homework as independently as possible. Your child’s first homework will be sent • home once we start phonics.
How should we behave? GO GOING NG FO FOR GR GREE EEN!!! N!!!
Awards and Recognition Max the Class Bear
Ho Houses and Ho House Po Points ts • Children are put into one of four houses • Redgrave, Ennis-Hill, Simmonds, Farah • If they have a sibling then it will be the same one as their brother / sister • Children can earn House points on a daily basis
The Weekly ly Timet etable ble Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8.40 5 A Day / Register 5 A Day / Register 5 A Day / Register 5 A Day / Register 5 A Day / Register Counting Counting Counting Counting Counting 8.55 Phonics Session 1 Phonics Session 2 Phonics Session 3 Phonics Session 4 Phonics Consolidation New Sound New Sound New Sound New Sound 9.10 Literacy Task 1 Literacy Task 2 Literacy Task 3 Literacy Task 4 Literacy Task 5 Challenges Challenges Challenges Challenges Challenges 10.00 Dough Disco Dough Disco Dough Disco Dough Disco Dough Disco Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting Handwriting Number formation 10.20 Fruit and Drink Fruit and Drink Fruit and Drink Fruit and Drink Fruit and Drink Story Story Story Story Story 10.40 Playtime Playtime Playtime Playtime Playtime 10.55 Maths 1 Maths 2 Maths 3 Maths 4 Maths 5 Maths Task 1 Maths Task 2 Maths Task 3 Maths Task 4 Maths task 5 11.45 Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime Lunchtime 1.00 Register Register Register Register Register 1.30pm Topic Work ICT Circle Time Forest School P.E *Readers* 2.40 - 3.00pm Activities 2.45 – 3.00pm *Readers* Birthday Assembly Drop Everything and Read Activities 2.55 Story / Songs Story / Songs Story / Songs Story / Songs Story / Songs 3.10 Home Home Home Home Home
Visit its s and Exp xperien riences ces Pl Planned for the Year Year • Autumn - visits from the Police, a Fire Engine and the Lollipop lady • Spring - visit to Royal Observatory in Greenwich • Summer - visit to Godstone Farm
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