Welcome Otters Parents Reception Parents Induction Meeting
The Otters team Mrs Dukes Mrs Wright Mrs Kaine
What does a day in Otters look like? - Put fruit in basket - Pegging in board - Ready Steady Go time - Inside / outside classroom with a focus based around our current topics - Fruit and milk time - Swap sessions - Lunch time - Afternoons are a continuation of our learning using both the inside and outside classrooms.
Lunch time routine • Meat & vegetarian • Red and green token • Eat in dining room
Top Tips • Independence on arrival • Independently use the toilet including washing and drying hands • Taking coats & jumpers on and off • Zips, buttons and poppers • Recognising their own name • Opening and closing their school bag and fruit pot • Practise getting changed into their PE kits
The Early Years Foundation Stage Prime areas of learning - • Communication and Language • Personal, Social and Emotional Development • Physical Development Specific areas of learning - • Literacy • Mathematics • Understanding the World • Expressive Arts
Reading in school • Reading meetings – Wednesday 4 th October 9am Thursday 5 th October 2.15pm and 7pm • Banded books for each child • Communication diary – Reading • Library – any volunteers? You will need a DBS for this school
Phonics • Three letters each week • s a t p i n • All single letters introduced before Christmas • Multisensory approach using actions, rhyme and song • Phonic boxes • Yellow phonics book
Handwriting • Continuous cursive style • Starting with an effective pencil grip and good posture • Handwriting patterns before letters • Develop fine motor control
Mathematics • Counting, recognising, ordering numbers and writing numbers to 10 and beyond • Making amounts to match a number • Comparing numbers – ‘ more than and less than ’ • Combining two groups of objects (addition) and making groups smaller (subtraction) • Recognise and name 2D and 3D shapes and use them to create models • Try to use numbers, counting and shape recognition at home and when out and about
Learning Journey Learning Journey • Each child will have their own learning journey. • Photographs and observations • We welcome comments and observations from you. At October half term and each school holiday we will send it home and some ideas of fun learning opportunities you may like to do • We will share the Learning Journey with you at each Parent Conference
Thursday open afternoon • You are welcome to come into the classroom to look at what your child has been learning • Please wait outside for the whole class to be dismissed. • A chance for you and your child to share their learning. However, this may not be recorded on paper or in their books but they can tell you about it. • Please respect the privacy of others and only look at your child’s work
The year at a glance 1st half 2 nd half Autumn Term All about me and my school Celebrations Spring Term Toys Traditional Tales Summer Term Mini beasts and Art and history fortnight Exotic creatures People Who Help Us Celebrations and British Values runs throughout the year
Reminders Please name everything!
Reminders Your child needs to have at school every day – Communication diary A coat and jumper A waterproof jacket and a sunhat A full water bottle Named fruit pot or bag (one piece) PE kit (after half term)
AOB • Don’t forget to talk to us about your child's readiness for full time school. We are flexible • Allergies • Please write messages on class white board, see teacher at door or ask your child to hand their communication book to their teacher if there is a message • Newsletters and other school communication emailed • PPA on a Wednesday afternoon • Parent conferences – Wednesday 8 th November 9-3pm and Thursday 9 th evening appointments 6-8pm. • Website will be up dated weekly • Photo for The Woking News and Mail will be taken on 21 st September. www.horsell-village.surrey.sch.uk
Recommend
More recommend
