Welcome to Brookburn Primary School Reception Admissions 2019
Mrs Lynsey Conlon – EYFS Phase Leader/ Reception Teacher Miss Emily Kingsford- Reception Teacher Each class will have one designated teaching assistant. Helen Efstathiou and Alison Wainwright.
Reception doors are opened at 8.50am. Your child will enter the EYFS area and complete some tasks, which include Putting away their belongings (book bag, water bottle, lunch box) in the cloakroom and classroom Swapping / choosing a new reading book In the first half term, your child will need some help learning these tasks so you are very welcome to come in and help them. The doors will remain open until 9.10am initially, at which time parents will need to leave the EYFS area and exit via the EYFS gate. After half term (October), we will expect children to be able to do these jobs on their own. We would like to ask for your support in encouraging your child to be independent and come in on their own, saying goodbye to you before they enter the building. After half term, the reception doors will be shut at 9am. If your child looks ready and capable to complete morning tasks independently before the half term break, please do encourage them to do so.
KEY TIMES OF THE DAY 8.50am: Doors open for parents and children to enter. 9.00am: Register 9.05am: Focus input 9.30am: Continuous provision/ focused tasks 10.30am: Milk and story 10.45am: Continuous provision / focused tasks 11.30am: Focus input 11.55am: Children break for lunch 1.15pm: Children return from lunch 1.15pm: Register and Maths 1.45pm: Continuous provision/ focussed tasks 3.25pm: Doors open for children to be collected
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Early Years Foundation Stage The EYFS Framework
The Unique Child
Theses are the topics we have done this year but we are always looking at new and exciting ideas. This are also be lead by the children’s interests. Autumn Spring Summer Ourselves What do your toys Can celery be • • • Is there really a do when you’re purple? • happy ever after? not there? • Do caterpillars Can I get to India Is cake bad for spin webs? • • on a bike? you? • Do fish sleep in a Why do we have Can we buy a bed? • • Christmas tiger in Chorlton? presents?
Throughout the course of your child’s day at school, adults will be spending time developing your child’s learning. This may be by leading small group focus tasks Joining in with games being played Running 1:1 interventions Setting up new and exciting enhancements around the room. Our practitioners are constantly watching, observing and recording what the children are doing to capture moments in their learning that show evidence of progress against the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. These observations will be uploaded on to an virtual platform which all parents will be able to access through use of an App on a tablet device or mobile phone
Children have a weekly PE session in addition to all physical development opportunities within the EYFS environment. We also visit the woods weekly as part of a school wide aim to provide outdoor learning opportunities within our Treasure Wood and Dolphin Den. There will be opportunities to visit the ICT suite and use the iPads throughout the year. We arrange for school trips to take place and we love to have visitors in e.g. the fire service with their fire engine in the autumn term
Indoor PE kit PE indoors. Your child will need a white PE t-shirt and a pair of black shorts. We would like trainers rather than plimsolls as they are more supportive for your child’s feet properly. PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF YOUR CHILD’S CLOTHING.
Outdoor PE kit Outdoor PE. Your child will need a white PE t- shirt, a hoodie and a pair of black jogging bottoms/ leggings and a pair of trainers. We would like trainers rather than plimsolls as they are more supportive for your child’s feet when outside. PLEASE NAME ALL ITEMS OF YOUR CHILD’S CLOTHING.
You will find information about school uniform in your packs. Further information will be sent out at the start of next year. Boys wear a t- shirt, school jumper/ cardigan and trousers with black shoes and As the weather gets warmer … plain socks. Girls wear either a Children may wear a pinafore dress or summer dress or t-shirt and skirt, shorts. with socks or tights, and a school cardigan/ jumper. They also wear black shoes.
We will send out more information about Tapestry when your child starts school in September! Every time your child does something that gives you a “WOW” feeling, we want to know about it. This could include something like Riding a bike without stabilisers Achieving a swimming certificate Counting to 10 for the first time “Reading” / rehearsing a familiar story Sharing their toys beautifully Visiting a new or exciting place Tell us about what your child did/said/how they felt etc. Video and photo uploads are very welcome!
Educating your child is a joint responsibility and we believe it is vital to involve you as parents as much as possible in your child’s time whilst at nursery. The following are just some of the ways that we involve you in what is happening here at Brookburn • Celebration Assembly • Christmas production • Curriculum themed days • Tapestry online learning journal • Topic related enrichment • PTA • Woodland and allotment Volunteers • Weekly newsletters
When your child starts reception, these are some of the things we would like them to be able to do. Dress themselves (including putting on and fastening a coat) Toilet independently Hold a pencil correctly Use scissors Write their name Count to 10 Recognise numbers to 10 Sing some familiar songs/rhymes Know how to hold and handle a book
On Friday 20 th September , from 9.15am , we will be holding a parents’ meeting for our reception parents to tell you all about phonics, reading, and how you can help your child with these areas of their learning. Please make a note of this date – it would be great to see as many of you there as possible. Parents who have attended this event previously have felt it to be very worthwhile!
At the end of the first half term, we would like to invite parents in for a stay and play session. This will take place on Tuesday 15 th October at 2.30pm onwards . This will give you an opportunity to come and see how well your child has settled and how much they have already learned in just half a term with us.
When your child starts Reception, you will be able to download the ParentMail app which is a communication platform whereby letters, notifications and information from school gets pushed out to your phone. You will be able to use this app to book parents’ evening appointments. We also have a cashless payment system called parent pay, enabling you to pay for any trips and give permissions without needing to do this via old school envelopes and cash. We send most of our correspondence by text or email.
Which door do I use? Term Times School lunches Attendance and Punctuality Extra curricular activities Medical forms Personal Belongings Reading – 10 minutes daily
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