Reception Welcome Presentation 2021

Welcome to Reception Teachers: Miss King & Miss Cope Support Assistants: Mrs Larose & Mrs Mohan

The School Day 8.45-8.55am Doors open 9.00am Registration/ Morning learning task Morning Session Snack & Review Morning Session 11.50 Lunch time 1.00pm Afternoon session 3.15pm Home time

If you are late or absent please telephone the school office beforehand and follow up an absence with a written letter or email.

Clothing PE will be on Monday this halfterm.

Children will need a white T-shirt, navy shorts, navy or black tracksuit, socks and velcro trainers/plimsolls. Please ensure all clothes are clearly named and P.E kits are left in school for the half term. Children will access the outside area in a variety of weathers

please make sure they have suitable coat or/and hat. Please name coats. Please provide spare clothes and underwear if you are concerned your child may have regular accidents.

Snack time Children in Reception have the opportunity to eat a piece of fruit and milk mid morning. We understand that some children do not like certain fruits but we normally have a selection and encourage healthy eating. You can provide a healthy snack for your child, if you do it needs to be fruit, vegetable or a dairy product. Please can you provide your child with a named water bottle to bring into school every morning.

Uniform At Trinity St Stephen First School:

 We are always smart.  We know that we tuck our shirts in.  Our hair is tied up or clipped back using brown, black or school colours hair accessories.  Please label ALL clothing to avoid distress, wasted time and expense.  No jewellery is to be worn in school. Although we make an exception for pierced ears – small studs only – these must either be removed for PE days or they will be covered with medical tape during the lesson.  No toys in school.  Our uniform includes: White shirt or school polo shirt, grey trousers/shorts/skirt/pinafore, grey/white socks or red/grey/white plain tights, red school sweatshirt/cardigan and black shoes.

Learning in Reception  Objectives and assessment will follow on from nurseryworking towards the early learning goal.  Learning in Reception is very active and often based upon play and practical activities.  There are activities set up inside and outside that cover the different areas of the EYFS curriculum.  As the year goes on the activities become more structured and children are expected to complete more adult led activities.  We encourage all children to become independent learners who are able to talk about their learning.  Changes to the curriculum 2021.

Early years assessment The early years areas of learning: -Communication and language -Physical development -Personal, social and emotional development -Literacy development -Mathematics development -Understanding of the world -Expressive arts and design  We assess the children in the first few weeks and then objectives will be highlighted off throughout the year. At the end of the year they will either be assessed against the early learning goals and either be emerging or expected 

Our Learning- Maths  There will be a focus on mastery of numbers to 10.  Recall of number bonds to 10.  Working with numbers to 20 (and beyond) - ordering, recognising and understanding number value.  Begin to solve problems using numbers- involving sharing, doubling and halving.  Talk about time and money- recognising o’clock and half past and some coins.  Recognise 2D and some 3D shapes.  Look at weight, capacity and other measurements.  Add and subtract one/two digit numbers.  Numerical patterns.

Our learning- phonics  We follow letters and sounds planning and cover phase 1, phase 2, phase 3 and phase 4 in Reception.  To help the children remember the sounds we use jolly phonic actions. Each child will have a sound book which will be sent home every Thursday, please return the book the following Thursday so we can stick in the new sounds.  A 20 minute phonic session will take place everyday.  We will be running a workshop to give you more information on phonics – later in the term.

Our Learning - Reading  Reception use ‘Dandelion Launchers’, ‘Dandelion Readers’ and a variety of other books.  After half-term we will start to give children reading books to bring home. They will be changed once/twice a week your child will be heard by an adult during a reading session.  Please ensure that you sign and comment in the reading record; it is good for us to know how you feel their reading is progressing.  Reception will also have the opportunity to choose a library book to bring home. They will have the opportunity to change this weekly. (Tuesday)

Our Learning – topics  There are three main topics throughout the school year- Harvest, Christmas and Easter.  This half-term the topics Reception class will be looking at are All about me, Harvest, light & colour and people who help us.  Some of the other topics we look at are minibeasts, under the sea, animals, the seaside and Traditional tales.

Helping at home  Read with your child regularly, we recommend five times a week. Enjoy sharing a variety of books with them.  As we learn our phonic sounds we will be sending home a sound book telling you the sound we are learning and the Jolly phonic action. High frequency/Tricky words will also be sent home.  Handwriting.  Practical activities to support class learning.  The class news will tell you of any work you can do at home with your child.  Show and Tell will be on Friday - one group per week.

Visitors in School At Trinity St Stephen we welcome your support in school.

Throughout the pandemic this has not been able to happen but it is something we would like to introduce when we can and we will keep you informed when there is a change in the school policy.

Communication with school There may be occasions when you need to talk to the class teacher. Please understand that this is not always possible before school, unless by prior arrangement.

Teachers can be more flexible at the end of the school day. When approaching the reception classroom please make sure you are wearing a mask.

Class Rep – pass on messages

The Class News Please read the class news on the school website. It is published on a Monday. http://www.tssfirst.co.uk/ A copy will also go on the class door and any urgent reminders or messages will be written on the white board.

TSSSA (Trinity St Stephen School Association) The school has a thriving association. Even after two very disrupted school years the association managed to raise enough money to purchase new activity equipment for a section of the playground.

The association aims to provide a warm welcome to all members of the school community and to support the school in providing a safe and stimulating environment and excellent learning resources.

This year our focus is on the reception year outside area. The association also helps by providing a generous budget to each year group to allow them to purchase additional resources and subsidise trips and visits for the children.

Each year group has two class representatives. The year group representatives are agreed at the Annual General Meeting which this year is being held virtually on Monday 20 September at 7.45pm. Their role is to disseminate TSSSA information and support events by organising volunteers or agreeing to lead.