Welcome to Reception September 2020

Welcome to Reception Teacher: Miss Frank Support Assistants: Mrs Mohan, Mrs Cutting & Mrs Hall

The School Day 8.50am Doors open 9.05am Registration/ Morning learning task Morning Session (Phonics) Snack & Review Morning Session (Maths) 11.45am Lunch time 12.30pm Afternoon session (PE/PSHE/Music) 3.20pm Home time

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

Clothing PE will be on Monday this half term.

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 in a named plastic snack box. 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 17 early learning goals.  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.

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 ď ą 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 be assessed against the early learning goals and either be emerging, expected or exceeding ď Ż

Our Learning- Maths  We begin 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.

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. Details to be confirmed.

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.  The school is also looking at introducing an online reading system.

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.

Communication with school There may be occasions when you need to talk to the class teacher. Please understand that we are unable to have face to face meetings at this time.

Please feel free to contact me via email regarding any important queries and concerns: l.frank@tssfirst.co.uk Please contact the office via email or telephone for any operational messages or queries.

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.

Thank you!