Reception Parents Induction Meeting

What does a day in Reception 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

The Early Years Foundation Stage

Prime areas of learning - •Communication and Language•Personal, Social and Emotional Development•Physical DevelopmentSpecific areas of learning - •Literacy•Mathematics•Understanding the World•Expressive Arts

Top Tips • 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• Independence on arrival• Practise getting changed into their PE kits

Reading in school• Reading meetings –Wednesday 1st October 2pm & 7pmThursday 2nd October 9am

• Sharing books• Banded books when

appropriate for each child• Communication diary –

Reading and Maths comments

• Library – any volunteers?

Jolly Phonics

• Three letters each week• s a t i p n• All single letters

introduced before Christmas

• Multisensory approach using actions and rhyme

• 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)

• Try to use numbers, counting and shape recognition at home and when out and about

• Recognise and name 2D shapes and use them to create models

EYFS Assessment ProfileLearning Journey • Each child will have their own

learning journey.• Photographs and observations• Welcome comments and

observations from you. At October half term and each school holiday we will send home paper 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 the weeks work. However, this may not be recorded on paper or in their books

• Please respect the privacy of others and only look at your child’s work

The year at a glance1st half 2nd halfAutumn TermAll about me and my school The Three Little Pigs Celebrations

Spring TermToys The Circus

Summer TermMini beasts and People who help us Exotic creatures

Reminders• Your child needs to have at school every day – Communication diary A coat and jumperA waterproof jacket and a sunhatA named cup for water (no bottles)Named Fruit pot or bagPE kit (after half term)

AOB• Don’t forget to talk to us about your child readiness for school• 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• News letters and other school communication emailed• PPA on a Thursday afternoon • Parent conferences – • Rabbits: Thursday 6th & Thursday 13th November • Otters: Monday 10th & Thursday 13th November• Foxcubs: Thursday 13th • Website will be up dated weekly www.horsell-village.surrey.sch.uk