July 2020

Reception Team

Mrs Rathmell –Class teacher/EYFS leader (RR)

Miss Wilkinson - Class teacher (RW)

Mrs Thorogood- Teaching Assistant

Miss Shires – Teaching Assistant

Miss Sharrock - Teaching Assistant

Mrs Al-kaseed – Learning Mentor

Reception Team

Miss Wilkinson Mrs Rathmell

Reception Team

Miss ShiresMrs Thorogood Mrs Al-KaseedMiss Sharrock

Early Years EthosA unique child

Positive relationships

Enabling environments

Learning and development

The School’s Ethos“The Best for Every Child – a unique

child of God”

Early Years Curriculum

Areas of learningThroughout Reception, we will support your child in their

development in all areas of the Early Years Curriculum.

We will use positive relationships and a enriched

environment to learn through play and experiences as

well as focussed lesson times.

Every child’s learning journey is unique, we use positive

relationships and assessment to plan for individual next

steps and interests.

Early Years Curriculum

Areas of learningPrime areas

O Communication and Language

O Physical Development

O Personal, Social, and Emotional Development

Specific areas

O Literacy- Reading and Writing

O Mathematics – Number and Shape, Measure and Space.

O Understanding of the World

O Expressive Arts and Design

Provision and classroomsO Focus teaching and group work in the morning and learning through play when not working with an adult.

O Continuous provision for children to access e.g. home corner, reading garden, water, construction

O Free flow inside and outside and between classes.

O Plan through the children’s interests and individual development

O Special story each week to engage and immerse children into their learning.

Timetable – Autumn Term

Learning through playAlongside focussed teaching time, the children will have ‘Learning through play’ time each day. During this time, the children will access our continuous provision areas. Through play, children

develop language skills, their emotions and creativity, social and intellectual skills. During play the children will apply, consolidate and challenge their skills. Play takes place indoors and outdoors

and it is in these different environments that children explore and discover their immediate world. During their play they practise new ideas and skills, they take risks, show imagination and solve problems on their own or with others. The EYFS team will model, engage and extend their play. We value play and provide safe but challenging environments that support and extend learning and

development.

During ‘Learning through play’ time the children will have access to both the indoor and outdoor environment. Our EYFS environment includes the following areas:

Home corner Construction

ArtJunk modelling

Reading Small world Play dough

WaterMaths

Mark MakingOutdoors – sand, water, obstacle course, mudkitchen, mark making

Enhanced Provision – Alongside our continuous provision which the children have access to during all Learning through play time, we add areas of enhanced provision which adds enhancement and challenge within the environment to promote specific areas of

learning and follows the children’s interests.

Learning through play – Continuous

Provision

Focus activitiesEach week we have a special story linked to our topic. The

focus activities that week are based around the special story. Working in small groups the children will access 3

focus activities per week:

English focused activity Maths focused activityArt focused activity

These are recorded in there English, Maths and Topic books

EnglishWe have a focussed phonics lesson daily, including letter sounds,

blending to read, segmenting to spell and letter formation. We will have phonics evening in September (TBC) and January for

parents and carers.

We teach using Letters and Sounds phonics scheme alongside Read Write Inc rhymes and letter formation rhymes.

Rigby rocket reading scheme – children will bring home reading books (conversation books to begin with and word books once

blending written words)

EnglishThe following activities will support your child’s early phonics development and support their transition into

focussed teaching: Listening to and enjoying storiesJoining in with nursery rhymes

Listening walks Playing ‘I spy with my little eye’

Recognising their own name Oral blending – awareness that words are made of

individual sounds e.g. b-u-s

MathsWe take a Mastery approach to the teaching of Maths.

The aim of using a mastery approach is to equip all the children with a deep, secure understanding of number which they can apply to problem solving and reasoning. Using the White Rose Maths Hub alongside NCETM we teach maths with a number a week focus. Throughout reception we focus on a secure understanding of numbers to 20, addition, subtraction, doubling, halving and sharing. We focus on applying mathematical skills and understanding to practical problems using concrete and pictorial representations. Maths is everywhere within the environment and the children have lots of opportunities to extend and apply their problem solving skills within their play. Numberblocks is an excellent resources we use alongside teaching.

Mathletics – Online programs for children to complete weekly begins in December.

MathsThe following activities will support your child’s early maths

development and support their transition into focussed teaching:

Enjoy joining in with counting songs such as ‘5 little ducks’

Begin to notice numbers in the environment e.g. houses, buses, birthday cards etc

Enjoy counting objects – focussing on one number per object

Begin to recognise shapes and patterns within the environment.

Communication of development

Observations (which are recorded in Tapestry) of child

initiated learning.

Focus activities – Literacy book, Maths book and Art book.

2 parents evenings – Autumn and Spring

Reading record books

Report at the end of the year

Working in partnershipO Parents invited into the setting once a half term – teddy

bears picnic, stay and play, harvest festival, nativity etc

O Home/school books

O Tapestry – upload your family events etc

O Open door policy

O Reception newsletter every half term

O Curriculum newsletter every half term

O Whole school weekly letter

O Website updated with pictures regularly

O Notice board (chalk board) outside Reception area with key

information added.

UniformO Please sew/sticker your child’s name into each

piece of clothing.

O Full uniform list is on the school website

O Hair bands must match the school uniforms

O Available to buy from school

https://www.holytrinity.leeds.sch.uk/parents/uniform/

Transition sessions

Over the course of the next week you will begin to

receive letters regarding our transition. This will give

you information about our transition process

including dates and times. Please be aware that

these plans are based on the most recent government

guidance and therefore could be subject to change.

We will monitor the guidance and if plans need to

be adapted in anyway we will update you as soon as

possible.

Things to bring on the first day Photo for peg Water bottle labelled with your child’s names, filled with

water (to be brought in everyday) Your child will receive a Holy Trinity book bag on their first

day You will receive forms, information and All about me booklet

on your first day Your child’s book bag will come to school each day and we will

use it to send home reading books, letters, pictures etc. Please do not bring your child’s PE kit into school to begin with.

We will introduce PE when the children are settled within Autumn 1. We will communicate days and guidance nearer the time.

Prepare your child for schoolO Put coat on and fasten O Put own shoes on (velcro where possible)O Dress and undress independentlyO Confidence to seek adult support when neededO Use the toilet independentlyO Use a knife and fork to eat O Recognise own nameO Enjoy listening to storiesO Awareness of number and shape O Use child scissorsO Develop sharing skills and awareness of other

children’s feelings

Drop off Due to the ongoing guidance set out by the government, unfortunately school’s risk assessment does

not allow parents onto the school site. We understand that your child starting school is a big

milestone and can be emotional for families.

We will be using the school office gate as our entrance, this will be clearly sign posted You will

line up along the pavement (social distanced) and we will collect your children from there.

To support transition on the first stay and play date and the first official day, one

parent/carer will be able to bring your child through the office gate, down the ramp to the

reception gate. Your class teacher will be there to guide and greet you and your child. We will

then guide your child into our outdoor reception area where there will be lots of exciting play

activities set up.

Due to the number of children attending each stay and play session (15) please be aware that this

process will be prompt where possible. You will receive a letter with your given dates and times.

Thank you for your understanding during these unfortunate circumstances, we have made these

decisions to keep all children, families and staff safe. We will remain up to date to guidance

and communicate any changes to these routines.

Please note that once your child is full time the school start time is 8:50

Pick Up Due to the ongoing guidance set out by the government, unfortunately school’s risk

assessment does not allow parents onto the school site. We understand that your child

starting school is a big milestone and can be emotional for families.

We will be using the school office gate as our pickup point, this will be clearly sign

posted You will line up along the pavement (social distanced) and we will bring your

children to you.

Due to the number of children in reception this process needs to be as prompt as possible.

When you collect your child please leave the gate clear for the next family to collect

while maintaining social distance. Please be aware this may take a little bit of time to

adjust into the new system.

Thank you for your understanding during these unfortunate circumstances, we have

made these decisions to keep all children, families and staff safe.

We will remain up to date to guidance and communicate any changes to these routines.

Please note that once your child is full time the school collection time is 3.20

If you have any further questions

please email

info@holytrinity.leeds.sch.uk

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