Welcome Foxcubs’ Parents

Reception Parents Induction Meeting

The Foxcubs’ team

Mrs Skilton

Mrs Blows

What does a day in Foxcubs’ 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

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

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

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

• Sharing books• Banded books when

appropriate for each child• Communication diary –

Reading • Library – any volunteers? You will need a DBS for this

school

Phonics

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

introduced before Christmas

• Multisensory approach using actions, rhyme and song

• 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)

• Recognise and name 2D and 3D shapes • and use them to create models• Try to use numbers, counting and shape recognition at home and when out and about

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 it home 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 their learning. However, this may not be recorded on paper or in their books but they can tell you about it.

• 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 Transport & People who

help us Dinosaurs

Spring TermToys The Circus

Summer TermMini beasts and Arts fortnightsExotic creatures The Olympics

Celebrations and British Values runs throughout the year

Reminders

Please name everything!

Reminders• Your child needs to have at school every day – Communication diary A coat and jumperA waterproof jacket and a sunhatA named cup with out a lid 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 full time school. We

are flexible• 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 –Thursday 12th November daytime appointments all day

and evening appointments 6-8pm.• Website will be up dated weekly www.horsell-village.surrey.sch.uk