Welcome to Reception

Curriculum Evening16th September 2015

Reception Team

Sarah-Jane Smith Laura MayhewSarita Somaya

Melissa McWilliams Anna Vessey

Specialist Teachers

Mr Johnson PE & Swimming

Mr Rigby PE

Mr LiperisSwimming

Mr Fernandes Music

Mr McLoughlinComputer Science

Rachna Sawhney Librarian

Mandarin Teachers

Jocelyn I-Hui LiuRSS

Jonathan LeowRSJS

Mu Lin AdeliaRLM

Fang Chu EileenRMM

Wen Jing SoonRAV

Our School Ethos• Most importantly every child is happy, secure

and confident.• Every child an active agent in their own

learning. • Provide high quality learning activities that fully

engage and promote positive interaction.• Each child given goals to reach appropriate to

their level.• Praise and positive reinforcement help a child

reach their full potential.• Assessment which involves the children in their

own development and progress. • Partnership approach between home and

school is very important.

Early Years Curriculum

Areas of Learning

• Prime Area Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Physical Development

Communication and Language

• Specific Areas• Literacy

• Maths

• Understanding the World

• Expressive Art and Design

Early Years Curriculum

7 areas of Learning

1. Personal, Social and Emotional Development

2. Communication and Language3. Literacy4. Maths5. Knowledge and Understanding the World6. Physical Development7. Expressive Art and Design

EYFS Principals and Themes

Characteristics of effective learning:

• Playing and exploring

• Active learning

• Creating and thinking critically

Classroom activities are carefully thought out through Adult-Led and Child Initiated

activities.

How does your child learn at school?

Reading• Reading Fundamentals Program

Phonics sessions twice a day every day

Story session 3 times a week

• Reading Books can be changed every day. Please send them back to school when you are finished reading them.

• Library books are changed once a week.

Writing• New writing program this year

• Story linked to each family of letters to help the children to remember how to form each letter

• h = down bump, back up, push over, down bump and flick

Reminders• Hats, water bottles, outdoor shoes are

needed in school every day• Snack and lunch in different boxes• Everything needs to be named and

labelled• Folder for Communication Book,

Reading and Library books must come to school every day.

• Anything which you would like to discuss you can make an appointment with your child’s teacher.

At Home• Visit our class blogs regularly

• Talk about what your child has learned at school-sounds and words of the week, numbers and topic work.

• Talk about the letters, numbers, colours and things that you see when you’re out and about

• Encourage children to be independent by dressing and undressing themselves

Any Questions?• We are happy to answer any questions

about what we have spoken about this evening.

• If you would like to speak about your child’s progress, please make an appointment with your child’s teacher.