Reception Parents Meeting
Wednesday 26th June
Learning for Life Dream Believe Achieve
Welcome
Welcome
• Early Years Foundation Stage
• Parental Involvement
• About Ryvers Reception
• Uniform
• Preparation for Starting School
• Starting arrangements
• Questions
Early Years Foundation Stage
How we learn in Reception?
Playing and Exploring
Active Learning
Creating and Thinking Critically
Early Years Foundation Stage Seven Areas of Learning:
Personal, social and emotional development
Communication and language
Physical development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design
Observations and Assessment • Staff observe children in a range of activities
• These observations help us to understand your child and provide for their next steps.
• We use this information to carefully plan the learning activities that are then offered during the focus activities and environment
• Tapestry Online Journal
Parental Involvement Working with Parents and Carers is important
to us at Ryvers.
It is essential to work together in order to support your child’s development and plan
effectively for your child's learning.
About Ryvers Reception
• 3 classes of 30 children - Led by class teacher and supported by experienced Nursery Nurses and Learning Support Assistants
• Drop off: 8.50 am/Pick Up: 3.20 pm
• RASCALs – Breakfast Club (from 7:45am) and After school Club (until 6pm)
• Clubs offered by outside agencies such as football, dance and ballet.
About Ryvers Reception
• Lunchtime – packed lunch or school dinners (free to children in Year R, 1 and 2)
• Communication Folders & Reading Record book – Comments about reading at home as well as communication book
• Good to Be Green – Behaviour Scheme
Our Daily Routine 8.45 – 9.00
9.00– 9.30
9.30-9.45
9.45-10.25
10.25-11.00
11.00-11.45
11.45-1.00
Children arrive,
challenge time and
self register
Phonics Session
Carpet Session – Literacy, Maths, Topic Focus
Focus activities, challenges
and individual reading time
Playtime and Snack
time
Continuation of learning
Lunchtime
1.00 – 1.30
1.30 – 2.45
2.45-3.00 3.00-3.20
Register and Topic input
Focus activities and child initiated learning
Consolidation of learning/Assembly
Get ready for home time!
Our Daily Routine
Uniform
•A blue Ryvers school jumper or cardigan (for girls.)
•Dark grey trousers for boys - shorts in warmer months
• A dark grey skirt, pinafore or trousers for girls – blue checked dress in warmer months
•A white polo shirt
•Sensible black school shoes – no boots
•A book bag
•PE Kit
Preparation for starting school
• Independence – Encourage your child to be independent when getting dressed and going to the toilet.
• Ensure your child is able to use a knife and fork
• Talking and Responding— helping your child to talk—home language is important
• Play with your child and show them how to share
• Carpet time together – read stories, sing songs etc.
• Encourage your child to follow simple instructions — please can you get me…..?
Preparation for starting school
• Letter (sound) and number recognition
• Hold a pencil, crayon and scissors correctly
• Recognise and attempt to write his/her own name
• Speak in full sentences
Development Matters document identifies ages and stages
What to Expect, when? Document
• Tuesday 2nd July - Transition visit 9 am –
• Elsa – 11:45am, Anna – 12, Olaf – 12:15pm
• Thursday 5th September – Morning/Afternoon Stay and Play in new class, meet with class teacher – letter next week.
• Friday 6th September– Children stay for the morning session until..
• Elsa – 11:45am, Anna – 12, Olaf – 12:15pm
• Monday 9th September – all children start full time
Questions
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