Welcome Otters’ Parents

Reception Parents Induction Meeting

What does a day in Otters look like?

- Pegging in board

- Ready Steady Go time

- Indoor / Outdoor 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.

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• Independence on arrival• Practise getting changed into their PE

kits.

Reading in school• Reading meetings –Wednesday 2nd October 2pm & 7pmThursday 3rd October 9am

• Sharing books• Banded books when

appropriate for each child• Communication diary –

Reading 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• 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 Christmas and Easter we will send home paper and some ideas.

• We will share these 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

• 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 ToysThe ugly Duckling Christmas

Spring TermPeople who help us Traditional Tales and Adventures Summer TermReptiles and History FortnightMini beasts and Common Wealth Games

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 Named Fruit PE kit

AOB• 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 – Tuesday 5th &Thursday 14th November 6-

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