Reception Letter
Dear Parents,
First I would like to welcome you all to
In the Reception class we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum where initially the children learn through structured practical and play based activities as well as child initiated play. Our topic this term will be ‘Ourselves’. This topic will link with all curriculum areas, including music and Physical Development.
In Problem solving, Reasoning and Numeracy the children will be introduced to number recognition, number formation, number order, shape, position, pattern and counting activities.
In Communication, Language and Literacy, the children will be introduced to the skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We will use a variety of materials and approaches to assist their learning. We introduce the children to ‘phonics’ following guidance from Letters and Sounds with elements of the Jolly Phonic scheme. Reading will be incorporated into the curriculum in a number of ways, including story time, shared reading and later on in the Summer term, guided reading.
The children have individual library cards, which you can use to borrow books from the school library. This can be done at the beginning and end of the school day. If you would like to know more about using the library please do come and ask.
The children will take home a reading book, which is to be kept in their book bags. Individual reading will take place each week but please bring book bags in every day. Initially these will be ‘sharing books’ until children are put onto the reading scheme. We encourage parents to share these books with their children. If you feel that your child has practiced their book, then please encourage them to select a book from the library until their reading book is changed. Communication about your child’s reading progress will be fostered through their individual ‘little blue’ reading record books.
From 28th September we will start ‘show and tell’. When it’s your child’s turn, they will be sent home with a ‘show and tell’ bag. Please encourage them to choose one toy to bring in. Toys are only to be brought in when it is your child’s turn for ‘show and tell’ please.
In knowledge and Understanding of the word, we will be learning all about our marvellous bodies and what they can do! We will learn about our senses and why they are so important. A lot of emphasis will be placed on how we have changed since babies and we will be asking you to kindly provide us with a photograph of your child as a baby – please write your child’s name and approximate age on the reverse of the photograph. After half term, we will invite a mother and baby in for a visit to help us learn about how we have developed and the needs of a baby.
P.E will be on Mondays and Thursdays so please make sure your child has a NAMED kit in school on these days. Thank you.
We are planning on weekly ‘welly walks’ around the school grounds and in our ‘
After from 28th September we will cook once a week and we will be asking then for a contribution of £1.50p per half term please.I hope that this information helps you to know a little more about what your child is learning this term. If there is anything you wish to discuss with me then please feel free come in before or after school and I will be very happy to talk with you.
May I take this opportunity to thank you for your kind support and co-operation.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Maynard (Class Teacher).