Welcome to Langstone Primary School Class 1:Miss Gibbs (Class Teacher) Class 2: Miss Davey (Class Teacher) Teaching Assistants: Mrs Webb, Miss Hughes, Mrs Holmes and Mrs Young Foundation Phase Leader: Mrs Russell BC

Our Day Registration, WOW words & Phonics Registration, WOW words & Phonics Learning time Learning time Fruit and Playtime Fruit and Playtime Learning time Learning time Lunch time Lunch time Guided Reading Guided Reading Learning time (incl ICT ) Learning time (incl ICT ) Currently children attend infant assemblies and singing practices (2.50) and will join the school family for whole school assemblies after October half term. BC

Learning environment –a.m. Children are registered in their classes and during the morning engage in a Mathematics and Literacy session. Children are registered in their classes and during the morning engage in a Mathematics and Literacy session. Class 1 – mathematical resource base Class 1 – mathematical resource base Class 2 – language resource base Class 2 – language resource base Each week children complete focused mathematical and literacy tasks; and enhanced / continuous provision activities to reinforce and consolidate skills learned in a variety of contexts, both inside and out. Each week children complete focused mathematical and literacy tasks; and enhanced / continuous provision activities to reinforce and consolidate skills learned in a variety of contexts, both inside and out. LD

Focused activities: Children will complete focused activities with teachers and teaching assistants where new skills will be taught and prior learning consolidated, extended and challenged. Children will complete focused activities with teachers and teaching assistants where new skills will be taught and prior learning consolidated, extended and challenged. - within both the indoor and outdoor learning environments - often recorded; sometimes collaborative pieces of learning and sometimes practical / photographed LD

Enhanced activities: Children will be given opportunities to practise and consolidate their learning through a range of planned, enhanced play- based learning activities. Children will be given opportunities to practise and consolidate their learning through a range of planned, enhanced play- based learning activities. - within both the indoor and outdoor learning environment - e.g. shop role play using money; writing notes, shopping lists; postcards; farm animal hunts in the sand; building houses; fishing for numbers in the water etc. LD

Continuous provision: The indoor and outdoor learning environments will provide a range of learning experiences alongside the focused and enhanced activities, providing further opportunities for: The indoor and outdoor learning environments will provide a range of learning experiences alongside the focused and enhanced activities, providing further opportunities for: - reading and writing; - creative exploration using playdough, paint, - creative exploration using playdough, paint, chalk, clay, shaving foam, natural materials, etc; chalk, clay, shaving foam, natural materials, etc; - water and sand play; - den building; - small and large scale construction (lego / wooden blocks); wooden blocks); - problem solving eg. jigsaws, word and number games; LD

Learning environment – p.m. Children are registered and undertake Guided Reading in their classes with teachers, teaching assistants and reading buddies. Children are registered and undertake Guided Reading in their classes with teachers, teaching assistants and reading buddies. ICT suite available on Friday afternoons. ICT suite available on Friday afternoons. Children involved in activities relating to Physical Development, Creative Development, Personal & Social, Well-Being and Cultural Diversity and Welsh Language Development; Knowledge and Understanding of the World both indoors and outdoors. Children involved in activities relating to Physical Development, Creative Development, Personal & Social, Well-Being and Cultural Diversity and Welsh Language Development; Knowledge and Understanding of the World both indoors and outdoors. LD

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Learning Environment – p.m. Children return to their classroom at the end of the day for Circle time and story. Children return to their classroom at the end of the day for Circle time and story. LD

Morning Break Children are allowed to bring a piece of fruit/ vegetable i.e. a small apple, orange, (peeled), small bunch of grapes, carrot sticks or grapes. NB. No fruit winders, cereal bars, malt loaf, fruit flakes or Frubes please. We encourage “Water on Desks” where each child must bring a clear plastic bottle with a pull up top. Please do not put these in the child’s reading bag! Please ensure that the bottle is named and contains water NOT squash or juice. Lunchtime - Children are able to bring their own packed lunch or have a cooked meal from the canteen. Please ensure correct money is placed in your child’s named purse each day. BC

Shared reading~ Teacher reads a shared text with class modelling fluency and expression. Shared reading~ Teacher reads a shared text with class modelling fluency and expression. Guided reading~ A group of children reading from the same instructional text supported by the teacher/ helper. Guided reading~ A group of children reading from the same instructional text supported by the teacher/ helper. Individual reading~ An individual child reading to a teacher/ helper/buddy etc. Individual reading~ An individual child reading to a teacher/ helper/buddy etc. Reading NG

~ Children are in fluid Guided Reading groups consisting of 4- 6 children. In these groups they are taught the strategies for reading. ~Children will also be heard to read individually, where appropriate. ~ Children take part in daily ‘Shared Reading’ sessions which involve everyone reading a shared text together. ~ Children also have daily opportunities to re- read familiar books with a reading buddy, helper etc. NG

~ Children will bring home a reading book in a folder clearly marked with their “changing day”. ~ Parents are asked to read with their children for 10/15 minutes per night x 5 weekly to develop fluency, understanding and a love of reading. ~ Please ensure that the reading folder is in school on the correct day for changing and there is a comment in the reading diary for the class teacher. ~ Should children be absent on “changing day” please send the folder in to school the next day. NG

Reading prompts Front cover, back cover, spine; Front cover, back cover, spine; Author, illustrator; Author, illustrator; Fiction / Non-fiction; Fiction / Non-fiction; Main character, other characters; Main character, other characters; Setting (where and when the story takes place); Setting (where and when the story takes place); Sequencing and predicting the events in the story; Sequencing and predicting the events in the story; Discuss preferences – why they like / dislike the book; Discuss preferences – why they like / dislike the book; Relate to own experiences; Relate to own experiences; Attempt unfamiliar words using initial sounds, pictures and phonic knowledge Attempt unfamiliar words using initial sounds, pictures and phonic knowledge NG

WOW words! Children will also bring home WOW words (Words Of the Week) which will be high frequency words which the children will need to be able to both read and write (e.g. mum, like, the, come). Please encourage your child to read and write these words regularly and within simple sentences when appropriate. NG

Children learn the sounds, names and formations of letters using the Jolly Phonics programme. When helping your child, please remember to use both sounds and letter names. Jolly Phonics NG

Maths learning Hands-on, practical activities Counting, sorting, matching and the use of mathematical language everyday Problem solving Real-life contexts eg. Shop role play Cross-curricular links Indoors and outdoors NG

Home Learning Your child will bring home learning home on a Friday. This will link in with some of the learning that has taken place in the classroom that week and also reinforce focus maths, sounds and WOW word learning. Please return home learning folders by the following Wednesday. Please complete home learning with your child and practise and encourage correct pencil grip when writing. Ensure that your child writes their name on every sheet please. NG

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Clothes Please ensure that all clothes, shoes and bags are labelled, including coats. Please could you also check periodically that the names are still in tact. Physical Development Children participate in indoor gymnastics and dance and also outdoor games and adventurous play activities. Indoors the children will be expected to wear tee shirts and pants and have bare feet. The children wear black/navy jogging bottoms and daps or trainers for outdoor PD sessions (all named in a named PE bag please). JR

Outdoor Learning As part of the Foundation Phase, much of our learning takes place outdoors and the children will spend part of every day outside. We will provide your children with waterproof clothing, but we ask if you could send in a pair of labelled wellingtons – the more distinctive the better! These are to remain in school. Your child may come home muddy but definitely happy! (Thanks for all wellies received so far!) JR

Absences Please or ring and notify school on day before 9.30am Medicines No medicines administered in school (other than in life threatening conditions) BC

End of day procedures Children will be collected at 3.30pm from their classroom doors. Please send a note to the class teacher if your child is going home on the bus or with someone other than parent/usual carer. BC

Langstone Primary School ‘Learning Promotes Success’ Open Door policy Safety of pupils paramount Staff available at the end of the day Ensuring ‘our’ children are happy, stimulated and scaffolded for SUCCESS BC