Foundation Stage Parent Meeting 2016

The Foundation Team YFP YFD Miss Papworth Mrs Gilbert Ms Brindle (AM) Miss Davison Mrs Ditty Mrs Warwick (Lunch & PM) Mrs Thomas – An environmental session an afternoon a week per class. Mrs Garratt – Teach in both classrooms throughout the week.

Daily Routine Morning School starts 8.45am Registration Phonics English Activity Milk or Water Playtime Maths Activity Lunch Afternoon Creative or Knowledge and understanding activities Story/Assembly Home Time (3.25pm)

Sport in School P.E. YFD Thursday YFP Friday Swimming Usually Monday (weather permitting)

Values School A list of values. One chosen each month Understanding Trust Caring Peace Co-operation Thoughtfulness Courage Unity Hope Patience Freedom Humility Hope Love Honesty Simplicity Appreciation Responsibility Friendship Quality Happiness Tolerance

Early Years Curriculum

SPECIFIC AREAS: PRIME AREAS: •Communication and language •Physical development •Personal, social and emotional development SPECIFIC AREAS: •Literacy •Mathematics •Understanding the world •Expressive arts and design

Children develop at their own rates, and in their own ways Children develop at their own rates, and in their own ways. The development statements and their order should not be taken as necessary steps for individual children. They should not be used as checklists. The age / stage bands overlap because these are not fixed age boundaries but suggest a typical range of development.

Formal Assessment Practitioners must indicate whether children are meeting expected levels of development, or if they are exceeding the expected levels, or not yet reaching expected levels (‘emerging’).

Phonics

‘Inspection evidence and research show that the critical age when children learn to be good readers and writers is between three and seven.’ Rose Report

Words are made up from small units of sound called phonemes Words are made up from small units of sound called phonemes. Phonics teaches children to be able to listen carefully and identify the phonemes that make up each word. This helps children to learn to read words and to spell words.

s We might say that this is called S and the sound it makes is ‘sssssssss’ (not suh)

The English language only has around 44 phonemes but there are around 120 graphemes or ways of writing down those 44 phonemes. Obviously we only have 26 letters in the alphabet so some graphemes are made up from more than one letter.

The First Sounds We Teach:

Read Write Inc Parent Video http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/sound-pronunciation-guide/

Learning logs And Supporting Learning

Each half term we give you a new choice of options Each half term we give you a new choice of options. Learning logs are optional and children are encouraged to chose activities that interest them or show their skills. As they continue at Swallowfield it is hoped they will become independent learners panning their own activities. The activities can be completed to whatever level you chose. We share their learning logs on a Friday in place of ‘show and tell’ ctivities do not need to be completed independently or recorded independently by your child.

Key Words Book Home School Library Accuracy Fluency Comprehension Each child will receive 4 of the ‘tricky’ words each week, please practice reading these and learning these on sight. Your child does not need to be able to write these.

Tricky Words Children may also have letter sounds to support their learning. Half termly assessments to ensure long-term learning.

Additional Activities

These will be in children’s learning logs These will be in children’s learning logs. Please let us know any exciting news from home.

Please take Stanley on any trips and send us photographs

A link on the school website to a list of challenges that children can do out of school.

Reminders Uniform – white or blue airtex tops please. Fruit – Fresh fruit only please. Water bottles – just water please. Wellies – a pair to leave in school all year. Lunches Holidays Illness and absence 48 hours if sick Contact school office before 9am Book Bags – Return on Thursday with learning logs and library book. Returned to you on a Friday. Behaviour – expectations and communication Medical needs – please keep us updated. Morning routine – we need more space!

Upcoming dates Parent Consultations – Monday 17th October - 4pm-7pm Wednesday 19th October – 9am-11.30am Harvest festival – Thursday 20th October Coffee afternoon – Friday 21st October PTFA Pantomime Trip – Tuesday 13th December Christmas Nativity – Wednesday 14th December Foundation trip - TBC

Any Questions?