Reception Transition Evening Wednesday 15th January

Smooth Transitions Painless progression Familiar surroundings Interdepartmental communication

Summer term transition activities Visits to Reception classrooms Story sessions in KG Move-up day ‘Meet the teacher evening’ New children join KG for a day

Reception Curriculum - A balance of child initiated and adult led activities Many games and practical activities to make learning fun and engaging Gradual introduction of more formal phonics, writing and mathematics sessions ‘Next steps’ - identified for each child to personalise learning Varied Curriculum

Solid foundations for the future Reception classes provide a ‘step-up’ from Kindergarten but a natural continuation of the Early Years curriculum Opportunities for performance develop confidence in a relaxed atmosphere Harvest Festival Christmas Play Class Assembly Summer Concert Sports Day Grandparents’ Day Arts Week Finale

Typical Daily Routine 8.00 Early club 8.30 Child initiated activities and reading 9.15 phonics lesson

10.00 Break 10.25 Playtime 10.45 Mathematics lesson 11.30 Lunch

12.00 Third session of the morning, often writing 12.30 Playtime 1.15 The afternoon tends to focus on our current topic and activities are a mixture of child initiated and those led by the teacher and assistant. 3.00 Sandwich and story-time 3.30 End of school for Reception

Writing Lower case letters Correct formation Pencil grip – a ‘tripod grip’

Reading At first you will ‘share’ books Then, you will say the sounds and they will blend them together to make words Later they will learn to do this independently and to recognise ‘tricky’ words too Gradually they begin to read with greater fluency and start to add some expression

Phonics Synthetic phonics We make words by pushing sounds together We also learn ‘tricky words’ Letters and sounds book

Mathematics Number Shape, space and measures Saying number names in order Counting objects accurately (1:1 correspondence) Recognising and ordering numbers Matching numeral and quantity Writing numbers with correct formation Understanding of more and less, estimation, addition, subtraction and sharing Problem solving using this knowledge Shape, space and measures Shapes (2 and 3d) Using everyday language related to size, weight, capacity, position, money, distance, time and patterns

Lola’s Marvellous Me Box Marvellous me box – each child chooses five special things. The instructions are in the box! Lola’s Marvellous Me Box •Little Mermaid Doll •Tennis Ball – Lola likes playing tennis with her Daddy. •Randoms– These are Lola’s favourite sweets and she would like to share them with her friends! •Cinderella Book – Lola’s favourite book. •Necklace – pink and purple.

Communication with parents This Week – on the website We speak to parents on a daily basis Parents’ Evenings and reports.

Wow Moments! Partnership – get involved! Charlie counted 10 cars in a car park on Saturday. Partnership – get involved! Record your child’s achievements outside school.

Forest School Forest school uses the natural environment to provide experiences from which self-esteem and confidence grow

P.E and Games P.E. includes gym, swimming, dance and athletics Games activities work on the skills necessary to play netball, football, rugby, hockey, cricket and rounders in Year One Ball skills - catching, throwing and kicking.

Educational visits Harvest Trip to Top Barn Farm Christmas Trip People who help us – visitors Gaydon Motor Museum Theatre trip Croome Park Forest School Site

The Reception Team Anna Parkes Gill Riley Sue Doorbar Helen Chapman Sam Routledge