EYFS Curriculum Meeting

Staff Badger Class – Mrs Jo Lightfoot Rabbit Class – Miss Louise Hughes and Mrs Sarah Powell Teaching Assistants – Mrs Tracey McHale

Aim of The Meeting Phonics Reading Writing Maths Other

Phonics Phonics is the basis for reading and writing skills It develops the skills needed to hear sounds in words and match them to the corresponding visual representation It gives children the skills needed to use their knowledge of the alphabet to support their reading and their writing as they move through school Reading and writing are like a code: phonics is teaching the child to crack the code

Purple Phonics Folder Your child has been put into a relevant phonics group. Your childs homework is tailored to what they have been learning that week. These will go home each Friday, please make sure they come back to school on Wednesday. Please encourage your child to practice the letter formation and learn the sound and action or practice the words they have been working on that week. Sound mat with all of the single letter sounds.

Teaching Reading Early Learning Goal Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read.

Home Reading It is very important that your child is reading at home. Now they should be starting to decode and blend simple words and recognise the simple tricky trucks. Your child's key rings relate to your child's current ability to blend and decode. It is important that you practice the key rings with your child as it will help with their reading. Daily reading at home is the best way to help your child progress. Asking lots of questions about what your child is reading will help them understand the text better. Talk about the story before, during and afterwards – discuss the plot, the characters, their feelings and actions, how it makes you feel, predict what will happen and encourage your child to have their own opinions. Remember to write a comment in your child’s reading diary so we can help support your child in school.

Be a Reading Champion! ‘Reading Champion’ is a whole school initiative and is celebrated in assembly on a Monday morning. To be a ‘Reading Champion’ your child has to share their book with you at least four times, at home, in a week. Children who achieve four days or more of reading a week, for 10 weeks, are celebrated in an assembly and are presented with a special certificate and book. Your child’s reading will need to be recorded in the reading record each week (even if it is just your signature). We check your child’s reading record daily. We do not go back through your child’s reading record retrospectively. Please sign your child’s reading diary when you have read with them that night.

Writing Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

Writing in School and at Home Your child always has the opportunity to write in the classroom and does structured sentence writing once a week. We really encourage the children to form their letters correctly using the cursive handwriting formation. We encourage children to use the sound mats to help them identify sounds they can hear and to help them use the correct letter formation. We encourage children to listen for the sounds in words and think about the other sounds. Help your child practise writing their name. With correct letter formation Finger spaces and full stops.

Maths Number Early Learning Goal Children count reliably with numbers from one to 20, place them in order and say which number is one more or one less than a given number. Using quantities and objects, they add and subtract two single-digit numbers and count on or back to find the answer. They solve problems, including doubling, halving and sharing. Shape Early Learning Goal Children use everyday language to talk about size, weight, capacity, position, distance, time and money to compare quantities and objects and to solve problems. They recognise, create and describe patterns. They explore characteristics of everyday objects and shapes and use mathematical language to describe them.

Early Maths Skills Read, write and count numbers to 20 . Know the sequence of numbers. Begin to understand positional words, e.g. in, on, outside. Begin to problem solve through familiar contexts, with meaningful purpose and mathematical complexity. Recognise 2D and 3D shapes Recognise one more and one less

With a little bit of practice they soon can! If your child ever says ‘I can’t’ remind them, that they can’t do it yet! With a little bit of practice they soon can!

Other! Homework Phonics Folders (weekly) Regular reading (Remember read on 4 different days to be a reading champion!!) Show and Tell Bag! Star of The Week! Wow Leaves

Other! Expectations Team Points Wellie Wednesday Independence

Attendance If your child is not in school please let someone know the reason why they are away. If your child has vomited they are required to be off school for at leas 48 hours. Please remember that it is very important for you child to be in school. The more they are here the more they learn!!!

Any questions?