Welcome Otters Parents Reception Parents Induction Meeting

The Otters team Mrs Dukes Mrs Wright Mrs Kaine

What does a day in Otters look like? Put fruit in basket Pegging in board - Ready Steady Go time Inside / outside classroom with a focus based around our current topics Fruit and milk time - Swap sessions - Lunch time - Afternoons are a continuation of our learning using both the inside and outside classrooms.

Lunch time routine Meat & vegetarian Red and green token Eat in dining room

Top Tips Independence on arrival Independently use the toilet including washing and drying hands Taking coats & jumpers on and off Zips, buttons and poppers Recognising their own name Opening and closing their school bag and fruit pot Practise getting changed into their PE kits

The Early Years Foundation Stage Prime areas of learning - Communication and Language Personal, Social and Emotional Development Physical Development Specific areas of learning - Literacy Mathematics Understanding the World Expressive Arts

Reading in school Reading meetings – Banded books for each child Wednesday 3rd October 9am Thursday 4th October 2.15pm and 7pm Banded books for each child Communication diary – Reading Library – any volunteers? You will need a DBS for this school

Phonics Three letters each week s a t p i n All single letters introduced before Christmas Multisensory approach using actions, rhyme and song Phonic boxes Yellow phonics book

Handwriting Continuous cursive style Starting with an effective pencil grip and good posture Handwriting patterns before letters Develop fine motor control

Mathematics Counting, recognising, ordering numbers and writing numbers to 10 and beyond Making amounts to match a number Comparing numbers –‘more than and less than’ Combining two groups of objects (addition) and making groups smaller (subtraction) Recognise and name 2D and 3D shapes and use them to create models Try to use numbers, counting and shape recognition at home and when out and about

Learning Journey Learning Journey Each child will have their own learning journey. This contains photographs, observations and your child’s learning. We welcome comments and observations from you. At October half term and each school holiday we will send home the observations and some ideas of fun learning opportunities you may like to do We will share the Learning Journey with you at each Parent Conference and it will be available to look at on Thursdays during the open classroom.

Thursday open afternoon You are welcome to come into the classroom to look at what your child has been learning Please wait outside for the whole class to be dismissed. A chance for you and your child to share their learning. However, this may not be recorded on paper or in their books but they can tell you about it. Please respect the privacy of others and only look at your child’s work

The year at a glance Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term 1st half 2nd half Autumn Term All about me and my school/ Winter Wonderland Dinosaurs Spring Term Enchanted Tales Amazing Animals Summer Term Underground, Overground People Who Help Us Celebrations and British Values runs throughout the year

Please name everything! Reminders Please name everything!

Reminders Your child needs to have at school every day – Communication diary A coat and jumper A waterproof jacket and a sunhat A full water bottle Named fruit pot or bag (one piece) PE kit (after half term)

AOB Don’t forget to talk to us about your child's readiness for full time school. We are flexible Allergies Please write messages on class white board, see teacher at door or ask your child to hand their communication book to their teacher if there is a message Newsletters and other school communication emailed PPA on a Wednesday afternoon Parent conferences – Wednesday 7th November 9-3pm and Thursday 8th evening appointments 6-8pm. Website will be up dated weekly Look out for the class photos in the Woking News and Mail on the 8th and 15th October 2018. www.horsell-village.surrey.sch.uk