Welcome to Grangefield School Reception Curriculum Evening Mrs Patel and Mrs Hodgetts

Stages at Grangefield School Foundation stage – Reception Key Stage 1 (KS1) – Year 1+2 Key Stage 2 (KS2) – Years 3-6

Foundation Stage Records We use the Foundation Stage curriculum to assess your child’s progress throughout the year (EYFS). It is an ongoing assessment and observation of the children. It covers all seven areas of learning in the Foundation Stage curriculum. You will see this through your childs tapestry.

Foundation Stage Curriculum 1) Personal, Social and Emotional 2) Communication and Language 3) Literacy 4) Mathematics 5) Understanding of the World 6) Physical Development 7) Expressive Arts and Design

Parental Involvement - Tapestry - Informal chats Parental contribution to our Foundation Stage record is important. We gather information from you through: - Tapestry - Informal chats - Notes in reading diaries - Parent consultation evenings - Stay and plays

Parents as Partners and Communication Curriculum newsletters Tapestry Reading record book Pop in to see us Website Help with home learning Help your child to choose things to bring into school that are related to our theme or that they have made themselves

Reading

‘Jolly Phonics’ and ‘Letters and Sounds’ Teaches letter recognition linked to letter sounds Each letter sound is linked to an action YouTube – ‘Phonics Sounds and Actions’ Early teaching of putting sounds together to read words Phonics wallets with new sounds will go home when a new sound is taught Wallets need to be in their book bag everyday

Letters and Sounds Phonics terminology Description example phoneme a single unit of sound 44 phonemes in the English language grapheme written form of a phoneme digraph a single sound/phoneme represented by two letters wh, ch, th, sh tri-graph a single sound/phoneme represented by three letters Igh, air, ear, ure Split digraph when a vowel sounds is split by a consonant a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e wrote – the o-e here make oe sound split by the t lake – the a-e here make ae sound split by the k Complete – the e-e here make ee split by the t segmenting how you spell a word c-a-t / d-o-g / m-a-t / p-i-g / blending how you read a word cat / dog / mat / pig

Reading your child will bring home Wordless books - lots of talk and story telling Pictures and words (matching) Picture and caption Books with words that can be blended (sounded out) In addition they will bring home word cards to learn (high frequency words)

Changing books Books will be sent home soon Please record in the reading record when your child has completed a book Books will be changed on a Mon, Wed and Fri – BUT only if it has been recorded in the reading record It is good to read a book more than once or read a book over a few days Keep enjoying books you have at home or borrow from the library

To achieve happy, successful readers we need to work in partnership Read daily with your child – try to make time in your routine Regular exposure to lots of different types of books (remember story time too!) Praise and encourage Discuss the stories, pictures and words Help your child learn the Jolly Phonics actions Help your child learn the sight words in context Know when to stop! Have fun! Enjoy reading with your child and they will enjoy reading with you!

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It is important to say the sounds correctly e.g. ‘sss’ not ‘suh’

Writing

Writing is hard! Many things are involved in writing. You have to… Have an idea Think of words to express that idea Know how to write remembering direction, spaces, letter formation, punctuation etc. Still remember your idea!

A child’s writing journey in Reception! The point of writing is that it conveys a meaning. Might be letters or squiggles but needs to look different to drawing a picture. Starting to see letter shapes – possibly from own name.

We will begin to see some sounds which the children have learnt in phonics appear in their writing Sounding out and having a go at spelling Children will be introduced to tricky words, which will start to appear in their work

Handwriting We have four letter groups which we teach How to hold a pencil How to go around a letter – movement not neatness

Letter Formation

Mark Marking

Writing all the time Children have many opportunities to write on their own in school: At the class writing table On the whiteboards In the home corner

Writing at home Let your child see you write – lists etc Praise and encourage as much as possible – get them to tell you what it says Write for different purposes – cards, lists, post its, treasure hunts …anything! Big pieces of paper Correct formation and grip

Maths

Maths experience Try not to influence your child based on your own experience of maths… Your children will have come into school with a varied knowledge of maths concepts – try not to compare with other children at this stage.

Now your child is in Reception, they should begin to….. Know the sequence of numbers Understand what each number means Begin to understand positional words: in, on, outside, next to, between Show an awareness of time Be aware of shapes in their environment

Practical…

Games…

Shape …

Messy maths…

Ways to help at home Count the stairs in your house, steps on a walk etc. In fact, count everything and anything! Talk about daily routine in order to understand concept of time Setting places at the table, can you set the table for three people? Can you find a bigger plate? Steering the pram / car journeys (directional language) Tidying up – putting similar items together, sorting toys Compare weights and quantities of everyday household objects

Thank you for coming! If you have any questions, please come and speak to us after this meeting or send us a message via tapestry.