Barton St Lawrence Primary School Cherry Blossom Class Reception

Adults in the class…  Miss Atkinson (Class teacher)  Mrs Parker (TA)  Miss Dulley (TA)

Topic for this half term  Ourselves and our families  How we grow and change  Keeping healthy  What makes us special

Daily routine  8:50am drop off at classroom  Children to be registered and in collective worship by 9:05am  Literacy 9:30am  Playtime 10:30am – children have toast  10:45am phonics  11:05am mathematics  12pm lunch time with buddies

Daily routine continued  1pm register  1:10pm topic time  2:15pm play time  2:30pm topic time  3:15pm story and milk time  3:30pm home from classroom door  Fruit and drinks available throughout the day at snack table.

Show and Tell  Each Friday there will be a session for Show and Tell.  Items brought to school should fit into book bags.

Homework  Homework activities will be sent home on a Friday to be brought back to school on the following Wednesday.  Usually activities to consolidate or further a challenge we have been doing in school.

PE kit and timings  PE on Monday afternoon and Friday morning.  Children change into kit and put into bags  PLEASE ensure all kit is name labelled.  PE kit will be sent home each holiday to be washed and checked.

Reading  Children will read with an adult in school regularly.  Both guided reading and individual reading.  Home reading books will be changed when reading with an adult or when the reading record has been signed by an adult at home.  Anyone with spare time who would like to hear readers…

Questions to ask when reading It is important that reading a book is not just about reading the words on a page. Children should be asked questions to further their understanding of the book. Sheet will be sent home for ideas.

Phonics  Children have now started phase 2 phonics  Learning letters and the sounds they make  Reading words by sounding out and blending together.  Tricky words you just have to recognise  Phonics games will be sent home each Friday to practise the sounds from that week.

Early Years Foundation Stage  17 early learning goals  Children will be emerging, expected or exceeding in each goal at the end of the year.  Children who are exceeding will be accessing National Curriculum work.  Learning Journeys will evidence the children’s progress.  Parental input into Learning Journeys is important – own section.

Behaviour Management  Positive Policy  Golden Time – special activities and toys provided in class (treasure box)  Traffic light system– amber means losing a minute of Golden Time, red means losing 5 minutes.  4 Class Rules – Hands up, caring, sharing, listening.  House points as a reward (through our dojo)

Any Questions?  If you have any questions please feel free to stay and I will try to answer them for you.  I am generally available before and after school to talk to you too.