Bailey’s Court Primary School Reception Information Evening October 5 th, 2015

I can’t remember. Nothing. What did you do at school today?

Actually we do lots at school! Hopefully this meeting will explain some of what we do and what you can do to help your child’s learning.

Assessing in the EYFS

Timetable Morning Session One Milk + Fruit/ Interventions PLAY TIME 10.40am-10.55am Morning Session Two LUNCH TIME 12.00pm-1.15 Afternoon Session 1 PLAY TIME 2.30pm-2.45pm Afternoon Session Two Mon Register and Welcome Letters & Sounds Literacy TA Sticky Kids Milk + Fruit News/sharing HW Class Teacher INTERVENTIONS Numeracy Skills Workshop Topic Continuous provision Interventions TA Nut Brown Hair + Stories Class Teacher Handwriting /Interventions Tues Letters & Sounds Literacy TA Song bag/Sing Milk + Fruit /Share HW Class Teacher INTERVENTIONS Numeracy Skills Workshop Topic Continuous provision Interventions TA SEAL Class Teacher Handwriting /Interventions Wed Letters & Sounds UW and EAD Focus TA Bible Stories Milk + Fruit /Sharing HW Class Teacher INTERVENTIONS UW and EAD Focus PPA Thu Letters & Sounds Literacy TA EYFS Data Milk + Fruit /sharing HW Class Teacher INTERVENTIONS Numeracy PE TA RE/Culture Time/Magic Carpet Class Teacher Handwriting /Interventions Fri Letters & Sounds Literacy TA Milk + Fruit /sharing HW KS1 Assembly Class Teacher INTERVENTIONS Numeracy Skills Workshop Topic Continuous provision Interventions TA Preparing for next week Class Teacher Circle Time/ Story

Timeline

Strategies for teaching Letters and Sounds Multi-sensory approach ICT Jolly Phonics and Jolly Songs Small group work weekly

Sounds, Blending and Segmenting Each sound needs to be taught carefully… We sometimes use robot arms to help the children to hear the individual sounds that are in words

Handwriting ‘Frog on a log’ or ‘Snappy fingers’

Bailey Bird word lists A word that cannot be sounded out is known as a ‘tricky word’. The Letters and Sounds document provides lists of words that the children should be able to read and spell at various stages of their development. Children’s ability to read and spell these words is assessed regularly at school. Words that children still need to learn are sent home on a Bailey Bird in their Challenge Books to practise at home.

Reading Children will be given 2 books which are changed weekly. We use a variety of reading schemes but particularly Oxford Reading Tree in the early stages of reading. Reading stages- Children will regularly read with the teacher and other adults in school. Judgements about moving up the scale are made on comprehension and fluency. Reading Record Books are for home use.

Phase 2Phase 3 s – sit a – ant t – tap p – pan i - ink n - nip m - mat d - duck g - goat o – on c - cap k - king ck - duck e - egg u - up r - rag h - hand b - bat f - fit ff - huff l – lip ll – full ss - hiss j – jelly v- van w – wind x – x-ray y – yes z – zip zz – buzz qu – queen ch - chip sh - shop th – thin th - then ng - ring ai - rain ee - feet igh - night oa - boat oo - look oo - boot ar - farm or – for ur – hurt ow – cow oi – coin ear – dear air – fair ure – sure er - corner

Supporting your child’s Literacy learning at home Encourage a love of reading by sharing books regularly with your child. Help your child to learn the words that are sent home on their Bailey Bird sheets. Remember to use the correct pronunciation of sounds and use ‘robot arms’ to help blending. Point out sounds and words in the environment.

Strategies for teaching Numeracy Numicon Practical and multi-sensory approach Counting Songs ICT Small group work weekly

Numicon Numicon teaches children about numbers and what they mean, before and alongside counting and patterning activities through hands-on activities, games, songs, in a structured approach. That's why being able to pick up the shapes of the numbers and do things with them (and with the pegs to make the patterns of the holes), children see numbers as 'wholes' made up of parts. This way of teaching is so supportive to all children, but particularly those requiring a visual, hands-on style. Numicon is a multi-sensory approach to teaching maths developed by experts in the classroom. It is designed to help children understand connections between numbers. It's ideal to support the early maths teaching they will be meeting in the classroom. Through the multi-sensory activities and mathematical language of Numicon, your child will develop the understanding and skills that underpin their later understanding of number. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS – NUMICON AT HOME

Supporting your child’s Numeracy learning at home Play games Dot to dot books Sing songs Bake! Make a shop at home Point out numbers and shapes in the local environment

Challenge Books / Reading Records

Lunches

Communication

Wow Slips Creating an amazing painting/ collage/ sculpture/ model. Making music. Riding their bike without stabilizers. Climbing to the top of a climbing frame. Using a switch or computer to communicate Logging on and off to a computer. Using scissors/ staplers/ tongs/ knives/ cutters/ drills with control and safety. Investigating an interest e.g. trains, snakes, butterflies, Ben 10, princesses etc. Counting, adding or subtracting in ‘real life’ situations e.g. paying for an item in a shop- counting out the correct amount of money and working out how much change they needed. Reading – labels, signs, library books, newspapers, comics, information books/internet. Writing – their name, labels, captions, stories, instructions. Performing in front of an audience (family members or a wider audience). Showing an awareness of their own and other cultures and beliefs. Getting themselves dressed for school/ swimming/ football for the first time. Showing kindness and consideration for someone else. Being engrossed in their play or an activity for a long period of time.

PE kit reminder Indoor PE kit: A Bailey’s Court PE t-shirt (in your child’s house colour) and black shorts. Outdoor PE kit: PE tracksuit bottoms, a Bailey’s Court PE t-shirt (in your child’s house colour), jumper (not everyday school jumper), trainers (not everyday school shoes). It would also be recommended to provide the children with a spare pair of socks, especially in the case of girls wearing tights as these are not to be worn during PE lessons.

Learning Checklist Alphabet Letter sounds Writing numbers 1-10 Writing own names Count aloud 10, then 20 Ordering numbers to 10 Scissor skills Fine motor skills Naming colours Changed / dressed independently Weekend news

Additional Information Stay and Play (see letter) /Open afternoons DECEMBER open afternoons for Reception Volunteers Water bottles / fruit Named belongings Pack to go home – letters, fine motor skills, sounds, scissor skills Website -