1. Welcome to Reedley Primary School The Induction Process at our school

2. THE INDUCTION PROGRAMME Starting school is a big event in the lives of both you and your child and our aim at Reedley Primary School is to make it as smooth and trouble-free as possible. The aim of our induction programme is to enable you, your child and the staff to get to know each other before your child begins school. We want to ease your child’s entry into our school community, giving them the opportunity to meet the teachers, the other children that will be in their class and to become accustomed with the school itself.

3. THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE Children in Reception are part of the Early Years Foundation Stage and will take part in a variety of activities to help them to meet the Early Learning Goals. These goals are worked towards from birth, develop through Nursery education and continue in the Reception year, and they form the foundations that are built upon throughout the rest of their school career. The Early Years Curriculum is divided into six Areas of Learning and Development. In each areas there are a number of “goals” to cover. These are known as the Early Learning Goals. More details follow in this presentation

4. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Dispositions and Attitudes – Enjoying school, being confident and independent learners. Self-confidence and self-esteem –Being aware of their own and other people’s beliefs. Begin to develop respect for their own and other cultures. Show a range of feelings Making relationships – forming good relationships with adults and peers. Working as part of a group and taking turns. Behaviour and self-control – understanding right from wrong. Self-care – dressing and undressing independently, taking care of personal hygiene. Sense of community – To understand that people have different needs, views, cultures and beliefs.

5. Communication, Language and Literacy Language for Communication – Interact with others. Listening to and using written and spoken language Language of thinking – Using language to imagine and create roles and experiences Linking sounds and letters –Link sounds, naming and sounding alphabet letters. Writing simple words Reading – Retell narratives in order. Use knowledge in simple texts Writing – Use phonic knowledge to write simple words. Attempt different forms of writing Handwriting – To develop a comfortable pencil grip.

6. Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy Numbers as labels for counting – Say and use number names, recognise numerals to 10 and count objects to 10. Calculating – Add and take away numbers to 10. Find 1 more and 1 less using the correct language. Shape, Spare and Measures – Talk about everyday shapes, recreate simple patterns. Use the correct language to compare objects.

7. Knowledge and Understanding of the World Exploring and investigating – Ask questions about what they see and hear. “Finding out” Designing and making – Build using a range of tools and techniques Developing ICT skills – Use computers, tape recorders etc to find out about the world around them Time and place – Talk about where they live and the local community People and communities – Talk about their own culture and beliefs

8. Creative Development Responding to experiences, expressing and communicating ideas – respond in a variety of ways to what they see, hear, smell, touch and feel. Exploring media and materials – exploring colour, texture, shape, form and space in 2 and 3 dimensions. Creating music and dance – Exploring sounds through musical instruments. Matching movement to music. Developing imagination and imaginative play – engaging in role play using imagination.

9. Physical Development Movement and Space – Move around with control and confidence on a range of equipment. Health and Body Awareness – Recognise the importance of keeping healthy. Using equipment and materials – Use a range of small and large equipment safely. Handle tools and materials with increasing control.

10. Indoor and Outdoor Play Play is a very important part of how children learn and explore and make sense of the world around them The outdoor areas are used in all weathers, so an appropriate coat with a hood is necessary! As play is such an important part of The Early Years Foundation Stage this takes place on a daily basis. The children will experience a variety of activities, both indoor and outdoor, which will enhance their capacity to learn.

11. Food and Drink Milk is provided in the morning - £6.00 each term after your child turns 5, or free if you child is entitled to Free School Meals Water is available all day, and all children will be given a water bottle when they start which should be brought to school every day. These can be replaced for £1.00, or £1.50 for a bigger bottle. Fruit is available daily through the National Fruit Scheme

12. Lunch We can provide school dinners for your child or they may bring a packed lunch to school. School dinners cost £1.85 a day, £9.25 per week at the moment – send in a named envelope at the end of each week. We encourage healthy eating! Support can be provided by school, or the school nurse if you feel you may need it.

13. Visits We may take your child on various visits to enhance their learning during the year. We will contact you with further details closer to the visit. We ask for voluntary contributions for these visits.

14. Preparing your child for school Please help your child to become more independent by : share and take turns talking about their own experiences undressing and dressing themselves etc

15. Induction visits Please sign up for a visit with your child for week beginning Monday 15 th June. The visit will last for just over 1 hour and is an opportunity for you to help your child get to know us. Your child is invited to join us for further visits in the week after this (week beginning 22 nd June). These visits will be unaccompanied and are designed to encourage your child to explore the setting and develop relationships.

16. Home visits Home visits will take place on Friday 4 th September, Monday 7 th September and Tuesday 8 th September. During the visit we would like to talk to you about what your child likes to do and any concerns you may have. We will explain the induction programme for the coming weeks.

17. When your child starts school in September Your child will come to school for either the morning or afternoon on Wednesday 9 th September, and the rest of the week. The times of these sessions are 9.15 until 11.30, or 1.00 until 3.15. The week after your child will come every day, for either the morning or the afternoon. On the third week, we would like your child to have their lunch at school so the session times will change from 9.15 until 12.00 or 12.30 until 3.15. Your child will start full time on Monday 28 th September. The sessions are designed to allow the children to come into school when all is calm and quiet, without the other children around. There will be less children in the setting during the session, which allows the children to become more confident and resilient.

18. Thank you for listening! We sincerely appreciate your co-operation in supporting our induction programme and working with us to support your child’s transition to school. We look forward to seeing you on the visits.