1. Welcome to Reception
Wednesday 28th June 2017

2. New parents meeting Early Years Foundation Stage Profile
New Early Learning Goals
Parent / Carer information
Reading at home and school
Things to remember
Things that will help

3. Early Years Foundation Stage profile (EYFSP)
A continuation of children’s progression, following on from the development made at home and/or nursery.
Seven areas of learning we assess, divided into the following areas:
Prime Areas –
Personal, social and emotional development
Physical development
Communication and language
Specific Areas –
Literacy
Maths
Understanding the world
Expressive arts and design

4. Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Making relationships:
Responding to others, playing in groups, shows friendly behaviour towards others, forms good relationships with adults as well as peers, explains own knowledge and understanding.
Self-confidence and self-awareness:
Selects and uses resources, more outgoing with familiar people, communicates freely, confidence to speak about feelings and needs.
Managing feelings and behaviour:
Takes turns and shares, aware of own feelings, manages own expectations, adapts own behaviour to suit situations, thinks of others, aware of boundaries.

5. Physical Development Moving and Handling: Health and self-care:
Moving with control and confidence.
Move in a variety of ways with confidence, imagination and in safety.
Travels around, over, under, climbing, balancing.
Use tools, construction and malleable materials.
Health and self-care:
How to keep healthy.
How our bodies change after exercise.
Use small and large equipment with basic control and safely.
Manages own personal hygiene and is usually dry.

6. Communication and Language
Listening and Attention:
Focuses and maintains attention, concentrates, sits quietly.
Listens to others.
Listens to stories, is able to retell main events.
Understanding:
Responds to instructions. Understanding the use of prepositions.
Able to follow stories. Begins to understand the use of how and why.
Listens and responds to others ideas.
Speaking:
Explores the meaning of sounds and new words.
Uses a range of tenses.
Begins to use complex sentences, extending vocabulary.
Uses language to imagine and recreate role playing.

7. Literacy
Reading:
Enjoying books, read familiar words, talks about and understands features in stories, characters etc.
Reading familiar words and simple sentences.
Learning about non-fiction books.
Writing:
Mark making (pretend writing).
Writing letters and forming them correctly.
Using letters sounds to write words.
Writing own name and familiar words.
Writing for different purposes e.g. Cards, letters, lists, stories etc
Using phonics to write words and sentences.

8. Mathematics Numbers: Shape, Space and Measures:
Uses some number names in language and in play, Ordering numbers to 10, Matches numbers and quantities, Can say more or less comparing quantities, Adding and subtracting, 1 more/1 less, Number bonds
Shape, Space and Measures:
Sorting and talking about objects, Talk about shapes, Recognise and describe them, Know 2D and 3D shapes, Describing, recognising and making patterns, Describe position, Compare quantities.

9. Understanding the World
People and Communities:
Interested in the lives of others, Talks about significant events, Finds out about the past and the present in families.
The World:
Asks questions about the natural world, Knows about their environment, Understands growth and change, Shows a concern for living things, Looks at similarities and differences.
Technology:
Using ICT , computers, remote controls and cameras etc, Using tools and techniques to build and construct in different ways with a variety of materials.

10. Expressive Arts and Design
Exploring and using media and materials:
Using imagination in dance, singing familiar songs, begins to move rhythmically, painting and drawing, model making and designing, using different materials, learning about sounds through instruments.
Being imaginative:
Showing preferences, uses imagination in play, expressing feelings through movement, making up simple songs and rhymes, builds stories around toys.

11. Early Learning Goals
Children are assessed against the Early Learning Goals for the seven areas above .
They are assessed based on their age in months.
They will end the year with either a 1, 2, 3 -
1: Emerging – working towards the Early Learning Goal
2: Expected – working within the Early Learning Goal
3: Exceeding – working beyond the Early Learning Goal

12. Parent and Carer Information
Reception Staff- Mrs Sarah Edwards (Class Teacher, Mon-Thurs), Miss Kate Bunting (Class Teacher Fri) and Teaching Assistants Mrs Harrison and Mrs Shahid.
Teaching staff are available at the end of the day to speak to parents after all the children have been collected. If you wish for a longer conversation an appointment must be made.
If your child is absent or late inform the office of reason by telephone or note to teacher.

13. Reading books and keywords
Spend time reading with your child (any type of reading materials) for a few minutes a day - make it fun!
Once your child has settled in we will be reading with them in school and giving them a reading book to take home. These books will be changed as often as possible.
It is important to read with your child at home and comment in their book.
We will begin with learning phase 2 key words, these will be given out to each child but are also available on the class webpage.
More information in regards to literacy and maths guidance will be given at literacy and numeracy workshops throughout the year.

14. Library Books
Your child will begin to bring home a school library book they have chosen. This book is to read, share and enjoy with your child (it is not their reading book). We now have a lending library which can be used by all children at any time. Please return a book once you’ve finished with it and choose another one. Please take care of them they are school property, a fee is payable if damaged or lost.

15. Things to remember
Complete collection information form (add name and number of any person who may pick up your child from school) - hand in on start day.
Each child is different and may take longer than others to settle. The staggered starts are there to support your child to settle in comfortably and happily.
Help your child practise dressing and undressing in time for Autumn Term (to develop independence).
Purchase a book bag- important for reading and writing home work and letters home. These need to be brought in every day or left in school.
Label all your child’s uniform and PE kit including pumps. They all look the same!
PE kit- white t-shirt/black or navy shorts and jogging bottoms/black pumps/navy top.
PE kits in school on Monday goes home on Thursday to be washed.
Snacks – children are provided with a drink and snack in the mornings as well as milk and fruit in the afternoons.
Your child will get messy even though we provide aprons – water/ sand/ paint/ dough/ glue/ gloop – all products we use wash out.

16. Things that will help
It is very important your child gets enough sleep and has a routine.
It is very important your child is punctual and attends school regularly.
When children learn to write their name make sure they use only a capital letter for the first letter in their name and at the beginning of a sentence.
When helping children with letters they need to learn the sounds the letters make not just the alphabet names.
No toys from home unless requested by the teacher.