Welcome Rabbits’ Parents
Reception Parents Induction Meeting
What does a day in Rabbits look like?
- Pegging in board
- Ready Steady Go time
- Indoor / Outdoor classroom with a focus based around our current topics
- Fruit and milk time
- Swap sessions
- Lunch time
-Afternoons are a continuation of our learning using both the inside and outside classrooms.
The Early Years Foundation Stage
Prime areas of learning - •Communication and Language•Personal, Social and Emotional Development•Physical Development
Specific areas of learning - •Literacy•Mathematics•Understanding the World•Expressive Arts
Top Tips • Independently use the toilet including
washing and drying hands• Taking coats/jumpers on and off• Zips, buttons and poppers• Recognising their own name• Opening and closing their school bag• Independence on arrival• Practise getting changed into their PE
kits.
Reading in school• Reading meetings –Wednesday 2nd October 2pm & 7pmThursday 3rd October 9am
• Sharing books• Banded books when
appropriate for each child• Communication diary –
Reading comments• Library – any volunteers?
Jolly Phonics
• Three letters each week• s a t i p n• All single letters
introduced before Christmas
• Multisensory approach using actions and rhyme
• Phonic boxes• Phonics book
Handwriting• Continuous cursive
style• Starting with an
effective pencil grip and good posture
• Handwriting patterns
before letters• Develop fine motor
control
Mathematics• Counting, recognising, ordering numbers and writing
numbers to 10 and beyond
• Making amounts to match a number
• Comparing numbers –‘more than and less than’
• Combining two groups of objects (addition) and making groups smaller (subtraction)
• Try to use numbers, counting and shape recognition at home and when out and about
• Recognise and name 2D shapes and use them to create models
EYFS Assessment ProfileLearning Journey • Each child will have their
own learning journey.• Photographs and
observations• Welcome comments and
observations from you. At Christmas and Easter we will send home paper and some ideas.
• We will share these with you at each Parent conference
Thursday open afternoon
• You are welcome to come into the classroom to look at what your child has been learning
• A chance for you and your child to share the weeks work. However, this may not be recorded on paper or in their books
• Please respect the privacy of others and only look at your child’s work
The year at a glance1st half 2nd halfAutumn TermAll about me ToysThe ugly Duckling Christmas
Spring TermPeople who help us Traditional Tales and Adventures Summer TermReptiles and History FortnightMini beasts and Common Wealth Games
Reminders• Your child needs to have at school every day – Communication diary A coat and jumperA waterproof jacket and a sunhatA named cup for water Named Fruit PE kit
AOB• Allergies • Please write messages on class white board, see teacher at door
or ask your child to hand their communication book to their teacher if there is a message
• News letters and other school communication emailed• PPA on a Thursday afternoon • Parent conferences – Thursday 7th &Thursday 14th November 6-
8pm• Website will be up dated weekly www.horsell-village.surrey.sch.uk