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Welcome to Reception!. Merley First School. Our Curriculum. Cross-curricular Topics – learning through play. Curriculum letter sent home. Superheroes Happy to Help Eggciting Eggs On Safari Bugs Life Sun, Fun and off to Year 1 EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum)
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Welcome to Reception! Merley First School
Our Curriculum • Cross-curricular Topics – learning through play. • Curriculum letter sent home. Superheroes Happy to Help Eggciting Eggs On Safari Bugs Life Sun, Fun and off to Year 1 • EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum) • Seven areas of learning
PSEDPersonal, Social and Emotional Development • Making friends • Learning rules • Learning daily routines • Learning about other cultures and respect • Understanding boundaries • Making relationships with adults
PSED - How can you help? • You can help by encouraging your child to use the toilet independently, wash their hands, put on and fasten their coats. • Playing games which encourage sharing and turn taking will help your child to build their social skills.
L Literacy • Phonics/ letters and sounds • Recognising and writing name • Reading • Writing
CL Communication and language • Speaking • Listening • Understanding • Role play
CL and L – How you can help? • Reading books (stories, information books, newspapers, magazines, comics etc), encouraging your child to join in and talk about books • Singing songs and nursery rhymes • Modelling correct letter formation and pencil grip • Taking time to listen to them talking about things they’ve done and answeringtheir questions
Mathematics • Counting • Recognising numbers and what they mean • Calculation • Shape • Pattern • Problem solving • Basic addition/ subtraction • Measuring • Time
Mathematics – How can you help? • Talk about the shapes you can see in the environment • Comparing things which are heavy and light or long and short • Pointing out numbers all around • Singing counting songs and rhymes • Counting, adding and subtracting anything and everything - socks, cars, shopping, cutlery, fingers and toes!
UTW • Understanding the world • Exploring • Investigating • Learning about other cultures, places, things that happened in the past and living things • ICT • Constructing • Educational visits • Outdoor area
Understanding the World – How can you help? • Talk with your child about the places they go and things they see in the world around them • Answering and asking questions - what if…? Why do you think…? How did you…? • Letting children join in with everyday activities - washing up, cooking, shopping, helping in the garden... • If possible let them have access to ICT,CD players, mobile phones, computers etc
PD Physical Development • Gross and fine motor skills • Malleable area • Mark making area • Shoes and coats • PE – getting changed too • Dance • Outdoor area • Pencil control
Physical Development – How can you help? • Give children time to run, jump, climb and play outdoors • Encourage children in activities such as building, drawing, threading beads,or filling and emptying containers in the water – all of which develop manipulative skills.
EAD Expressive Arts and Design • Role play • Art • Painting • Drawing • Dance • Music • Singing • Story • Imagination
Expressive Arts and Design – How can you help? • Talk with your child abouttheir imaginative play andjoin in if possible! • Encourage them to be flexiblein their thinking and use ofmaterials and praising themfor their efforts or ideas aswell as the end product
Letters and Sounds Jolly phonics – actions • Send home the sounds and actions we have been learning each week
Reading in Reception • Change books 3 times a week. • Can be changed more frequently if requested • One or two books • Record any reading in Reading Record Book • Please try and read as often as you can with your child. • Parents to help with reading are valued and welcomed after Christmas
Parents Open Evening • 20th and 22nd October 3.30pm-5pm. • Opportunity to see your child’s learning journal. • Opportunity for an informal talk with class teacher.
Trips / performance • Autumn walk in October • Year group trip in Summer Term • Christmas nativity in December
Special Educational Needs • Any concerns, please see class teacher • SENCo – Mrs Pope • Appointments can be made through the office.