Starting School Advice

1. Starting School Advice Mrs Pippa McConnell Head of Early Years The Manor Preparatory School

2. Starting School

3. Preparing your child in advance

4. Preparing your child in advance

5. What will my child need to know? • How to use the toilet independently and wash their hands • Be able to dress themselves where possible • Eat independently and use cutlery • Recognise their written name • Understand the need to share, listen and be quiet when asked • Coat flip trick video

6. Helpful Hints • Label everything! • Snacks – healthy, easy to open, drinking water • Share information with the school – likes, dislikes, family information • Medical and dietary information • Be proactive and work with your child’s teacher • Try not to have parent/teacher discussions in front of your child • Comforters • Consider necessary practical arrangements

7. School Uniform

8. Prepare your child for their first day Fun first day of school ideas *Arrange a visit from the ‘Bag Fairy’ *Pack a lunchbox note Serve a special breakfast Uniform fashion show Make a time capsule A first-day picture School supply scavenger hunt *Me and you date

9. On the very first day of school

10. After School

11. Curriculum

12. Communication and Language • Conversation • Listening • Concentration • Express themselves • Following instructions

13. Physical Development • Healthy development • Use a range of large and small equipment • Develop a sense of space around them • Balancing skills • Dressing skills • Handling equipment and tools eg pencils, scissors Fine motor skills

14. Personal, Social and Emotional Development • Self-confident and self aware • Making and building relationships • Dress and undress independently • Manage feelings and behaviour

15. Literacy Reading • Rhyming string • linking sounds and letters • Blending sounds to read words • Read words and simple sentences Writing • Pencil control • Identifiable letters • Writing for purposeeg name

16. Literacy

17. Mathematical Development Numbers • Counting • Understanding numbers Shape, space and measure • Use mathematical vocabulary to describe and compare. • Sortingand matching objects • Understand shape and size including2Dand 3D shapes • Pattern play

18. Understanding the world • People and Communities • Explore, Observe & Investigate • Designing and Making • Use of Technology both at homeand in schools

19. Expressive arts and design • Explore colour and colour changes • Explore materials, tools and techniques • Experiment with design & textures • Music, singing and moving to music • Imaginative play

20. Characteristics of effective learning

21. Reading Example The boys’ arrows were almost gone so they sat down on the grass and stopped hunting. Over at the edge of the wood they saw Henry making a bow to small girl who was coming down the road. She had tears in her dress and tears in her eyes. She gave Henry a note which he brought over to the group of young hunters. Read to the boys, it caused great excitement. After a minute but rapid examination of their weapons, they ran down the valley. Does were standing at the edge of the lake, making an excellent target.

22. Reading Example The boys’ arrows were almost gone so they sat down on the grass and stopped hunting. Over at the edge of the wood they saw Henry making a bow to small girl who was coming down the road. She had tears in her dress and tears in her eyes. She gave Henry a note which he brought over to the group of young hunters. Read to the boys, it caused great excitement. After a minute but rapid examination of their weapons, they ran down the valley. Does were standing at the edge of the lake, making an excellent target.

23. Make the story come alive

24. Learning to read

25. Learning to read

26. Thank you for coming!