Welcome Reception Expectations Evening 17 th September 2015 The Reception Team

WelcomeWelcomeReception Expectations EveningReception Expectations Evening

1717thth September 2015 September 2015

The Reception TeamThe Reception Team

Attendance PolicyAttendance PolicyAttendance PolicyAttendance Policy

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Responsible Persons• Headteacher - Mrs Guest • Company Secretary - Mrs Sellers

• Attendance Governor & Safeguarding Governor - Mr Taylor

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Why attendance is important

• This is a successful school, you and your child play their part in making it so.

• It is very important therefore that you make sure that your child attends regularly and the Attendance Policy sets out how together we will achieve this.

• Underpinning this commitment is the understanding that unless children attend school regularly and punctually they will not be able to take full advantage of the educational opportunities available to them.

• The school has an obligation to return attendance figures to the Department of Education three times a year via school census and keep records for Ofsted inspections as well as reporting to Full Governing Body each term.

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School Targets, Projects and Special

Initiatives• The school has a target of 95% attendance set by

the Full Governing Body at the start of each academic year and all children, parents/carers have an important part to play in achieving this target.

• The minimum level of attendance for this school is 95% attendance and the school website will be updated regularly about progress of the school’s attendance level overall.

• Our aim is to consistently achieve this level because we know that good attendance is the key to successful schooling and we believe our pupils can be amongst the best in the County.

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Attendance Guidelines

 If your child is absent you must •Contact us as soon as possible on the first day of absence via;  •Leave message on the school’s answering machine, by email or direct contact with school office.  If your child is absent we will •Telephone on the first day of absence if we have not heard from you;•Invite you in to discuss the situation with our Headteacher and a Governor if absences persist.

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Lateness

•Poor punctuality is not acceptable. If your child misses the start of the day they can miss work and do not spend time with their class teacher getting vital information and news for the day. Late arriving pupils also disrupt lessons, can be embarrassing for the child and can also encourage absence.

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Holidays in Term Time

•Taking holidays in term time will affect your child’s schooling as much as any other absence and we expect parents to help us by not taking their child away in school time.•All parents will receive a copy of the Attendance Policy which they are required to sign•Remember that any savings you think you may make by taking a holiday in school time are offset by the cost to your child’s education. •There is no automatic entitlement in law to time off in school time to go on holiday. •The 2006 Regulations (revised September 2013) also define the arrangements for holiday leave: Head teachers should only authorise leave of absence in exceptional circumstances. If a head teacher grants a leave request, it will be for the head teacher to determine the length of time that the child can be away from school. Leave is unlikely, however, to be granted for the purposes of a family holiday as a norm. •All applications for leave must be made in advance and at the discretion of the school a maximum of 10 days in any academic year may be authorised. In making a decision the school will consider the circumstances of each application individually, including any previous pattern of leave in term time. •It is important that you understand the circumstances when leave in term time will not be agreed by us: •When a pupil is just starting the school. This is very important as your child needs to settle into their new environment as quickly as possible.•When a pupil’s attendance record already includes any level of unauthorised absence.

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Social Media

• Churchdown Village Infant School DOES NOT have a Face Book page. If you have any queries please refer to the school website or ring the school office.

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During your child’s Reception year they will be taught the Foundation Stage curriculum which is a continuation of their development from their Pre-School year. This will prepare them for Year 1, when they enter Key Stage 1. Whilst fun and exciting, your child’s Reception year is an important stage in their education.

EYFS Curriculum• Unique Child• Every child is different and learns

at a different pace in different ways!

• We track this by finding out the characteristics of learning for each child.

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• We aim to teach the children to be confident both around the school and when trying new activities.

• We encourage them to be polite and well mannered in the classroom, playground and dining room.

• We encourage them to respect themselves and their peers, and to take care of their and others property.

• They will learn that they can’t always be first and that they need to be fair.

• It is important that they learn to sit still and concentrate.

• Finally they need to learn how to respond appropriately • to all school staff and to instructions they are

given.

•Tuesday (GW), Wednesday (KW).

•PE, Games, Dance with Miss Keating-Specialist Coach.

•Every Afternoon-Activities to develop fine and gross motor skills.

•Friday Afternoon – Foundation Stage Round Robin.

PE• Includes - Gymnastics, Dance & Games• PE pumps - please ensure they are

the correct size and especially not too big so they can run properly.

• PE kit – please ensure that it is brought into school on the first day of term even if it is not their PE day (also put a pair of socks in bags for girls who wear tights to school in colder months)

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PE Continued

• Girls with long hair must have it tied back and away from their faces.

• Girls with earrings must have them taped over or ideally not worn to school on PE days

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•Communication and Language is broken down into three sections:

•Listening and attention

•Understanding

•Speaking

• Planning is progressive and also adapted to your children’s needs.

• A mid term plan (every new term) provides guidance for our weekly plans. (see website)

• Weekly plans contain detailed Learning Objectives, Group activities

MathsMathsA powerful way of teaching A powerful way of teaching maths through play and maths through play and exploration which builds on exploration which builds on previous learning and lays the previous learning and lays the corner stones for life long skills.corner stones for life long skills.Number recognition, countingNumber recognition, counting

Then 4 basic skills:Then 4 basic skills: Add Add

SubtractSubtract ShapeShape

CapacityCapacity

• Through play based activities :

• Oral counting

• Action rhymes & songs

• Stories

• ICT games

• Exploration

• Practical and Later Recording

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This is broken down into: Reading and Writing.

Term 1

1) Learning the letter sounds

2) Letter formation

3) Blending

4) Identifying sounds in words

5) Tricky Words

6) (See Parent Guide)

• Tripod grip

• ‘Froggy Legs’ movement

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• Tracing dots

• Pencil stroke directions

• Joining tails

• Joined-up (cursive)

handwriting

s-u-n sh-ed

• Dictate letter sounds

• CVC words

• Homework phonic books

These are the words that you cannot sound out e.g. The

• Reading – Learn the whole word

• Spelling Techniques

Look, cover, write and check

The majority of children will be able to:

• Read and write 42 letter sounds.

• Form letters correctly, with tripod grip.

• Blend regular words e.g. leg, flag, shoot.

• Write simple words by listening for sounds.

• Read and spell some of tricky words.

Children will be expected to:•Read and write their name with the correct formation.•Read and write the Reception 85 High Frequency words.•Read their Level Banded books.•Communicate through talking• and writing.

• Books with no words initially and Read Along books for you to read to them.

• Word Boxes.• Carefully Levelled books .• Reading diaries – please read with

your child daily and write a short comment each time and return in their book bags for their class teacher.

• The teacher will hear your child read and also put a comment in their book.

• This will allow a 2 way dialogue.

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This is broken down into:

•People and communities

•The world

•Technology-laptops, iPads, cameras, smartboard, BBots, Story phones, CD players

ICT is taught throughout the curriculum using a variety of software packagesFor example children will learn to:-Turn on/off- Use appropriate vocabulary-Print / save-Use Story Phones- Access programs on laptops and Interactive White Board- Take pictures

•This is broken down into:

•Exploring and using media and materials.

•Being imaginative.

Daily RoutinesThese routines have been set up to

increasethe children’s independence • Whistle blown 8.50 am• Children to line up in classes by the

feet• Walk independently into school• Please leave enough room for children

to line up• Member of staff at door for messages

etc.• If you need to speak to a teacher

please see them after school.

A Typical Day in Reception!

• Whistle and line up 8.50am• Morning Jobs 8.50-9.00am• Register 9 am• Assembly 9.10 – 9.30 • Literacy/Numeracy 9.30 – 10.30 • Break 10.30 – 10.45 • Literacy/Numeracy 11.00 – 12.00• Lunch 12.00 – 1.15 • Reader’s workshop 1.15 – 1.45 • Creative, Physical, PSED, CLL and UW –1.45- 2.45 • Story/Music/Circle Time/Quiz 2.45-3.10• Prayer 3.10 • Home time 3.15

• Tuesday/Wednesday - pm P.E• Thursday – am/pm

SpanishFriday - am

Art, D&T, Music, Drama, French, Science, Forest School, ICT

• Friday - pm Gardening, Painting, Physical

Development, Cooking, Construction,

Creative Development.

• Individual Monitoring through:• PIPs Baseline (Performance Indicators in Primary

Schools-Beginning & End of Reception).• Planned Focused Observations.• Ongoing Assessment for Learning (Teacher, Self, Peer,

Group Assessments)• Tracking progress against: Early Years Curriculum.(age

related, ending with Emerging, Expected or Exceeding Levels of attainment at end of Reception)

• Tracking progress through Target Tracker (on line tracking system used by whole school)

Imperative to promote success

• Daily Reading- please write a comment in Book

• Initially-Look at lots of picture books – get the children to tell the story. Ask questions about the story to aid comprehension and encourage creativity.

• Play games – e.g. clapping patterns, listening games, rhyming words, chopping game, I spy, counting sounds.

• Speaking – encourage your child to speak clearly and correctly. Help them to speak in complete, grammatically correct, sentences.

• ICT –Please limit time spent using iPads, Laptops, Videos, TV

Imperative to promote success

• Daily Reading- please write a comment in Book

• Initially-Look at lots of picture books – get the children to tell the story. Ask questions about the story to aid comprehension and encourage creativity.

• Play games – e.g. clapping patterns, listening games, rhyming words, I spy, counting sounds.

• Speaking – encourage your child to speak clearly and correctly. Help them to speak in complete, grammatically correct, sentences.

• Wow Vouchers

• Topic Requests at the beginning of each topic.

• Writing - it is extremely important to practice writing sounds and letters with the correct formation in their Phonics Books and returning it to school every week.

• Pencil hold - check for correct pencil hold with tripod grip.

• Word boxes – sounding out the letters correctly i.e. c not cy, d not dy.

• Blending – running the sounds together to make a word, not memorising the words. Practice the skill of blending – very important.

• Tricky words – find them in story books and practice reading them from memory.

• Picture / reading books / word boxes - please send them to school Every day.

• Write in reading books each week so we know how your child is responding to the books.

We would be very grateful if your child would :

• Tell the office OR hand a letter to the teacher when they are attending the After School Club

• Tell the office OR hand a letter to the teacher when they are going home with someone else.

Please:

• check that all uniform, coats, shoes, forest school kit, book bags, PE bags and lunchboxes (if needed) are named.

• think about the size and contents of your child’s lunchbox. We are a Healthy School and we encourage healthy lunchboxes. So please no peanut butter, chocolate or sweets etc.!

• encourage your child to play calmly, discourage aggressive play.

• continue to practise dressing and undressing using their school uniform.

• don’t send toys into school.• check book bags every day for important letters etc.• do not send rucksacks as we have limited space.

Milk• Milk is free for under 5 year olds

however you must fill in the Milk Form

• Milk has to be paid for after your child reaches the age of 5

• Water is freely available if your child does not drink milk

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Lunches• School lunches are free for all children in

Infant schools.• Our hot lunches are locally sourced,

cooked on site and are carefully planned to ensure they are well balanced.

• There is always a vegetarian option and a fresh salad bar.

• We encourage children to have a hot lunch instead of a sandwich.

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Plans• Mid-Term plans, (6 terms) – A termly

overview specifying the weekly coverage of the learning objectives, (7Areas of Learning)

• Weekly Plans – More detailed plans with a daily breakdown of the weeks objectives, (Maths, Literacy, Other areas of the curriculum)

• Mid-Term plans can be found on the school website (www.churchdownvillageinf.ik.org)

Additional Information included in our Plans

Highlighting

Speaking and Listening (Green)(To improve listening skills which enables them

tofollow and give verbal instructions)

ICT Skills (Red)PSHE Skills (Yellow)

(As an integral part of everyday life)

Marking Policy

• Tickled Pink and Green for Growth.

Conferencing with individual pupils about their work referencing successes (Tickled Pinks) and areas for targeting (Green for Growth).

Forest School• Main Forest School sessions will

still take place on a Friday Morning as part of the Enrichment Program.

• Additional Forest School sessions will take place during PE sessions.

• Letters will be sent out prior to your child taking part in a FS session.

• Volunteers welcome!!

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Fit for SchoolIf your child is well enough to come to school we will expect them to partake in all school activities e.g. PE, playtimes, Forest School etc.

Medicines

• All medicines to the office please.• You will need to fill in a form

before any medicines can be administered stating when and how much is to be given.

Sickness/Diarrhoea

• Please keep your child home for 48 hours after any bouts of the above to prevent sickness or diarrhoea spreading to others.

Finally• We see parents as important partners in

the process of developing children’s language, reading, writing and numerical skills.

• We offer an open door policy to parents if there are issues in school, although it is advisable to make an appointment.

• Mrs Guest/Mrs Western hold monthly drop in Surgeries on 1st Thursday each month

• We have high expectations of learning and behaviour and would like you to support us in these areas.

Question Time

Thank you for coming this evening.