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Communication and Language/
Literacy
We will…
Join in with rhythmic activities, nursery
rhymes and stories such as Goldilocks
and the Three Bears.
Respond to instructions.
Listen to others in conversation.
Talk about and show an understanding of
some prepositions e.g. Humpty Dumpty
sat on the wall.
Talk about simple events in the correct
order.
Learn about how stories are structured.
Recognise my name and a few other
familiar words.
Ascribe meaning to the marks I make.
Physical Development
We will...
Move in different ways.
Use some one handed tools.
Learn to hold a pencil between my
thumb and two fingers.
Copy some letters from my name.
Go to the toilet and wash and dry our
hands.
Be able to access food and drink
when we know we need it.
Dress with help e.g. Uses zips and
pulls up trousers
Mathematics
We will…
Use number names in our play.
Recite numbers to 10.
Learn that numbers identify how many objects are in
a set.
Learn that objects, claps and jumps can be counted.
Begin to represent numbers on paper.
Use some position words.
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development
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Initiate play with others and play in a group.
Form good relationships with peers and familiar adults.
Welcome and value and praise, and enjoy being given
responsibility.
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Learn to wait our turn to speak.
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Become aware of ours and others feelings.
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Ask adults for help.
We will support the children in developing a class identify and in
understanding how to look after their property as well as school property.
Enterprising
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Understanding of World
We will...
Talk about our familes, significant events
and our experiences.
Talk about things which make us unique.
Talk about ourselves and how we have
changed.
Begin to use computer equipment.
Explore programmes and IT hardware
Comment and asks questions about our
familiar world and how it changes.
Build and construct objects linked to
stories and nursery rhymes.
As entrepreneurs we will…
Build relationships and make new friends.
Learn how we can make independent choices to support our learning.
Think carefully about how we can use resources and
activities.
Possibilities
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As aspiring and ambitious people we will…
Learn how routines can help us at school.
Explore the activities in my classroom.
Visits from health visitor/nurse, doctor
Visits from different people within school to talk about
their roles
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Expressive arts and design
We will…
Join in with familiar songs and
rhymes.
Tap out rhythms.
Explore how colour can be
changed.
Construct objects from nursery
rhymes and stories, with a purpose
in mind.
Use lines to enclose a space and
begin to use these to represent
objects.
Use props in our role play.
Communities
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As part of the community we will…
Talk about our family and our community.
Explore our new school community.
Build links with year 6 buddies.
Understand that there are rules to keep us safe.
Stay and Play
Outdoor Area
Over the course of the year, you will have
opportunities to come and visit your child
in school through our stay and play
sessions. The sessions will be held either
at the start or the end of the day. We
encourage parents to play not just with
their own child but with groups of
children. We allow up to 5 parents for
each session due to space restrictions.
Dates for these session will be sent out
soon. Your letter will be returned with
the 2 sessions you have been allocated.
We are very excited about our
outdoor area. We are looking
to see how the children are
using the area and hoping to
“upcycle“ materials to support
our children’s creativity and
imagination. To further develop
our outdoor area we welcome
donations of old metal tea pots,
saucepans, logs, cargo netting,
shopping
baskets etc.
We are also
looking for
larger items
such as an old
canoe, rowing boat or tents.
Parent workshops
We will be holding a series of workshops
to model and show parents how we
teach reading, writing, phonics and
maths. Parents in previous years have
found these workshops very useful and
we hope you can attend! These sessions
will be open to all parents.
Dates for the workshops are:
Friday 23rd September, Friday 30th
September, Friday 7th October, Friday
14th October. All sessions will start at
9am and last approximately 40 minutes.
Alternatively, we will be holding an
evening workshop on Thursday 29th
September .
We would like to welcome all our families and children as the new school year
begins. We are looking forward to a productive year! The classes are:
RK– Miss Knight, Miss Collins
RHG - Mrs Hussain (Mon, Tues, Wed am) Mrs Goodwin (Wed pm, Thurs, Fri) and
Mrs Morris
RF -Miss French, Mrs Johnson
Parent Helpers
We always welcome adult helpers into our classrooms and have a range of jobs
available. As the children settle into school life we will contact you and ask
whether you would like to help in school.
General
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Please ensure that all of your children’s belongings are named.
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If someone else will be collecting your child from school can you let your
class teacher know in writing.
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All children must bring a bottle of water with their name on it to drink
during the day.
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All children must have a named coat as we go outside in all weathers.
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Children having a packed lunch also require a separate drink in their lunch
box.
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If your child has any allergies, please can you inform the class teacher.
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Please ensure that you send your child’s reading book and diary in the
school bag provided everyday.
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We encourage you to read with your child daily and sign the diary when
you have read.
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Please remember that school starts at 8.55am. Once the children have
entered school and the door has closed, you will be asked to take your child
to the office to sign in.
Donations
We are always looking to re-use
resources and materials in order
make our environment exciting.
We ask for a termly donation of
£2 to provide the children with
further
opportunities to
enhance their
learning
experiences.