Welcome to Reception Class!
Your Child’s Learning – Autumn Term 1 2017
Welcome to our Reception class – we hope you had a lovely Summer holiday! To support your child’s transition into school we will start the year by learning about the topic ‘Sharing & Caring’– this links with the whole school topic ‘Harmony & Conflict’. They will learn all about themselves and this will help us get to know your child and help them settle into school life comfortably. This will involve ensuring they adapt to routines and are as independent in their learning as possible.
Please see the curriculum plans section on the website for the different learning your child will be engaging in. Each week, there will be an overview of what your child will be learning. This will be displayed on the parents board within the classroom. It can be very useful as it helps you with questions you may ask your child at the end of the day. If you have any questions about their learning, please come and see us. Please note: EYFS Planning is always subject to change as we follow the children’s needs and interests. We start the first week back looking at ‘Harry & The Dinosaurs Go To School’ to help your child settle into the routine of life at Combe Martin School.
Stories we will be learning about this half term:
Phonics in Reception
Your child will be recapping Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds using our new phonics character ‘Sam the Shark’. Phase One of Letters and Sounds concentrates on developing children’s speaking and listening skills and lays the foundations for the phonic work which starts in Phase 2. The emphasis during Phase 1 is to get children attuned to the sounds around them and ready to begin developing oral blending and segmenting skills. Please go to the Letters and Sounds website below for more information and resources – http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-1.html
To find out even more about how your child is learning – please come to our phonics open morning on Friday 15th September 9:00am-9:30am.
Before the Summer, we handed out a letter to sign up to an online classroom called Class Dojo. If you have not done so, please can you make sure you are signed up by the end of the week. Once you have signed up you will be sent the most up to date news, reminders and stories about your child’s learning. It is a great way for us to communicate.