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Reception
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Wednesday
November
Reading
• Some children will be starting to bring home a
phonically decodable book.
• These are for the children to orally segment each
word (sound out) and begin to blend the words to
read, rather than parents reading it to them.
• The parent’s role is to talk about the story and
ensure the children are understanding what they
are reading, as well as supporting when needed.
• Not all children are at the stage of being ready to
read independently, and rather than put them off
reading, as the skill of blending is not yet
developed enough, they will have an extra
session of guided reading each week to build
their confidence.
Book example
Reading
• Every day we have a reading session called ERIC.
Children have a guided reading session each
week and an individual reading session each
week. The other 3 days they work independently
with a phonic activity.
• Guided reading is where each child has their own
book and they read the same story at their own
pace. The adult listens to each child and asks
questions about the story. De-coding is the
primary skill for reading, but the adult will
support different strategies for instance using
picture clues.
Reading
• In individual reading, the child reads to the adult
using their decoding skills, and the adult supports
the child positively and encourages them to
sound out and begin to blend those sounds to
read.
• If the child can’t blend the word, the adult will
orally segment it for them to try to help them to
hear the word being blended a bit more quickly.
• Try not to jump in too quickly and tell the child
the word, but equally don’t let them sit and
struggle for too long and lose interest.
• Praise all effort your child makes as reading
needs to be a positive experience.
Writing
• Lots of children are beginning to be able to write
cvc words. Encourage your child to orally
segment what they want to write and then have
a go at writing the graphemes they can hear.
• DON’T correct spelling at this stage, it is much
better that children write the sounds they can
hear, as we have still not learnt all the phonemes
they will need. Keep the alphabet mat or the
phonics book handy as a visual scaffold for your
child.
• Encourage your child to begin to write a shopping
list, Christmas cards, messages to grandparents
etc. Praise all efforts of writing.
Mathematics
• This term we have been encouraging children to not
only count forwards and backwards in rote order, but
to count with 1 to 1 correspondence realising that the
last number said is the total for that amount.
• Ordering numbers and recognising each numeral out
of order is also important.
• Comparing numbers, knowing which is the bigger or
smaller, and knowing the number represents a
quantity are also key concepts.
• Having a secure knowledge of numbers to 10 and
being able to give 1 more and 1 less than a given
number is crucial for understanding the number
system as a whole.
Shape, Space & Measure
• We’ve been looking at comparative language –
longer/shorter, bigger/smaller
• We’ve also been learning 2D and 3D shape
names and their properties, going to hunt for
shapes in the environment and comparing them
to real life objects.
• Setting any maths learning into a real life
problem solving context is key for children’s
understanding. E.g. How many minutes will it
take to fill the bath? Time it. How many cups,
knives and forks will we need to set the table for
dinner for 4 people?
Helping your child at home
• As parents we’re sure you are all keen to
support your child’s learning.
• We have produced a list of some different
ways you can support them in Literacy
and Mathematics. The list is by no means
exhaustive, but should give you a starting
point for some ideas.
• These will be attached to this week’s
newsletter and will also be available on
the website.
RE
• Following our ‘Outstanding’ Section 48 inspection the
feedback was that parents wanted to know more
about RE learning throughout the school.
• In Reception RE threads through many of the different
areas of learning and Mrs Rogers teaches a discrete
lesson on some Tuesday mornings.
• This term we have learnt about the Hindu festival
Diwali and compared it to the Christian celebration of
Christmas. We’ve thought about what we believe in,
and looked at what other people believe in.
• We will be learning all about Christmas soon, and will
be performing a traditional Nativity – watch this
space!
• In Term 3 the children will be learning about ‘Special
People to Me’
Wow Postcards
• Thank you to those parents that have filled in
‘Wow’ postcards. Remember they are always
available on the parents notice board, and there
will be a link on the website so you can print
them off from there too. If you don’t have any
postcards and your child has one of those ‘wow’
moments, please feel free to write it on a post-it
or a slip of paper. Remember to name and date it
please.
• We really value the comments and feedback that
we get from you about your child, as the
partnership is really important between home
and school.
Finally…
• As always, if you have any questions
or concerns, please do not hesitate
to see one of the Reception Team.
• A copy of this powerpoint will also be
available on the website, along with
lots of other interesting information.
It is updated regularly, so keep
checking for new items.