Foundation Stage Nightingales and Bluebirds Welcome Evening Welcome and introductions BLUE ROOM Nightingales: Miss Wood & Mrs Davis YELLOW ROOM Bluebirds: Miss Giles & Mrs Crittenden And: Mrs.
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Foundation Stage
Nightingales and Bluebirds Welcome Evening
Welcome and introductions BLUE ROOM Nightingales: Miss Wood & Mrs Davis YELLOW ROOM Bluebirds:
Miss Giles & Mrs Crittenden And: Mrs Richards, Mrs Shaw, Mrs Fountain Mrs Sommers, Mrs Palmer, Mr Yates & Mrs New
Routines and independence
The children are beginning to remember where their belongings go:
• Snacks into drawers • Water bottles in the box • Hang coats on their pegs • Book bags in the book bag boxes • Lunchboxes on the trolley The children also move their name card to show if they are having a packed lunch or hot school dinner.
Please encourage the children to do as many of these tasks as independently as possible.
Routines and independence
Look out for Mrs New’s weekly newsletter on Wednesdays.
We will put out a newsletter on Fridays, called our Learning at Home: • Messages, requests and notes • Information about our learning focus for the following week and how you can support your child at home • No need to return, but we love to read your comments
The children collect their post from their post boxes as they get ready to go home.
If you do not receive one, please look there, or ask a member of staff.
Name: This week…
Foundation Stage Learning at Home Record
Class: Nightingales/Doves Date:
Be Read To
What stories did you enjoy listening to this week?
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Culture Smart
What made the world interesting this week?
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W ord Smart
Look out for these words
School Reading Books
Enjoy sharing books from school
Please make comments in your child’s Home Reader
M onday
Tuesday W ednesday
Saturday
Sunday
Thursday Friday You choose!
What exciting things have you been busy doing?
Maths Smart
Have fun with these numbers
Physical Activities
How did you use your muscles this week?
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Household Helper
What jobs did you help do at home this week?
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Phonics Fun
Listen for these sounds
Learning at Home
• Based on parents as first teachers • Rewarding all learning taking place – not just learning at school • Teaching lifelong skills • Nurturing learning power – critical thinking, problem solving, independence • Booklet for ideas and information
Learning Log
• Project book for recording learning at home • Task to focus on, with return date • Share learning together • Be creative • Record in any way you wish • Celebrate and share at school
Autumn Term
Teaching Overview All based around ‘Here I Am’
Weekly Timetable
Our general weekly timetable gives an overview of each day. We do not stick rigidly to times and go with the flow of the children.
Learning sessions
• Informal sessions encouraging free flow play indoors and outside • Range of games and activities linked to Early Years Curriculum • Whole class & group activities led by staff • Introducing adult led tasks • Daily phonics session involving songs and games including our THRASS resources • Daily Mathematics session with rhymes, songs and games
Reading at home and at school
• Home readers (orange book) – Bring every day – Short comments appreciated – Communication between learning at school and home – Reinforce reading skills; just enjoy listening or sharing books together – Learning to read will come more naturally if children are immersed in books
Our aim is to get children interested in reading and to share a book everyday.
We will guide children to choose books at an appropriate level when they begin to read.
P.E.
• P E – Monday – No jewellery and hard head bands – Long hair tied back – Shorts and T-shirt – Plimsolls/Trainers as weather gets warmer; we’ll let you know when we plan sessions outside – Spare socks, jumper and jogging bottoms for outdoor activities – Wellington boots, a light rain coat and waterproof trousers would also be useful for our outdoor activities
PLEASE NAME IT!
– PE kit – Uniform
Other points
• Please name ALL clothes – Coats & shoes – Jumpers/cardigans – Gloves, hats and scarves!
• Money – Clearly labelled envelope: Name Class Amount Purpose
Other points
• Afterschool clubs – Handed over to leaders by staff – If in school hall, e.g. drama, please collect from front door by main office • Toys in school – Friday – Small enough to fit in their pocket/drawer – Showing and sharing relevant to weekly learning
Other points
• Medication – Please let us know if your child develops an allergy that we need to be aware of – If your child is prescribed medication, please complete a form at the school office giving permission for this to be administered at school • Toileting – Steps available – Encourage independence – Changes of clothes available – Please let us know about any issues; care plans will be put in place for children who need regular intimate care
Other points
• Helpers – If you are brave enough to help on a regular basis or as and when you can just let us know • Listening to readers • Resources preparation • Filing • Displays • School trips • Any other special talents?!