Barton St Lawrence Primary School Cherry Blossom Class Reception 2016-2017

Adults in the class… Mrs Rogerson(Class teacher) Miss Johnston(TA) Miss Dulley (TA)

Key Workers Every child in the class is assigned a key worker. Circle time in key worker groups. Craft activities in key worker groups.

Topics through the year One topic per half term Follow children’s interests Example topics: Animals and their homes Space Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Pirates Fairy Tales

Topic for this half term Ourselves and our families How we grow and change Keeping healthy (Harvest) What makes us special

Daily routine 8:50am drop off at classroom Children to be registered and in collective worship by 9:05am Literacy 9:30am Playtime 10:30am – children have toast 10:45am phonics 11:05am mathematics 12pm lunch time with buddies

Daily routine continued 1pm register 1:10pm topic time 2:15pm play time 2:30pm topic time 3:15pm story and milk time 3:30pm home from classroom door Fruit and drinks available throughout the day at snack table.

Homework Homework activities will be sent home on a Friday to be brought back to school on the following Wednesday. Usually activities to consolidate or further a challenge we have been doing in school.

Golden Pride Forms All have received their first form. Please make it a special time at home. Return the following week to school. Displayed in school. Anything you are proud of please let us know!

Weekly focus letters Letter sent home each week detailing the activities that week. Please try to complete some of the ideas for follow up activities at home. Child’s targets from work carried out in the past week will be included on these letters.

PE kit and timings PE on Thursday and Friday afternoons Children change into kit and put into bags PLEASE ensure all kit is name labelled. Encourage independent dressing (buttons on shirts, ties, shoes) PE kit will be sent home each holiday to be washed and checked.

Reading Children will read with an adult in school regularly. Both guided reading and individual reading. Home reading books will be changed when reading with an adult or when the reading record has been signed by an adult at home. Anyone with spare time who would like to hear readers…

Questions to ask when reading It is important that reading a book is not just about reading the words on a page. Children should be asked questions to further their understanding of the book. Sheet will be sent home for ideas.

Phonics Children have now started phase 2 phonics Learning letters and the sounds they make Reading words by sounding out and blending together. Tricky words you just have to recognise

Behaviour Management Positive Policy Golden Time – special activities and toys provided in class (treasure box) Traffic light system– amber means losing a minute of Golden Time, red means losing 5 minutes. 4 Class Rules – Hands up, caring, sharing, listening. House points as a reward (through our dojo)

Any Questions? If you have any questions please feel free to stay and I will try to answer them for you. I am generally available before and after school to talk to you too. Please do get in touch if you have any worries or concerns.