1. A Huge Welcome From The Reception Team
Thank you for coming to find out how we teach your children in school and what you can do at home to support this.
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2. Daily routine Independence Sense of belonging Self Registration
Talking/meeting with staff
Child initiated learning
We ask that once children are settled in, parents help their children by encouraging them to come in by themselves.

3. Lunches Now being served in the classroom.
Main meal choices are filled in by you at home, dessert is set by day with fresh fruit available.

4. Learning by experience 7 areas of learning Outdoor/Indoor
Our Classrooms
Learning by experience
7 areas of learning
Outdoor/Indoor
Balance between adult directed and child led activities
Structured play
Morley Victoria Missions

5. Areas of learning Revised EYFS
Prime Areas
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Specific Areas
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

6. Speaking and Listening- First important stage of Literacy
News from home
Circle time
Focused tasks
Social interaction
Role play
Negotiating plans
Children’s interests

7. Phonics- The systematic teaching of letters and the sounds they make
Daily phonics sessions
Taught in groups at the right level and pace for your child
How you can help at home- Sounds/words to learn folders- Sight words
Blending for reading-sound out the words.
Segmenting for spelling-breaking down the word.

8. Reading Individual Reading
Reading scheme- corresponds with phonics sessions
Morley Victoria Reading Diary
High Frequency Words - decodable and tricky, sight words and spellings.
Reading at home is invaluable to help your child consolidate their learning.
Sounds/words to learn at home - folder in book bag.

9. Writing Fine and gross motor skills Making meaningful marks
Pencil grip
Children forming the letters correctly- very important that letters are formed correctly before habits are formed.

10. Examples of early writing
The way children form their letters and numbers is extremely important.

11. Mathematics Sing counting songs and rhymes.
Ask your child to help you solve everyday number problems. Count everything!
Identify shapes and sizes of everyday objects.
Hide a toy and use directional language to help your child find it.
Recognising numerals and matching to
quantities up to 20.
Simple addition and subtraction problems.

12. Understanding the World & Expressive Arts and Design
Children can explore, develop, use their curiosity and imagination to help them make sense of the world in a secure environment.
Children practise skills, build up ideas and concepts.
Children think creatively, imaginatively and communicate with others as they investigate and solve problems.

13. Physical Development
Children develop their fine and gross motor skills through a variety of experiences.
Children have formal P.E sessions once a week but have access to outdoor activities throughout each day.
The indoor and outdoor ‘classrooms’ are organised to give children plenty of space to move around.

14. PSED & Investors in Pupils
Empower all pupils, increase motivation and contribute to raising achievement throughout the Key Stages.
Class targets.
Individual targets.
Mission statements.

15. Things to do at home Speaking Reading Writing Homework
We will start Learning Logs and spellings in the Autumn Term in line with other year groups throughout school.

16. Online Profiles at Morley Victoria
More information will be given about how you can log on in the coming weeks.
Situated outside the classroom are folders with your child’s work, please feel free to look at your child’s profile to follow their progress in school.