RosaryCatholicPrimarySchool

WelcometoRecep4on2020-2021

Aspire,Believe,AchieveTogetherinChrist

RosaryCatholicPrimarySchool

MissionStatementTogether,asGod’schildren,Werealiseourdreams,

inspiringandencouragingoneanothertoreachourtruepoten7al

Transformingourworldthroughouruniquegi;s.

HellofromtheTeam

MrsBiziukEYFSLeadPenguinClassTeacherMissLarkin

DolphinClassTeacher

MrsWillmerNurseryNurse

MrsAggarwalNurseryNurse

MrsOgrodnik

TeachingAssistant

EarlyYearsCurriculumTheCurriculumissplitinto7areasoflearning

SpecificPrime

Personal,SocialandEmo4onalDevelopmentSelfConfidenceandAwarenessManagingFeelingsandBehaviorMakingRela7onships

Communica4onandLanguageListeningandAQen7onUnderstandingSpeakingPhysicalDevelopmentMovingandHandlingHealthandSelfCare

LiteracyReadingWri7ngMathsNumbersShapeSpaceandMeasureUnderstandingtheWorldPeopleandCommuni7esTheWorldTechnologyExpressiveArtandDesignExploringandUsingMediaMaterialsandBeingImagina7ve

Howdoweassesslearning?

- Throughouttheschoolyearthechildreninrecep7onwillbeassessedontheEarlyLearningGoals.-TheEarlyLearningGoalsformthebasisofplanningandtheac7vi7eswithinthefounda7onstage

RecordsofLearning

•  Arecordofyourchild’slearning–learningjournal–thiswillbesharedwithyouduringparent’sevenings.

•  Photosofthechildren•  Longandshortobserva7ons

EveryChildisUnique

Childrenarelikepopcorn!

Popcornismadeinthesamepot,withthesameoilandthesameheat.However,thekernelsdonotpopatthesame7me.Childrenarelikepopcorn;theirturntopopiscoming!

ADayintheLifeofRecep4onThisisour7metablea;erchildrenseQlein

What4me? Whatwewillbedoing?8:45 So;start.Childrenjoininwithawelcomeac7vity.Register,prayer,sharingnews.

9:15 Phonicsinsmallgroups–teachingreadingandwri7ng.

9:45 Break(choosingfruitandmilk),followedbyashortliteracylesson.

10.00 ChoosingOurOwnLearningTime-Childrenareencouragedtochooseownlearningandchallengethemselves.Thiscanbeoutsideorinside.Adultswillques7onandchallengethechildren.

12:00 Lunchinthehall.ChildrenaresupervisedbySMSAsandplayintheschoolplayground.

1:00 Register,shortMathsoratopicsessionfollowedbysmallgroupwork.

1.20 ChooseOurOwnLearningTime–adultstosupportlearninginplay

2:50 StoryTime

3.:15 HomeTime

ChooseOurOwnLearning•  AtTheRosarywebelievethatchildledlearningiskey.The

childrenaremoreengaged,morefocusedandlearnmoreiftheyareinterestedinwhatwearelearningabout.

•  Thismaymeanthatwedolearnhowtocount,addortakeawaywithSuperheroes,writeleQerstoPrincessesorgoonsecretmissions.

•  Althoughchildrengathertogethertolearnwithanadultweknowthattheylovetolearnthroughplay.Thismeansthatadultsgetinvolvedwithplay,ques7on,challengeandseeifthechildrencantaketheirplayfurther,maybeincludingwri7ngormaths.

WhatDoesLearningLookLike?SteppingfootinourRecep7onclassroomsyouwillseefun,engagement,communica7onand

learning…

WeLoveOutdoors

•  ThechildreninRecep7onhaveaccesstoouroutdoorareathroughouttheday.Wethinkofitasasecondclassroom.

•  Thechildrengooutsidewhatevertheweather.

WeLoveOutdoors

ReadinginRecep4on

•  Childrenwillbegivenreadingbookstotakehome.

•  ChildrenwillbegivenaReadingRecordwhichshouldbesignedtosaythatyourchildhasread.

•  Ourexpecta7onisthatchildrenreadeveryday.

Pre-readingskills

Readingtochildreneverydaywilldeveloptheirloveofbooks.Playgameswiththebooksthatyoushare,talkabouttheillustra7onsandcharacters.Ifyoureadabookeverynight,bytheageof4yourchildwillhaveheardnearly1500books.

WhatYourChildNeeds

•  Acoatsuitablefortheweather.•  Inwinterpleaseensurethatyourchildhasahatandgloves.

•  InSummerpleaseensureyourchildhasasummerhat.•  SchoolbookbaganduniformandPEkit.Thesecanbepurchasedfromwww.schoolbellsuniforms.co.uk

•  Pleasevisitschool’swebsiteformoredetailsabouttheuniformhQp://www.rosary.hounslow.sch.uk/school-uniform.html

PE

•  ChildrenwillneedaPEkit(shortsandablueT-shirtwithaschoollogo);noplimsolls.

•  Overthesummerpleaseallowyourchildtodress/undressindependentlyasthiswillhelpthemwhentheywouldneedtochangeforPE.

•  Pleaseclearlylabelallpartsoftheschooluniformwithyourchild’sname.

Lunch4me

•  Forsomechildrenlunch7mecanbethemostanxiouspartoftheschoolday.Wetakealotofstepstoeasetheirworries.

•  Duringthemorningadultswillsharewiththechildrenwhattheywillhaveforlunchthatday.

•  Adultswillsitandeatwiththechildrenun7ltheyareconfidentwithrou7nesandexpecta7ons.

•  Childrenwillbeencouragedtotryandeattheirfoodbutneverforced.Oncetheyfinishtheywillhavetheirlunch7meplaysupervisedbySMSAs.

FAQ•  Whathappensatsnack4me?•  Wehavea‘snackbar’.Childrenareencouragedtogetasnack

whentheyarehungry.Theywillhaveadrinkofwater,milkandapieceoffreshfruit.Youdonotneedtoprovideasnack.

•  Howwillweknowwhatthechildrenhavebeenlearning?

•  WewillpostourweeklynewsleQerontheschool’swebsite.Also,checkourclassroomboardsforanynews.

•  Mychildisnotinthesameclassastheirfriend.Willtheyseeeachother?

•  Thechildrenplaytogetherthroughouttheday;canvisiteachother’sclassroomsduringChooseOurOwnLearningTime.

•  Whatifmychildhasatoile4ngaccident?•  Wehaveasmallsupplyofclothesatschoolandwillhelpyourchild

togetchanged.Ifyouthinkitwillbeusefultosendasetofspareclothes,pleaseputtheminaplas7cbaginyourchild’sbookbag.