Welcome to Ray Lodge Reception

What is the EYFS?Early Years Foundation Stage is the national curriculum for children aged 5 and under.

There are 3 Prime areas of learning: • Communication and Language.• Physical Development.• Personal Social and Emotional

Development. There are 4 Specific areas of learning:

• Literacy• Mathematics• Understanding the World• Expressive Arts and Design

All areas of learning are reflected inside and outdoors

PSEDPersonal, Social and Emotional Development

Making friendsLearning rules Learning daily routinesLearning about other

cultures and respectUnderstanding boundariesMaking relationships with adults

PSED - How can you help?You can help by encouraging your child to use the toilet independently, wash their hands.Put on and fasten their coats, clothes and shoes.Eat with a knife and fork.Playing games which encourage sharing and turn taking will help your child to build their social skills.

Physical Development• Gross and fine motor

skillsMalleable resources (play dough and construction kits)Fasten shoes and coatsPE – getting changed Outdoor area, tree house climbing frame Pencil control

Physical Development – How can you help?

Give children time to run, jump, climb and play outdoors.Encourage children in activities such as building, drawing, threading beads,or filling and emptying containers in the water – all of which develop manipulative skills.

CALCommunication and Language

SpeakingListeningRole play

CAL – How you can help?

Singing songs and nursery rhymesTaking time to listen to them talking about things they’ve done and answeringtheir questions.Asking for well-known stories to be retold in your child’s own words.

LiteracyReading and writing

Phonics (Letters and Sounds)Recognising and writing own nameKey reading and writing wordsReading books and labelsIndpendent mark-making.

Literacy – How can you help?

Encourage formation of lower case letters to write name and all letters of the alphabet.

Reading a range of books (stories, information books, newspapers, magazines, comics etc), encouraging your child to join in and talk about books.

Read daily and write comments about your child’s reading in their school reading diary.

Teach the letter ‘sounds’ known as phonemes to blend words together.

Mathematics Numbers and Shapes Space and Measures

CountingRecognising numbers and

what they meanCalculationShapePatternProblem solvingMeasuring

Mathematics– How can you help?

Talk about the shapes you can see in the environmentComparing things which are heavy and light or long and shortPointing out numbers all aroundSinging counting songs and rhymesCounting, adding and subtracting anything and everything - socks, cars, shopping, cutlery, fingers and toes!

Expressive Arts and Design

Role playArtPaintingDrawingDanceMusicSingingStoryImagination

Expressive Arts and Design– How can you

help?

Talk with your child abouttheir imaginative play andjoin in if possible!Encourage them to be flexiblein their thinking and use ofmaterials and praising themfor their efforts or ideas aswell as the end product

Understanding the World

ExploringInvestigatingLearning about other cultures, places, things that happened in the past and living thingsICTConstructingEducational visitsOutdoor area

Talk with your child about the places they go and things they see in the world around themAnswering and asking questions - what if…? Why do you think…? How did you…?Letting children join in with everyday activities - washing up, cooking, shopping, helping in the garden...Let them have access to ICT,CD players, mobile phones, computers etc

Understanding the World – How can you help?

General InformationSchool day 8:45-3.10.Packed lunches clearly labelled with name and class.We provide a snack daily consisting of fruit or vegetables, milk and water. A donation of £1.00 every Monday for cooking ingredients is appreciated.

Uniform ReminderUniform and all bags need to be clearly labelled with names please! 30 jumpers and 30 t-shirts all look the same when we are getting changed for PE!Please provide a spare pair of wellies to leave at school so your childcan wear them in the rain and mud.Spare clothes for any toilet accidents.

First day of school is…10th, 11th or 12th September

Home Visits: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 8th September (Dates and times will be allocated)

Half days for the first 2 weeks and Gradual introduction for the first 3 weeks.

Morning session: 8.45-12.00

Leaflets to support your child with literacy and maths and a curriculum overview is in the prospectus to take home.Feel free to ask questions!

Thank

you!