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.