Welcome to The Ladybird Class. A guide for Parents.

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Thanks for reading our welcome to reception book.

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Reading at home The children have a decodable reading book that they 'read' in phonics daily. This book is matched to their phonics knowledge and is one they can be successful in reading. This book will be sent home every Monday and must be returned on Friday. You can support your child with this book if you wish. They also bring a book of their choice home every Monday. The idea is that they can look at the pictures, you can read and share it with them so that they develop a love of reading.

The children will also have a reading dairy where you can make brief comments about their reading. We will soon be starting our very own Ladybird Reading Challenge where there will be rewards for reading at home and school.

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Developing children's large motor skills and fine motor skills. It includes a weekly PE session. This term PE is on a Tuesday.

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Literacy Reading- Children have a daily phonics session which follows 'Letters and Sounds' and begins a few weeks after starting school. This helps ensure rapid reading progress from their starting points. We read stories and poems to the children daily both in our class and at the Library.

Writing- We encourage children to 'talk first' and to say what they are wanting to communicate. They learn to tell stories using actions and a story map to enable more confident writing. We encourage children to sit correctly and hold the pencil or pen in a correct grasp when writing.

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Understanding The World Children develop their knowledge of the world using technology, as well as observing changes that occur around them every day. They also explore different families and customs and compare to their own.

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A typical day in our Ladybird Class 8.45-9.00 Doors are opened. Rolling start, welcome and register. 9.00-10.00 Literacy. A short whole group carpet session, followed by an independent learning session with both adult directed and child led learning. 10.00-10.30 Phonics and Reading 10.30-10.45 Break and snack time on the school field in our Reception, Year 1 and 2 bubble. 10.45-11.45 Maths. A short whole group carpet session, followed by an independent learning session , with both adult directed and child led learning. 11.45-12.00 Assembly or story time. 12.00 Lunch and playtime with Year 1 on the field. 1.00 -3.00 Registration. A short carpet session, followed by an independent learning session with both adult directed and child led learning. 3.00 Home time

Learning Journeys We have an online learning journey for you to keep up to date with your child's learning in school. You can add information about your child's learning from home also. We use this as an opportunity to talk in front of the class about their learning and interests at home. Please ensure you look at this regularly as this is the place you will find messages, letters about events and the learning that takes place in school. It is a great place to find out and talk to your child about what they have been learning each day.

Housekeeping Please ensure all belongings are clearly labelled. Jeans or jogging bottoms with their usual school top need to be worn on Muddy Monday. PE kit will need to be worn on Tuesdays. PE kit consists of black shorts, a white t shirt, plain jogging bottoms and trainers/plimsolls. Long hair needs to be tied back and earrings removed.

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The Early Years Foundation Stage is the stage of education for children from birth to the end of the Reception Year. It is based on the concept that children learn best through play and active learning.

Areas of Learning... Prime Areas; 1. Personal, social and Emotional Development. 2. Communication and Language. 3. Physical Development. Then there are 4 specific areas 4. Literacy. 5. Maths. 6.Understanding the World. Expressive arts and design.

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Expressive Arts and Design Children develop their creativity using the arts of music, role play, dance and craft.

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Mathematical Development Children develop their number skills, focussed on numbers to 20, and their knowledge of shapes, spatial awareness and measuring. Maths is very practical in The Ladybird Class!

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Twitter Shotley School and each class has its own Twitter page. Please follow the school and especially our class. Find us at Shotley Ladybirds@ShotleyYearR

Welcome to our Ladybird Class. the children have all settled in so quickly and are having a fun time with their learning. 😀

Communication and Language We encourage children to develop good speaking and listening skills. We encourage children to speak in a sentence and have many opportunities to hear and use new and rich vocabulary in their guided work and within their play.

Every Monday afternoon throughout the academic year, we have Muddy Mondays. We will explore our local area including the beach, farm, woods, spinney and environmental area. The children have many learning opportunities during these visits to support their communication and language and to extend their learning across all areas of the curriculum.

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Personal, Social and Emotional Development. This is all about developing children's social skills, developing friendships and mangling their self regulation behavior.

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