Curriculum presentations

Thank you very much to the parents who attended the Year R curriculum meeting and the Phonics and Reading evening.

Please find the three presentations below as well as some ideas for supporting your child with phonics and reading games, wordless books and some examples of questions to ask your child when reading with them.

Thank you for your support.

If you have any questions, please pop and see the class teacher.

What have we been learning this week?

Some of us were able to guess that the clue container belonged to the story of The Little Red Hen and after listening to the story we talked about how the different characters felt. In Maths we have been exploring the many ways that number 1 can be represented and in RE and PDL we have been thinking about how we are all unique. Look out for our self portrait paintings!

How you can help:

From Monday, our Helping Hands board will be out at drop off. If you are able to purchase or donate any of the resources, they would be gratefully received. Please give any items to one of the Year R teachers at the gate in the morning. Thank you!

Letter formation and handwriting

Please find images of how to support your child in achieving the correct letter formation.

- lower-case letters start at the top

-dots and horizontal cross lines are added after the main part of the letter has been formed

-capital letters start at the top and go down first, the pencil is then taken off the paper to add the horizontal lines

It is extremely important that your child uses a comfortable and efficient pencil grip, even though this may not be the same as your own. This should be the pincer grip.

Climbing the tree to a better me

Our special tree focuses on the Social, Moral, Spiritual and Social aspect of our learning. In Year R we are practising using our manners, being a good friend and being respectful and responsible.

We can earn three stars for each rung of the ladder and at the end of the year we can earn a special sticker at the top of the tree for our effort in trying to show these things.

When we have collected three stars of the same colour we can show our certificate in assembly and our name is moved up the ladder in class to show our progress.