Recep%on  Curriculum  Evening  

Mission  Statement  

‘To  nurture  lifelong  learners  who  are  confident  and  ready  to  embrace  the  challenges  of  the  outside  world.’  

To  enhance  the  condi,ons  for  op,mal  learning  

To  provide  our  children  with  a  curriculum  which  encapsulates  

‘Learning  for  Life’  

To  establish  Gorsey  Bank  as  the  lead  Primary  in  the  Laurus  

Trust  

To  ensure  leaders  at  all  levels  have  a  

posi,ve  impact  on  pupil  achievement  

To empower pupils to value the local and

global communities to which they belong

Core  Aims  2017-­‐18  

 

Weekly Achievement Awards Collabora,on  

1   Listening  to  others  

2   Suppor%ng  others  

3   Valuing  others  

Possibili,es  

1   Embracing  new  challenges  

2   Having  my  own  ideas  

3   Asking  ques%ons  

Respect  

1   Apprecia%ng  others  

2   Demonstra%ng  good  manners  

3   Valuing  diversity  

Technology  

1   Using  technology  to  learn  

2   Using  technology  to  communicate  

3   Using  technology  to  create  

Claire  Harwood,  Carol  Ellender,  Claire  Romer  (Class  Teachers)  Judy  Edwards,  Sharon  Smith(Teaching  Assistants)  

The  Recep%on  Team  

Your  Child’s  Achievements  •       Parents’  Evenings  in  the  Autumn  and  Spring  Terms  (with  a  wriLen  summary  outlining  next  steps  for  learning)    •         Learning  Review  Mee%ng  •  Addi%onal  appointments  ini%ated  by  teacher/

parent  •  TwiLer  •         S%ckers,    Diamond  s%ckers,  individual  success    praised,  Achievement  Awards,  Head  Teacher  Awards  

Areas  of  Learning:  3  Prime  Areas  Personal  Social  and  Emo%onal  Development  Physical  Development  Communica%on  and  Language  4  Specific  Areas  Literacy  Mathema%cs  Understanding  the  World  Expressive  Arts  and  Design  

Early  Years  Founda%on  Stage  Curriculum  

Gorsey  Bank  Curriculum  Map      Recep%on,  Autumn  –  ‘  I  think  I  can,  I  know  I  can’  

Inspira,onal  Text  ‘The  Magic  Train  Ride’  

 Class  Stories  

Stories  about  star%ng  school  Children’s  choices  

The  LiLle  Engine  who  Could    

WOW  Starter  Coming  to  school  for  the  first  %me!  

As  Numberjacks:  we  will  recognise  and  order  numbers  to  10  and  then  20+.    We  will  add  and  subtract  using  counters  .  We  will  make  choices  and  solve  problems.  We  will  look  at  the  sizes  of  animals  and  make  shape  pictures,  e.g.  trains.  We  will  weigh  ingredients  to  make  cakes  from  Cake  Land.  

As  School  Children:  we  will  get  to  know  each  other  and  share  our  ideas  with  our  new  friends  and  teachers.  We  will  learn  the  school  rou%nes  and  get  to  know  the  people  in  our  school.  As  readers:  we  will  learn  our  phase  2  phonics  and  begin  to  put  the  leLers  together  to  blend  and  segment  CVC  words.  As  writers:  we  will  learn  to  write  our  names  and  other  words.  We  will  use  segmen%ng  and  blending  to  write  the  sounds  I  can  hear  in  a  word.  In  handwri%ng  we  will  learn  leLer  paLerns    and  forma%on.      

As  Ar,sts:  we  will  draw  ourselves    in  portraits  and  make  the  covers  for  our  theme  books.  We  will  make  collages.    As  Designers:  we  will:make  trains  with  moving  parts.    As  Musicians:  we  will:experiment  making  sounds  and  playing  different  instruments.  We  will  also  enjoy  dancing  and  singing.    

As  collaborators  we  will    play,  find  out  and  explore  together.  We  will  ask  for  help  when  we  need  it.  We  will  share  our  own  ideas  and  talk  to  children  and  adults  about  them.  We  will  

listen  to  and  think  about  other  peoples  ideas.          

 

As  risk-­‐takers  we  will  be  willing  to  ‘have  a  go’,  have  our  own  ideas  and  make  links.  We  will  choose  ways  to  do  things  and  talk  about  why  things  do  or  don’t  work.  

As  emo,onally  intelligent  young  people  we  will  keep  

trying,  enjoying  and  achieving  what  we  set  out  to  do.  We  

will  get  involved  and  concentrate  on  our  learning.  We  will  start  conversa,ons  and  listen  to  what  others  say.  We  will  be  considerate  to  

others.  

As  technologists  we  will  use  ipads,  IWB,  computers,  

TwiXer  and  our  class  BLOG  to  help  us  with  our  learning.  We  

will  choose  and  use  technology  for  par,cular  

purposes.  We  will  think  and  talk  about  the  reasons  why  things  happen  or  how  things  

work.    

Possibili%es  Collabora%on   Respect   Technology  

As  Scien,sts:  we  will  use  our  senses  and  look  closely.  We  will  talk  about  things  like  plants,  animals  and  objects  we  find.    As  Autumn  SpoXers  we  will  look  for  paLerns  and  change.  

As  technologists  we  will  use  ipads  to  help  us  with  our  learning.  We  will  take  photos  and  videos  to  put  on  the  BLOG  and  on  TwiLer  to  share  our  learning  with  our  families  and  friends.    

Characteris%cs  of  Effec%ve  Learning  Playing  and  Exploring  -­‐  engagement  Ac,ve  Learning  -­‐  mo%va%on  Crea,ng  and  Thinking  Cri,cally  –  thinking    •  Play  is  essen%al  for  children’s  development,  building  

their  confidence  as  they  learn  to  explore,  to  think  about  problems,  and  relate  to  others.    

               (Statutory  Framework  for  the  EYFS  2012  )  

•  Enabling  Environments  –  challenge  children,  respond  to  their  interests  and  meet  their  needs.  

•  Balance  between  child  ini%ated  ac%vi%es  and  teacher  directed  (focused  learning).  

•  First  step  in  planning,  teaching  and  learning  •  Help  us  to  understand  and  consider  the  

interests,  development  and  learning  applicable  to  each  child  

•  Inform  us  of  where  each  child  is  at  (and  the  next  steps)  and  feeds  into  our  planning.  

•  Data  collected  through  significant  observa%ons  of  adult  led  and  child  ini%ated  ac%vi%es  

Observa%ons  

Parent  and  Child  Voice  

•  Inform  us  how  children  are  applying  skills,  knowledge  and  understanding  in  daily  life    

•  Help  us  to  get  to  know  your  child  even  beLer    •  Provides  evidence  for  EYFS  Profile  •  Conversa%ons,  ac%ons,  photographs  or  work  

produced  at  home  

24.9.16 Jenny learned to ride her bike without stabilisers this weekend. We are really proud!

24.9.16 Toby and I were sharing his book together, “Look, there is the ‘ai,’ sound: p-ai-d…. it says paid.”

Literacy  in  Recep%on  

•  Handwri%ng  •  Wri%ng  •  Phonics  •  Reading  

Handwri%ng  

•  Penpals  for  Handwri%ng  •  Key  Aims  for  EYFS:                                  gross  and  fine  motor  skills                                  mark-­‐making                                  paLerns  and  leLer  forma%on  

•  Emergent  wri%ng  •  Wri%ng  –  we  don’t  always  hear  all  

sounds  straight  away  -­‐first,  final  and  then  medial    

•  Finger  spaces  and  making  sense  •  Talk  for  wri%ng  

Wri%ng  

Phonics  •  20  minutes  daily    •  Six  phases  –  start  with  Phase  2  and  3  •  LeLer  names  and  sounds  •  Learning  phonemes  and  graphemes  •  Segmen%ng  words  into  sounds  and  

blending  them  back  together  

Reading  

•  Reading  development  •  How  do  we  read  with  our  child  ?  •  Word  wallets  •  Phonics  key  rings  (later  in  the  year)  •  Individual  and  Guided  Reading  

Number Sense •  Accurate  1:1  coun%ng  •  Understanding  cardinal  values  –  the  last  number  they  say  shows  how  

many  they  have.  •  Understanding  wriLen  numbers  –  matching  everyday  numerals  to  

number  of  fingers,  dots,  objects.    

Class  blogs  and  TwiLer  

hLp://gorseybank.net/class/recep%on    

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Our  School  Rules  

1.  We  try  our  best                            2.  We  make  good  choices  

         3.  We  respect  others  

Tell  me  and  I’ll  forget;  Show  me  and  I  may  remember;  Involve  me  and  I’ll  understand.    Chinese  proverb