Welcome to Reception

Staff

Miss Emery Hedgehogs

Miss WilliamsSquirrels

Mrs Oakenfull Mrs Southall

Miss LewisHedgehogs

Miss PonderSquirrels

Miss Iles Music

emeryj@simonballe.herts.sch.uk

williamsm@simonballe.herts.sch.uk

Timetable• 8.40-8.50 – Doors open.• 8.50-9.30 – Busy Fingers, Self-register, Calendar

etc.• 9.30-10 – Adult Directed Activity• 10-11.15 – Child Initiated Learning, Snack• 11.20-11.45 – Phonics• 12-1 – Lunch• 1.10-1.40 – Adult Directed Activity• 1.40-2.40 – Child Initiated Learning• 2.50- 3.10 – Story / Readers• 3.15 - Home

• PE• Library• Spanish• Wellywalk• Assembly• Music• Handwriting

Drop off• Daily drop off starts at 8.40am for 10 minutes.

This will be one member of staff (either Reception or Year 1) on the corridor door to the playground and one member of staff (either Reception or Year 1) on the Kiss and Drop.

• Any messages for class teachers must be passed on through the member of staff. This includes when someone different to normal will be collecting your child.

Collection• Collection will be at 3.15pm from the gate to the

Reception Outdoor Area. Both classes will be leaving from this gate so please stand back and wait for your child to reach the front of the line, when we will send them to you when we have seen you.

• If you require a meeting with your class teacher,

please arrange through e-mail or the front office, not at the door or gate.

emeryj@simonballe.herts.sch.uk

williamsm@simonballe.herts.sch.uk

Curriculum Overview• All About Me• Festivals / Celebrations• People Who Help Us• Pets and Animals• Minibeasts• Journeys

Topic Web

Each half term the new topic web will be uploaded to the school website, please make sure you check it.

Home Learning• Reading – Your child will read with an adult in

class once a week where they will be given a new reading book if they have been read with at home and have a clear understanding of the book and its contents. If your child brings the same book home it is because we feel they need more time to explore the text.

• Library – Every Monday afternoon the children will be visiting the library in the Secondary building.

• Please make sure you look at parent letter, there may be tasks for the children to do.

Handwriting

Parent Helpers• If you would like to help listen to a

group of children read once a week, then please e-mail us to express your interest, stating which day you are available.

• Or maybe your interest is in Art, Gardening or you have a skill you want to share with us.

Contribution• Parent pay.

• Consumables; playdough ingredients, cooking equipment, paints…

• New kitchen.

Snack / Lunch• Every day a piece of fruit is provided for the

children to help themselves to during their Child Initiated Play. Water is also provided throughout the day.

• The children select their lunch options during morning registration. Red (meat) or Green (vegetarian). Please revise the online menu and discuss their preferences before school.

Tapestry• Tapestry and Phonics workshops.

• Monday 17th October

• 2:30pm or 7pm.

What the children need• Named wellyboots• Named waterbottles• PE kits • Book bags – only 1 keyring allowed.• Suitable clothes for the weather e.g.

sunhat, waterproof coat.

• Any questions?