Welcome to GO Reception What to expect and

+ Welcome to GO Reception What to expect and how you can best support your child’s learning

+ • There are 42 sounds and 26 letters in the English language • Practice the sound each night using the take home book. The book comes to school and goes home everyday in the blue folder • Practice the CORRECT letter formation each night • Practice the words in the end of the book each Friday/weekend • Practice blending sounds eg “We’re going to the sh-o-p” not “s-h-o-p”

+ READERS • Up to level 10, students are to read each book 3 times • Beyond level 10 students read each book once • Students will go up a level when they are reading their current level at a minimum 95% accuracy and have good comprehension and fluency • We check sight words on Mondays, and listen to each child read approximately every week and a half • Please don’t adjust your child’s reader level yourself Read books that involve rhyme. Read books to your child that are above their reading level. Cover a word and see if they can guess it by reading the rest of the sentence Use the reading keys strategies (Inside reader covers) Look for sight words Read signs, computer screens, instructions, books, newspapers, magazines and ANYTHING ELSE with your child when you are out and about.

+ Magic 100 Words and More Magic 100 Words • • Practice them in different orders or write on pieces of paper Visualise the shape of the words and order of the letters Many are NOT phonic Students move onto the next level when they can read ALL the words on the card WITHOUT sounding out

+ Writing • We encourage children to be risk takers and “have a go” at unknown words. Stretch out the word and write the sounds you can hear. Praise the effort and focus on what they got right. • We focus on recount and narrative as specific writing genres in reception, however students will have many writing opportunities across the day • We also teach handwriting with correct letter formation and “froggy grip” for pencils • As Part of literacy groups students get free choice writing time that includes letters, lists, stories and recounts.

Sharing Topics + • Please support your child to prepare their sharing topic each week • The sharing topics really drive our units of inquiry and by helping to find information, pictures or objects to share you are role modeling being an inquirer yourselves • Speaking and listening is an important part of the English curriculum • We are more than happy to share pictures/movies/documents etc using the Interactive Whiteboard. Simply send in a USB stick, i. Pod, CD, DVD etc and we will assist your child to display their topic talk info on the big screen.

+ Mrs O will teach number. Mrs G will teach the other areas (Pattern, Shape, Data and Measurement) Double Maths on Thursdays to ensure required time Natural Maths strategies Problem based and inquiry approach Mathematics As with reading look for as many maths learning situations in your environment as you can. Shops, Letter boxes, sharing food equally, shapes in signs etc.

+ Social Skills Programme Through games, lessons and “in the moment” teaching and role modeling.

+ Communication • We will email families with any important messages • We will phone or catch you in person for an urgent communication • We are available before and after school for quick chats • Subscribe to the news feed on the class website

+ • Volunteer for the literacy groups roster • Let us know if you or anyone in your family has skills or employment related to our UOI • Volunteer for excursions, to sharpen pencils etc • Donate consumables such as envelopes, making materials, craft supplies, paper etc Parent Help We love Parent help!