Welcome to Reception!

Croeso i Dosbarth Derbyn!

Teacher: Mrs Church

Teaching Assistants: Miss Baker and Mrs Mendonca

Communication

Communication

Contact us on Reception@stmellonsprm.cardiff.sch.uk

Google Classroom  pxvvgdb

Twitter  @stmellonsprm

The 'Teacher to Parent' text messaging service will be used when required.

Overview of the day

8.55 Children arrive and settle down to complete their Morning Activity / Register​

9.15 – 9.30 Collective Worship ​

9.30-10.00-GGR

10.00 – 10.30 Literacy, Languages & Communication​

10.30 – 10.45 Snack / Break Time​

10.45 - Milk​

 10.45-11.40 Mathematics & Numeracy

11.45 – 1.00 Lunch​

1.00 – 1.25 RWI

1.30-2.45-- Context​

(Topic/Science/RE/ICT)​

2.45-3.05 Daily Welsh Activities/Helpwr​ Heddiw​

3.15 Home Time ​

 

Important dates for the half term

Christian Value – Responsibility

15th October - Judaism Day - Whole School Celebration

15th October – Nasal Flu Immunisations Reception to Year 6

21st & 22nd October – Parents evening

23rd October - School Autumn Disco PS1 & 2- 3.30-4.30pm, PS3 4.45-5.45pm

25th October – Last Day of term

28th October – 1st November – Half Term

Christian Value  - Perseverance

4th November  - Return to school  Perseverance Values Day

5th November – Hinduism Day Celebration

8th November – Remembrance Day worship & activities with Mother Rose

11th November – Anti Bullying Week15th November – Children in Need Day

18th November -  Road Safety Week

26th November – Year 5 Family Worship 9.15am TBC   - Christmas Fayre in School                         

9th December –    Reception Concert 9.30am Grandparents                       

10th December -  Reception Concert 9.30am Parents                           

13th December -  Christmas Jumper Day

18th December  - Whole School Eucharist 9.30am, Messy Christmas and Christmas Dinner

20th December – Last Day of term  

23rd December – 3rd January – Christmas Holidays 

 Classroom Routine

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Families may choose to provide your child with their own healthy snack, however, there are also a range of fruit options that can be purchased from our schools healthy snack shop. Please can all orders be purchased on either a weekly, or termly basis. The cost of fruit per week is £2 per week or £14 per term and can be paid for on Parent pay. Payments should be made via parent pay. If you wish to purchase snack on a weekly basis, please can all orders be paid for in advance, no later than 12 noon on the Friday before snack is required.
If your child is bringing their own healthy snack could you please put it in a container clearly labelled with their name, which is not part of their lunchbox.

 

PE

PE will take place on a Tuesday morning and a Friday afternoon. Pupils can come to school in their PE kit. They can remain in their kit for the day. Please send your child in their house colour T-shirt and joggers.

Pupils should come to school in uniform when they do not have PE.

  • Grey skirts ,dresses or trousers
  • White shirts
  • School tie 
  • Navy cardigan or sweatshirt with the school logo

 

Current Learning

Current Learning

This half term we will look at the context, Celebrate.

In this topic the children will investigate the way in which light is used in different celebrations and festivals . They will be investigating Diwali, Christmas and Hanukkah. We will be thinking about different faiths and the significance of light in each. We will look at different sources of light and forces. This context covers Humanities, Science and Expressive Arts.

 

Pupil Voice Questions 

 

 

 Homework

Reading is an extremely important part of your child's learning. We will take every opportunity to immerse your child in books and stories and we also take part in a guided reading session at least once per week.

Home Reading books are set up online to share with your child at home . Use your login details for Bug Club and go to My Stuff.

Reading books will come home weekly.

Please could book bags be sent in on a Monday so that books can be changed and sent home by Tuesday.

Please comment in the little yellow book each week and ask any questions in there and we will try to respond as quickly as possible.

 

Reception Homework Grid

Celebrate  – Autumn Term 2  2024

celebrate homework grid docx google docs.pdf


 

The Four Purposes

The four purposes are that all children and young people will be:

Ambitious, capable learners who are ready to learn throughout their lives.

Enterprising, creative contributors who are ready to play a full part in life and work.

Ethical, informed citizens who are ready to be citizens of Wales and the world.

Healthy, confident individuals who are ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.

Value

 Value

We  follow the ‘Values for life’ scheme this term and our value is ‘Perseverance’. Please discuss our termly value with your child at home and encourage them to share how they have been ‘living out’ the value in their daily life. 

perseverance.pdf

 

James 1:12 “Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

LLC

In Reception, we will focus on letter recognition and letter formation using Read Write Inc . This is a popular phonics scheme. Like all phonics schemes, it teaches children the sounds in English, the letters that represent them, and how to form the letters when writing. 

We will also begin to look at our high frequency words and play games to help us recall some of these words. Lots of these games will take place outside to enable us to make the most of our learning environment.

We will also be using games on the iPad and on Active Learn to support this.

Games can also be played at home and relevant games will be made available each week.

We will learn a story by heart, story map it and then learn actions to help us retell it. We have a role play corner and puppet theatre in our enhanced provision to support us with our story telling and oracy skills.

We will be learning to label pictures using initial sounds to identify the correct vocabulary.

The children will also be continuing to develop their Welsh language skills through daily Helpwr Heddiw sessions . They will be asking and answering simple questions based on feelings and likes and dislikes and using greetings throughout the day. Counting in Welsh and use of colour vocabulary will form part of their daily routine.


Reading is an extremely important part of your child's learning. We will take every opportunity to immerse your child in books and stories and we also take part in a guided reading session at least once per week. Reading books will be set up online to share with your child at home . Reading books will come home weekly. Please could book bags be sent in on a Monday so that books can be changed and sent home by Tuesday. Please comment in the little yellow book each week and ask any questions in there and we will try to respond as quickly as possible.

 

 

Numeracy

Cartoon funny numbers or comic digits   set. Creature monsters  illustration

In Numeracy this half term, we will be looking at and developing our number skills. We will start by concentrating on the number system, looking at place value and counting to 10 and then beyond according to the stage appropriate for your child. We will look at the formation of numbers and use rhymes to help us remember. We will use the outdoor environment to find and form numbers and begin to count amounts in games and using natural objects  We will sing number songs on a daily basis counting both backwards and forwards and use shapes in our play.  We will continue a repeating pattern and will sort leaves by colour and shape.  As part of our context we will be comparing height and length and use vocabulary relating to this. We will collect data about appearance and represent this in picture form. We will look at shapes in the environment and the buildings that we learn and live in.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns  Patterns with shapes

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/todays-number-up-to-20  Number activities

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers  Counting and reading numbers

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering  Ordering numbers

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/todays-number-up-to-20

Numbers to 20

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/helicopter-rescue

Numbers to 100 activity

 

Welsh

Welsh Dragon Flag. 8ft x 5ft - Life's a breeze GB Ltd

Welsh language will be an integral part of our everyday routine. As we talk about colours, shapes and numbers the children will be hearing Welsh vocabulary alongside English. We will be starting with simple greetings at different times of the day around school with staff and pupils. These can also  be used with you at home.

Bore da                  Good morning

Prynhawn da     Good afternoon

Sut wyt ti?           How are you?

Pwy wyt ti?         Who are you?

Sawl?                    How many?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lingo-show-welsh-counting-song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjZzVQOEj4   Sut Mae'r Tywydd Heddiw

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6hQDMBrJn4

MFL

 Creative habits of mind

Our creative habit of mind this half term is persistence.

Teaching children persistence helps them develop resilience, enabling them to overcome challenges and achieve their goals. It also builds confidence, showing them that effort and determination lead to success.

Jigsaw and PSHE

 

Jigsaw

Starting Reception is an opportunity for children to gain independence and self-confidence. It allows them to learn basic tasks by themselves and discover more about life outside of their family unit. Encouraging children to start with something easy and small can help them to avoid over-reliance on adults, parents or even their more confident peers. Practicing key skills such as putting on their shoes and doing up their coats are very important.
The pupils will be starting with a unit of work ’Being Me in My World’ which comes from our PHSE Jigsaw scheme. 

Jigsaw is the mindful approach to PSHE/HWB, brings together Personal, Social, Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning. A lesson a week with the teaching resources included, helps us to focus on tailoring  lessons to the children’s needs and to enjoy building the relationship with the class, getting to know them better as unique human beings.

Teaching strategies are varied and are mindful of preferred learning styles and the need for differentiation. Jigsaw is designed as a whole school approach, with all year groups working on the same theme (Puzzle) at the same time. This enables each Puzzle to start with an introductory assembly, generating a whole school focus for adults and children alike.

 

 
 

Active Travel & news

 Travel Tracker

The WOW Activity Tracker is a web-based tool which makes use of the class whiteboard to offer schools a digital alternative to WOW wallcharts. It offers all the usual benefits of tracking the pupils’ journeys, plus a whole lot more. Combined with the monthly badges, the Activity Tracker forms a complete monitoring and rewards system for schools running WOW.

Picture News 

Picture News

Picture News is a pack full of teaching resources,  emailed to each class every week!

The resources are designed to provide opportunities for children to learn from our world and develop respect for other’s beliefs, feelings and faiths. They encourage exploration, discussion, challenge and inspire children to learn!

Music Instrument Images - Free Download on Freepik

Would you like to play an instrument?

Which one would you choose?

Gift boxes set Colorful presents for holidays

Have you ever been given a gift?

Who gave you the gift ?

How did it make you feel?

Internet safety

 At St Mellon's, we promote the use of 'SMART' rules daily, as we know how important it is to stay safe online.

Please encourage your children to use these 'SMART' rules at home too. 

Online Safety for Parents & Children | Ranelagh Primary School

As part of the Curriculum for Wales your child will discuss and learn how we can all stay safe online and about the dangers we may face on the internet.  We get involved with national Internet Safety Day, which is held on the second Tuesday every February each year.  

Online Learning

https://ictgames.com/phonicsPop/  Letter sound recognition

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/phonics/balloon-phonics-cvc-game  Building sounds in cvc words in different positions

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/dinosaurEggsHF/index.html High frequency sight words

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns  Patterns with shapes

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/shape-patterns  Patterns with shapes

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/todays-number-up-to-20  Number activities

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/teddy-numbers  Counting and reading numbers

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/ordering-and-sequencing/caterpillar-ordering  Ordering numbers

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/nuttyNumbers/index.html    multiples of ten game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/subtraction/subtraction-to-10   subtraction game

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/phonics/balloon-phonics-cvc-game Cvc  word spelling activity

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/dinosaurEggs_phonics/index.html  phonics game