RDH
Welcome to RDH
A big welcome to all our children who have started Reception at St Christopher's after the summer break. We are delighted with how well the children have settled into RDH, and we are looking forward to seeing the children's learning journey and how well they progress and grow.
Class Teacher- Mrs Domagala & Miss Frost
Support staff- Miss Lamb
Like all other Early Years Settings, we use the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2025 and Development Matters 2023. This can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2
Independent Learners
In Reception, we encourage our children to be independent learners. We encourage them to choose activities, tidy up after themselves, access snacks and dress and undress independently – this is something we support initially. We ask that you support us by encouraging your child to become more independent at home, e.g. dressing and undressing, helping with jobs around the house.
RE
In RE this term we are focusing on Creation and Covenant.
Focusing on how God made our wonderful world from scripture reading :
Genesis 1.31" Indeed, it is very good."
We will be focusing on how God Created our wonderful world and the unique things in it.
We will also be learning our school morning, lunchtime and evening prayer and the importance of the Sign of the Cross.
Phonics
In Reception, we teach phonics daily. We follow Read Write Inc. Phonics is the learning and application of the letters and sounds children need in order to read and write. Phonics is split into groups based on children's development. Information can be found in the link below.
https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/I8Sthtva/WAuQvjU1
Outdoor Learning
Outdoor learning is an important part of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum, so the children spend a lot of time outside. On sunny days, please ensure your child has sun cream, a cap and a water bottle. As the weather gets colder, please ensure your child has a suitable coat, hat, scarf, gloves etc. Thank you.
PE
PE takes place on a Friday. On PE day, children will come in already dressed in their PE kits. The school PE kit is available from Lazer School Wear St Mary's Road in Garston. This is a red T-shirt with the school badge on and school blue shorts. However, your child can also wear a plain red T-shirt and dark blue shorts that are available from most supermarkets. The children can wear any training shoes for PE. This is part of our school uniform policy and must be worn for PE lessons. Football kits and other sportswear will not be allowed. Children wearing the correct uniform will be awarded a Class Monster point.
Book Bags
Children will read in class, and we would encourage you to read with them daily at home. Children will be given a reading for pleasure book to share at home each Friday and once they have practised a Read Write Inc text in school, it will also be sent home for consolidation. Oxford Owl have put an online library on their website if you need extra reading materials.
www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page/
Water bottle
Your child can bring water into school in a water bottle with a sports cap. The bottles need to be labelled with your child's name, and we recommend that they bring a drink daily so they always have access to water.
Class Dojo
This year, as a way of communicating with families, we have emailed you an invitation to join our class Dojo page. This platform allows you to see when we reward your child with a monster point and see work we have done in class and messages on the class story. If you have not received your invitation, please inform a member of staff of your up-to-date email address so we can resend it or click the link below.
https://www.classdojo.com/ul/p/addKid?target=class&class=CWXQQJ9
External Links
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/