Welcome to Ruby Class

Mrs Avery, Mrs Jackson and Mrs Iaciofano are looking forward to sharing lots of adventures, experiences with you this year.

Monday - PE - Mr Lambert (come to school in PE Kit)

Tuesday - Library 

               - Reading buddies

Thursday - PE - Mrs Avery (come to school in PE Kit)

                 - Reading for Pleasure and School reading books changed

Friday - Forest School (come to school in Forest School clothes with your uniform in a bag)

Events for Rubies - Autumn Term 2025

7th October - 9am Parents to join a phonics session with their child

9th October - 1.15pm Ruby class visit to the church

15th October - 2pm Harvest festival St Mary's Church

Home Learning in Reception

Phonics

In reception we use the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised Phonics scheme. Each week you will receive a sheet via their book bag explaining the phonemes that have been taught that week, together with the rhymes to help them form the graphemes. It will also give you examples of words and sentences that have been read in class using the new phonemes as well as the tricky words we are focusing on that week. Please review these at home and practise writing using a variety of media, this could be using felt tips on large paper, chalks on the pavement or water and paint brushes on the shed. For more information on how you could help your child at home please click on the link below:

Little Wandle for Parents

Reading

Please read regularly with your child.  The books that they bring home are the ones that they have chosen and while they may not always match their reading level exactly they will give opportunities for creating conversations about vocabulary and building skills on comprehension, as well as decoding the words. The children will bring home another book, which is linked to their phonic knowledge and key word progression. These books will have been read with your child at school and this is a chance for them to improve their fluency as they should only need to decode a few of the words.

The children will also visit the school library at least once a week and will bring home a book to share with you on a Tuesday.

Useful websites and information for Early Years Parents