Green Dragon Primary School

Children must wear: 

• Black or grey school trousers, skirts or dresses (no jogging bottoms)
• Plain white shirt or polo shirt
• A Green Dragon sweatshirt or cardigan
• Plain black shoes – no white soles, logos, coloured ticks etc.
• Children must not wear earrings in school.
• All long hair must be tied up.
• Hair must be cut no shorter than a number 2. No embossed styles.

We are very proud of Green Dragon and wearing a smart school uniform helps to encourage and promote this sense of pride.  Please support your child by making sure they follow the rules. Thank you.

We learn, play and explore together every day! We have lots in common, but there are also lots of things about us that make us special. We are going to be getting to know ourselves and our classmates by talking about our families, our houses and our home countries. Together, we are going to have a half term full of celebrating all of our similarities and differences! We are also going to be thinking about what makes us happy and peaceful, and how to manage our emotions.

• Recognising and writing numerals 
• Counting objects and correctly matching numerals
• Using positional language (under, next to, behind etc)
• Using language related to size (little, medium, big, huge etc)

• Core book- ‘We’re going on a Bear Hunt’
• Retelling a story using a text map (with pictures)
• Changing a text map to create our own oral stories
• Read, Write Inc Set 1 sounds: m  a  s d  t  i n  p  g o  c  k u  b  f

• Keep reading with your child at home and encourage them to talk about what is happening in the pictures.  It’s great if you point out when YOU are reading too – books, magazines, your mail, e-mails…  
• Remember your child can change their book any day and as often as you like, not just on their set days with their teacher (Penguins–Tuesdays.    Pandas–Wednesdays.     Puffins–Thursdays)

• We will  have P.E in the hall. The children only take off socks and shoes for this - they DO NOT need PE kits
• Please remember your child has to change their own socks and shoes. Please help your child to practise at home.
• Also, leggings and socks are better than tights!

• Reception children need PE kits.

• The uniform is black shorts and a white t-shirt. Please ensure clothing is all name labelled.

• School PE uniform is black shorts and a white t-shirt. Please ensure clothing is all name labelled. plimsoles are needed for PE.

• Shorts or leggings must not be over the knee as this increases the likelihood of slipping on equipment

Read stories with your child at home. Talk about the characters, settings and structure. Ask your child to retell the story. What did they like? What didn’t they like? Who was their favourite character? 

Talk about your family. Look at family photos.

• Who is in your family? 
• What countries do they come from? 
• What special things do you and your family like to do together? 
• Do you belong to a religion or follow any particular routines?

Talk about strategies you use to calm down when you’re feeling upset or angry and help your child to practise some techniques.

• Count to 10 and breathe deeply.
• Think about some things that make you happy. 

• Focus on the things that you can hear, smell, see and touch. 

Arrive on time!

Remember that the children come straight to our big carpet when they arrive, so if your child is late, they miss an important part of the learning for the session.

If you go to the Cbeebies website, your child can find out all kinds of things and play games. If you find any otherreally good sites – do let us know! 

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase3Menu.htm

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=37

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/alphablocks​

http://www.ictgames.com/resources.html

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html