DD moving up to reception early, what can i do to help prepare her?

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my dd will be going up tor ecpetion in sept instead of jan as they feel she needs more of a challenge.
teacher said she will be getting her jolly phonics books monday and we do have some dora phonics books but TBH, i dont know if im teachingher correctly?, what else can i do to help prepare her for the move as she only be 4 and 5 months when she go's up.
any advice is welcome, thankyou

Judging by what my daughter does in YrR I wouldn't actually TEACH her anything.
Most useful things for reception are dressing/undressing that sort of thing.
Then I guess writing name basic stuff (unless she wants to do more)

Dd2 is only doing 'proper sit down and write news' type work now at the end of the year which is a lot less than they used to do as the curriculum is supposed to have moved in to a learning through play.

Locally all 4-turning-5 kids start in September anyway so it shouldn'tbe a big deal.

Both my DSs were 4 and 1 week when they started in Reception, so 4y 5 months seems relatively 'old' to me - though I appreciate it won't be in your school. If the school think she's ready, I wouldn't worry about doing anything particular to stretch her academically.

Just make sure she is happy with dressing, particularly socks, shoes and buttons, going to the loo independently and opening packed lunches or using cutlery etc for school lunches. Being confident with those things can really help.

I wouldn't worry at all. She's moving because her teachers think she's ready, so (hopefully) they know what they're talking about. Keep in mind that August birthdays are only 4 and 4 months when they go up too. and some authorities only have one September intake, so a child could potentially be 4 and 1 day!!
All the best to dd, sounds like she's doing fine

dd2s mate will be 4 on aug 31st and starting with her in sept

dont worry

thanks evryone, she already wries her naem and has for some time, she can also write other words( love from etc on cards), toilets she is good on, but sometimes needs help when no:2's so will work on that..eating with cutlery shes fine with although can be lasy and likes to use hands, buttons she manages mostly and her shcool shoes have velcro straps, so will keep with them so she doesnt go flying oer laces.
so how many bloody knees should i expect when i take her out of ordinary rough and tumble clothes and put her in knee lengh skirts???

yeah and dd's school normally take s them up when theyre very near 5, so seems it is later than some others?

my son went to school at 4 and 10 days

DD1 went at 4yrs, 1 month and was fine academically, it was the practical things she struggled with - doing up the toggles on her coat (lesson learned there - duffle coats are a BAD idea for four year olds) and she was really nervous about using the school loos and worried about getting lost on the way back from the dinner hall. Building up confidence and independence is the best thing you can do for her to give her a head start IMO - and making sure she can manage all the stuff she needs - if she is having packed lunches she needs to be able to open the box by herself and manage her water bottle or whatever (sounds obvious but some lids can be really tricky for little fingers) plus taking tights on and off for PE is often a big problem (or maybe that was just my DD).

lots of children starat reception at this age, some even younger, I don't think I'd actively be doing things like phonics etc with your daughter, just continue to do what you do now
it's the social skills that others ahve mentioned that are more helpful

think all lea's do things slightly different - in RuT all children start in September as long as they are 5 by the following August
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DD was 4y5m when she started school last September. She wasn't expected to know anything and they began from basics to start with, allowing each child to then progress at own speed based on what they already knew and how quick they picked it up. Reading bgean from week 1 and again progresses at own speed.

To be honest I would concentrate on the non-academic bits needed for starting school - routines, making friends, going to toilet alone, dressing herself alone, managing meal times, etc.

The academic bits will sort itself out.

thanks everyone, its the school who have given them phonics to work on, so we did a bit last night, dd is quite good already as we do try and teach her alphabet and sounds etc.
yes i think the more physical things are what i should maybe work on, like buttons, going to loo(she can wipe her bottom after no" but not very well), she is taking packed lunches as thats what shes asked for so will make sure its not a fiddly one..thanks everyone

Again my dd moved to reception full time at 4 years 2 weeks.

I agree with others and wouldnt teach her anything, to start with she had very little homwork if any.

Also agree with others, try to make sure she can dress herself, socks, shoes, tights etc and can open her packed lunch. I think that would make more of a difference.

They obviously think she'll be ready so would n't overload her with anything specific in addition, just lots of practical skills. dd was 4 and 2 weeks when she went full time in Reception, did Jolly phonics for half a term and then was reading.

when going through her jolly phonics last night, they have to start writing joined up straight away now!..i think it looks clearer in plain bold writing ie: B b, but hey what do i know, they mst have done thier research

JP workbooks use the cursive lead-in and tails, so they are at least being consistent !

yeah LIZS thats what theyre doing which i suppose is good as shell leanr it early on, but only last term when i was helping out in reception/yr1, they were doing 'normal' letters using finger spaces to separate?

I have to say I was dubious about this policy when my DDs' school introduced it, but DD2 is now in year 2 and has beautiful handwriting as do the majority of her classmates so I am converted.

I'm really puzzled by this thread -I thought all children started in reception in the school year they turn 5 - whether it's a Spetember or January intake. What's the advantage of moving a child out of her peer group? Surely however bright, they'd be at a huge social disadvsntage?

most schools or at least this one are bringing in only one intake starting this year then the rest next year from the on only one lot will go up in sept instead of sept and jan, i spoke to teacher and she has said the school has worked hard to adapt the curriculum/classes for the younger children (obv would have too), i know in our school last year some of the refeption class were moved up to yr one after one term because they were showing lots of understanding, they seem to really focus on each child here and dont want to hold them back if uneeded