Welcome to Reception!

Our Team

Mrs Taylor – Cygnet's Class Teacher (currently on Maternity Leave)

Miss Hooker - Cygnet's Class Teacher (Maternity cover)

Mrs Grimson – Puffling's Class Teacher 

Mrs Goode – HLTA & Class Cover

Mrs Rose - TA

Mrs Fogg– TA

Miss Campbell - SEND TA

 

Our Curriculum:

We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework which stipulates what we teach. The characteristics of effective learning, which include: playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically are woven through our curriculum. The curriculum also requires the children to access learning both indoors and outdoors.

The statutory framework includes seven areas of learning and development. The first three areas are important to allow the children to show curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, develop further self-esteem and form relationships that will allow them to thrive. These areas are called ‘Prime areas’. Prime areas are:

Communication and Language – Listening Attention and Understanding and Speaking

Physical Development – Gross Motor skills and Fine motor skills

Personal, Social and Emotional Development – Self regulation, Managing self and Building relationships

The other four areas of learning are referred to as ‘Specific areas’. These areas help to develop essential skills and knowledge for children to participate successfully in society. Specific areas are:

Literacy – Comprehension, Word reading and Writing

Mathematics – Number and Numerical patterns

Understanding the World – Past and Present, People, Culture and Communities and The Natural World

Expressive Arts and Design – Creating with Materials and Being Imaginative and Expressive

Each area of learning is implemented through carefully planned, purposeful play and teacher directed activities in which practitioners have considered the individual needs, interests and stages of development of each child.

For more information on our curriculum please visit our Early Years Curriculum 

 

What do we learn in Reception?

Please note that this long-term plan is subject to change and may be adapted based on children’s individual interests and the needs of both individuals and the cohort.

 

 

 

Supporting your child’s learning at home:

 

Reading at home

Although your child will be taught to read at school, you can have a huge impact on their reading journey by continuing their practice at home. In time, children will bring home a well matched decodable book and a reading for pleasure book. We expect children to read at home at least 5 times a week and a parent/guardian comment should be recorded in their reading diary each time they read.

Decodable book - Your child’s decodable reading book will be changed by their phonics group teacher. Reading/listening to the same book multiple times will allow children to develop fluency, allows children to pick up new information, dive deeper into the meaning of the book, and make connections.

Reading for pleasure - In order to encourage your child to become a lifelong reader, it is important that they learn to read for pleasure. The sharing book is a book they have chosen for you to enjoy together. Please remember that you shouldn’t expect your child to read this alone. Read it to or with them. Discuss the pictures, enjoy the story, predict what might happen next, use different voices for the characters, explore the facts in a non-fiction book. The main thing is that you have fun!

 

Phonics

We follow the Read Write Inc programme for Phonics. The new sounds and tricky words that we learn in Phonics will be put onto Tapestry which will include links to video clips to revisit the learning at home. Try to practise reading and writing these sounds at home.

More information on how we teach Phonics can be found here:

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/parents/

 

Weekly Home Learning Challenges

On a Friday, we will set a challenge on Tapestry with a different focus. It may be linked to some of our learning from that week or the topic we are doing. The challenge can be completed any time that week. Please share pictures and/or videos on Tapestry when your child completes the challenge.

 

PE

Our PE lessons will take place on:

Puffling's: Monday & Wednesday

Cygenet's: Tuesday & Wednesday

 

Please remember:

  • To name all of your child's belongings. 
  • Send your child with a named water bottle in school every day filled with fresh water only. 
  • Reception children are offered free milk and fruit each day. If you wish to send in fruit from home for morning snack, then you can.
  • The children have daily access to the provision in our Reception outdoor area. We therefore ask for a pair of wellies and a puddle suit to be kept in school.  
  • During hot weather, please send in a sun hat and apply a once a day/10 hour sun cream in the morning. 

 

Useful links: 

Read Write Inc Phonics Guide: 

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/