Hello and welcome to Reception's page!

Classes this year are:

• RW
• RD

Curriculum Overview:

The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

Children in Reception will be following the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Curriculum which consists of:

Three prime areas

• Communication and Language
• Physical Development
• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Four specific areas

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Arts and Design

We ensure that all teaching sessions provide a balance of both teacher focussed and child initiated activities. We make use of all the learning areas available to us including; our fantastic school grounds and our well resourced outdoor areas.

We believe that the children benefit immensely from working in different environments and within different groupings and therefore we often mix the children from all classes during sessions.

Staff will communicate with parents through Class Dojo. Parents are encouraged to sign up for the app to ensure they receive the appropriate communication and updates. 

Ways in which to help prepare your child for starting Reception

We are always being asked about ways in which parents can help prepare their child for starting school. Please find below a list of ideas of skills you can help your child to practise at home:

• Recognising and writing their first name
• Continuing to encourage independence - practising putting on and taking off a coat, shoes and socks including doing up and undoing the fastenings (the children will be expected to change themselves for P.E.)
• Managing their own personal hygiene regarding toileting including hand washing
• Using scissors to cut straight and curved lines safely
• Holding a pencil correctly to follow different lines, trace pictures and draw
• Recognising numbers, colours and simple shapes
• Asking and answering questions about what they see
• Helping your child with simple mathematical skills, e.g. counting and writing numbers to ten, matching and sorting everyday objects, counting objects or playing with water at bath time; pouring, filling and emptying.
• Singing familiar rhymes and songs from memory
• Looking at pictures in stories and talking about what is happening and what might happen next?
• Practicing how to use a knife and fork properly

If you do have any worries or concerns then please come in and discuss them with the Reception staff.