Reception

Reception

Welcome to Reception!  We are all really excited to continue your learning journey with you and know we are going to have lots of fun.

Please scroll down for class information.

Your teachers are Mrs Smith and Miss Kozij

Our class name is London

Reminders:

Uniform

Please can I remind all parents that trainers are not school uniform and must not be worn to school. For full details on appropriate school uniform please see the policy section of the website.

PE

PE is Wednesday 

Information from school uniform policy:

PE kits can be left on pupil's pegs for the 1/2 term and will be sent home for washing before the holidays.

Home Learning

• Reading books are changed on Wednesday.
• Homework is sent home in the yellow learning log on Fridays and is to be returned on the following Wednesday
• Sound and word envelopes are updated weekly to reflect learning in class.  Please practise these sounds and words as often as possible.

Reading

• Practise letter sounds and key words as often as possible. 
• Read a range of books - go to the library and let your child choose books that interest them.
• Talk about the stories that you/ your child read/s.
• Look out for the sounds and words that your child has been learning in books or in the environment.

Writing

• Let your child observe you writing for a range of purposes e.g. shopping lists, postcards, letters, cards etc
• Give your child opportunities to write - let them write the shopping list!
• Encourage your child to form the letters correctly.

Number

• Talk about time - what time they get up, go to school etc.
• Give them the experience of money when out shopping.
• Look for numbers and shapes in the environment.

Outdoor Learning

We are all really enjoying exploring our wonderful new outdoor learning space.  For information about clothing requirements such as waterproofs and wellies, please see the attached leaflet at the bottom of this page.

Important dates:

September 24th - Reception Welcome Assembly

September 25th - Mrs Smith's class - outdoor stay and play (9-9:30)

September 26th- Miss Kozij's class - outdoor stay and play (9-9:30)

School closes on Friday 25th October

Autumn Term

Our main topics for Autumn 1 will be 'Marvellous Me' and 'Amazing Animals'

We will be starting with a mini topic around builders and construction as we watch our outdoor area under construction.

We will be focusing on what we can see and hear on our building site.  We will be having a talk from the designer and finding out all about the materials they have used.

In Maths we will be looking closely at numbers to 10, making sets and finding 1 more and 1 less.  We will be looking at sorting and ordering objects and exploring the shapes and patterns in the environment.

In literacy, we will be revisiting our phase 1 phonics activities and focusing on phase 2.  We will be focusing on orally segmenting and blending sounds in simple words, recognising some key sight words and beginning to write simple words with correct letter formation. We will share lots of stories linked to our topics and use drama to act out our own.  We will look closely at story patterns and introduce the idea of character, setting, problem and solution.

We will always be practising our good listening and talking skills working with talk partners and in group discussions.

Here is a sneaky peek at our topics...

Our curriculum is unique. The 'Early Years Foundation Stage' Curriculum enables children to develop the skills needed to become happy, successful and life long learners. Click the link to find out more about the Early Years Curriculum- Early Years Development Matters Document see below

The children access the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum through a mixture of adult directed and child initiated activities. Our activities are completed in both our inside and outside classroom so please ensure your child is is equipped for the weather each day! 

We plan in line with the children's observed interests and welcome you to let us know if there is something at home that your child has expressed a particular interest in.

Please feel free to approach us with any ideas, expertise and/or resources you would like to share!