Welcome to Reception!
Mrs Burgoyne is the Early Years leader and Reception teacher. Miss Lythgo is our other teacher.
Mrs Bench, Mr Clissett and Mrs Pearce are our fabulous teaching assistants, who will be supporting learning in Reception this year. Mrs Harrison will come down to help us sometimes too.
We work closely together in the Foundation stage to plan a challenging and stimulating learning environment, where children can develop and consolidate new skills and knowledge, take reasonable risks and learn to be independent.
We know that children learn best through play which is why we plan meaningful learning opportunities based on children's own interests and fascinations. We ensure a careful balance of adult initiated activities with child initiated play and spend time observing children to understand their learning styles and to plan their next steps.
PLEASE NOTE-WE ARE AN EGG FREE AND NUT FREE CLASS. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL WITH ANY EGG OR NUT PRODUCTS IN THEIR LUNCH BOX. THANK YOU
Please speak to Mrs Burgoyne or Miss Lythgo if you have any questions about your child at school.
In Reception we love to read!! We have story time everyday and we love all kinds of different stories.
As well as sharing stories, it is also really important that your child reads their reading book at home every night, even if they have read with an adult in school- and don't forget to write it in their reading diary too! The children can earn stickers and prizes for reading at home, so don't forget!!
We change the children's reading books on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure that the children bring their book bags every day so that we can send letters home too.
Take a look at our Reading for Pleasure webpage for ideas on how to develop your child’s love of reading and suggestions for books to read together. Click here
Autumn 1
Our topic this half term is
Welcome!
We hope you had a lovely summer break and are ready to start your learning journey.
This half term our topic is "All About Me". We will be finding out about ourselves and each other and making new friends. We will be talking about our families and our bodies and how we can keep ourselves fit and healthy.
Please send photos in of you and your family for us to talk about during circle time. We will return them. If you prefer, you can send them via email or Tapestry (accounts will be set up within the first couple of weeks of term).
To find out more, read our curriculum newsletter.
Click here to view our topic web.
RECEPTION HAVE PE IN THE HALL EVERY THURSDAY. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS WEARING A NAMED PE KIT ON PE DAY. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THEIR UNIFORM IS ALL NAMED AS WELL!
We also spend lots of time outdoors using the bikes/scooters, climbing equipment and the balls/beanbags/hoops etc.
Physical development in Early Years is also about developing fine motor skills. Threading, cutting, play dough, puzzles and using tweezers all help the children develop their hand eye co-ordination and build up the muscles in their hands ready to start writing. Lots of these activities are easy for you to do at home too!
Learning from home
If your child cannot come to school for some reason, we will try to put some ideas for work for you to do at home.
Maths
- Sing counting songs (eg, 5 speckled frogs) How many number songs do you know?
- Counting objects whilst playing, eg how many sweets have you got? how many cars are in the line? how many dresses does your doll have?
- Recognising numbers around the home- what number is on your front door? what numbers can you see on the cars?
Phonics
Once the children have settled, we will start teaching them phonics every day. You can help your child by practicing the sounds they have learnt, singing the songs, finding things that start with that sound etc. You can also help children to segment words (break them up into sounds) by playing games and talking like a robot- for example, can you see the d-o-g dog
- All students have access to the Floppy’s phonics books at home.
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- The username: mmfs
- The password: mm2022
Screen-free Afternoons!
We all need time to unplug. While we all recognise the numerous benefits of mobile devices for children to learn at the moment, it’s equally important to remember the importance of screen-free time. Research has found that too much screen time can have a negative impact on children, affecting their sleep and eating habits, among other things. We would like children to have time to play and relax using other methods. Children need time to be able to explore their physical world, build their curiosity, and expand their imaginations. Therefore, as a school we are asking that you take an afternoon a week as screen-free time.
