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Welcome to Reception

We are absolutely delighted to extend a warm welcome to you and your children as they embark on a wonderful adventure of learning with us. Your child will be supported by their class teacher Mr Rogers and supported by Mrs Ozdilek. They will also work with Mrs Whiteway and members of the Nursery team.

To make sure your child has a fantastic experience, here are some important details:

• Drop off and pick up - your child will enter through the Reception class side door on their own. We kindly ask adults not to come through the classroom doors. At home time, Mr Rogers will dismiss children one at a time to their parent or carer. If there is a change to which adult will be collecting your child, you must inform the school office.
• Reading Together - Reading is a cornerstone of learning. We celebrate children who read at home in class. Don't forget to record these moments in the reading log provided. Reading together is a small step that makes a big difference! 
• Reading books - your child will come home on a Monday with a 'Reading for Pleasure' book to share together at home. This is book for you to read and share with your child at those special times. They will also bring home a decodable 'Big Cat' reading book. This book will match the graphemes and tricky words that we have learnt in group reading and phonics. 
• PE  - Every Tuesday with our sports coach, children should come to school in their PE kit on that day.
• Stay hydrated - Remember to send your child with a refillable water bottle everyday - please only fill these bottles with water.
• Snack - All children will receive free snack each day - fresh fruit, milk and water. In addition, children can purchase school hot snack for 20p - 30p per day. Please click here for more information relating to our healthy snack policy. Please ensure that any snack money is provided in a named purse/wallet/envelope.

Spring Term

We are so excited to welcome the children back for the Spring term. Our brand new reception classroom just needs one more thing....children to enjoy it!

Curriculum overview

Our main theme for the Spring 1 term is 'Animals Who Live in Cold Places/Adventures on the High Seas', focusing on animals and their habitats, particularly whales and penguins. During the Spring term, children will develop their skills in the following areas;

Communication & Language

We will be learning to listen carefully and understand why this is important.

We will be describing key events and retelling stories that we have learned in school.

Personal, social and emotioanal development

We will be learning about our emotions and ways in which we express them.

We will meet new friends and build positive and respectful relationships. 

Physical Development

We will refine our movement skills and use our core muscle strength.

We will work on our co-ordination.

We will use a range of equipment confidently including balls and a range of small tools. 

Literacy

In reading, we will begin to retell simple stories and understand that we read books left to right.

We will continue our phonics learning where we will learn new sounds and tricky words through our phonics programme Little Wandle.

When writing, we will learn correct letter formation, learn to write our names and begin to write and spell other words linked to our phonics knowledge.

Mathematics

We will learn mathematical songs and rhymes.

We will sort objects, match sets, order sets of objects, copy and extend patterns of colour and shape.

We will learn to identify part and whole of a set and estimate and recognise numbers in the environment.

Understanding the World

We will understand, follow and talk about our daily routine, then predict what will happen next.

We will begin to understand some key festivals and develop an awareness of seasons.

We will recite days of the week and begin to learn months of the year.

We will learn about some of our family history and make connections between our own familes and other families.

We will observe and begin to name and recognise some familiar plants and animals.

We will explore different materials and be able to compare and contrast them. 

Expressive Arts and Design

We will learn to draw and paint, mix colours, print, sculpt and make collage.

We will also take part in pretend play, singing and in dance.