Our Reception Class

A very warm welcome to our Reception class page.  In Reception, our children start their journey by settling into school life and begin to develop into confident, independent learners. I hope you find all the information that we send home useful and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask us. The staff are always on hand both before and after school and throughout the day on Seesaw.

Our Reception Class 2024-2025

The Phonics Scheme we use in Reception is:

• Read, Write Inc                                                                                           

Find out more about Read, Write Inc here

Reading books
All children will be provided with a reading book with words once they have learnt half of the RWI Set 1 sounds and are able to segment words and blend sounds independently.

Homework

At the beginning of Reception your child has been given a homework toolkit (Stripy zip bag) which was kindly paid for by Friends of School. This is to be kept at home and is to be used to help your child complete their homework. Please can you ensure that all the items are put safely back in the bag each time they are used as these need to be used throughout their time in Reception.

Please can you make sure that Homework is returned to school by Thursday morning, so that they can be updated and sent out again on a Thursday evening. Thank you.

Seesaw
Seesaw is our observation and assessment app which is used daily in class to record evidence for your child’s learning journey throughout their year with us in Reception.

Don’t forget to send Miss Nelson observations from home through Seesaw, as it is extremely important that parents are able to contribute to their children’s learning journeys just as much as the practitioners.

Requests
Please can you help!!! We are constantly trying to add to our resources and are always on the look out for the following items: Comics, magazines, prams, dolls, small world toys such as farms/train sets etc. scooters, bikes, jigsaw puzzles, games, dressing up costumes etc. If you are having a clear out  please could you check with Mrs Gornall whether we could use any items before throwing them out. Thank you.

This half term.... Autumn Term 1 (Sept-Oct 2024)

Over the next half term our topics will include:

• Settling in/Ourselves (Part-time 2 weeks)
• Ourselves (3 weeks)
• Colour (2 weeks)

During our settling in weeks the children will be given the opportunity to explore and investigate their new learning environments and develop an understanding of our classroom routines and rules. They will also be given a wealth of opportunities to develop relationships with their peers and the adults based within the setting. Whilst playing alongside the children, staff will be gathering observations as part of our on-entry assessments and will also be carrying out the new government baseline assessment. 

During our Literacy time are learning will focus around the following texts:

• All About Me
• Funnybones
• Nursery rhymes associated with being poorly or sick.
• The Elephant and the Bad Baby
• Elmer
• The Rainbow Fish.
  

In Read, Write Inc  the children will be taught the following Set 1 sounds:

Week 4- m,a,s,d

Week 5- t,i,n,p

Week 6- g,o,c,k

Week 7- u,b,f,e

We will also have 2 new role play areas- one inside the classroom and one in the outdoor learning environment.  The first will be a Hairdressers and the second will be a Hospital.

In our Maths learning time the children will be introduced to the Numberblocks and Numicon. These will help them as we work our way through the following units:

• Numbers 1-3
• Number 4
• Number 5
• Comparing Identical Quantities to 5
• Comparing Non-Identical Quantities to 5
• 3D Shapes

In our Topic work we will be learning about:

• Our bodies & all our different body parts
  
• How we are the same and how we are different
• Our 5 senses- Sight, Touch, Smell, Taste, Hearing
• How we grow and change over time
• Mixing colours and patterns
• Developing good relationships with one another. 

Our RE question is “Why is the word God important for Christians?”

In this unit, pupils find out about the Christian belief that God created the heavens and the earth. They will learn the key events from the creation story found in Genesis 1. They will find out many Christians believe the earth and everything in it belongs to God and that God gave people the job of taking care of the world. Pupils will find out the story of Adam being tasked with naming animals. Pupils will learn that many Christians try to treat God’s name with respect. They will learn that Christians believe Jesus told stories or parables about how much God loves them and find out what this means for believers today

Heartsmart - 'Get Heartsmart' 

Get Heartsmart is all about recognising that we have the power to choose well and that it is important to take ownership of the decisions that we make, as this is the foundation to becoming a powerful person.

In our PATHS lessons we will be covering the following units:

• Wk 1- Circle Rules
• Wk 2- Circle Rules
• Wk 3- PATHS Animals
• Wk 4- Pupil of the Day
• Wk 5- Compliments 1
• Wk 6- We all have feelings
• Wk 7- Happy        

    
During our Music sessions we will be developing our skills of listening and appraising whilst learning the songs from the ‘BBC- Listen & Play’ 

• Week 1 & 2- Bangle Jangle
• Week 3- Busy Bodies
• Week 4- Five in a Bed
• Week 5- The Animal Fair
• Week 6- Brilliant Brushes
• Week 7- Ishy Fish 

Our PE  focus this half term will be ‘Introduction to PE’ and our School Sports Games Value will be ‘Passion’ 

During this unit of the of work the children will learn:

• Week 1- Witches & Wizards: To move safely and sensibly in a space with consideration of others.
• Week 2- Witches & Wizards: To move safely and sensibly in a space with consideration of others.
• Week 3- Pirates: To develop moving safely and stopping with control. 
• Week 4- Mythical Creatures: To use equipment safely and responsibly.
• Week 5- To the castle: To use different travelling directions whilst following a path. 
• Week 6- Superhero’s: To work with others co-operatively and play as a group.
• Week 7- Monsters: To follow, copy and lead a partner.

Dates for your Diary:                     

PE: Monday Afternoon (Outdoor Play) and Friday Mornings (Indoor PE)