Our Classes

Curriculum Overview

In Reception, we follow the curriculum set out in the Early Years Foundation Stage, which covers all areas of children’s learning and development from birth to five years old.  The EYFS divides the curriculum into seven areas of learning and development – the ‘prime areas’, Communication and language, Physical development, and Personal, social and emotional development, and the ‘specific areas’, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design. These lead to 17 Early Learning Goals, which summarise the knowledge, skills and understanding that children should gain by the end of the Reception year.

In order to teach in a manner that fosters the Characteristics of Effective Learning we begin each term with a broad topic and then follow the children's lead.  Below is a guide to our starting topics this academic year.

Phonics

These are the sounds your children are learning in their reception year.

Here are some website links you can use to practice our sounds.

Jolly Phonics Song

Phonics Play Website   

Family Learning Phonics Games

ICT Games - Literacy

 Important Information

Class Fund

We Kindly ask for a donation of either £1 a week, £5 a half term or £10 a term.

This helps us to buy little treats to make your child learning extra special.

Homework

Books will be given out on a Thursday and collected on a Tuesday. 

Reading 

Please read with your child at home everyday. Keep the reading record and book in

your child’s bag everyday.  This will enable us to keep their diary up to date.

If you have any suggestions, queries or concerns do not hesitate to speak to us at

the end of any school day, email us or Dojo message us. 

We will be using Dojo as the main form of communication this year.

Parents Workshop Presentation…..

(Parent Workshop October 2020 link )

(Reception Curriculum Evening April 2020 link)

Dates:

Special Reception Events:
Furry and scaly animals - November 2019 (date tbc)
Autumn walk to the Park - 17th October 2019
Fire station visit - Week beginning 20th January 2020
Police officers visit - Week beginning 27th January 2020
Ducklings - Week beginning 9th March 2020
African drumming workshop - 2nd June 2020
Willows Farm - 1st July 2020
Summer play in the park - 15th July 2020

Whole School Events
Black History Week - 14th October 2019
Individual School Photo - 31st October 2019
Christmas Pantomime - Tuesday 10th December 2019
Christmas dinner / show and fair - 17 December 2019
World Book Day - Thursday 5th March 2020
Science Week - 9th March 2020
Science Challenge Evening - Tuesday 10th March 2020
International Evening - 11th June 2020
Wellbeing week - 29th June 2020
Sports Day - 3 July 2020
Maths House Day - 14 July 2020