Love to Learn, Together with the Lord
Welcome to our Reception Class Page
Our class team comprises of Mrs Ratcliffe, Mrs Conway and Mrs Edwards. We are excited to welcome your children into our class and nurture their ideas and enthusiasm for learning.
Our Reception curriculum keeps us busy and active everyday both inside the classroom and in our outdoor area. We encourage our children to share their interests both in and out of school and use their ideas as foundations for creative learning opportunities.
BOOK CHANGE days are Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you forget your book on those days you can send into class on a different day but we can not guarantee that we will have time to change them until the next book change day.
P.E. is on Tuesdays, please come into school in your P.E. kit on this day.
READ IN SCHOOL with your child on Wednesdays, from 3pm our door will open and you will be welcome into class to read a book with your child.
Early Years
Please find below information for you to help understand the aims of the early years curriculum, how children learn throughout their early years and what you can do to support them.
Seesaw
We use Seesaw to share our hard work and learning in the classroom. We also encourage parents to share their children's learning and experiences from home.
Please find below our Long Term Plan, Curriculum Maps and Class Newsletters:
Reception Curriculum Plan 2023_24
Author of the Term Autumn 1
Nick Butterworth
Nick Butterworth is a British author and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Whisperer won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize in 2005. His Percy the Park Keeper books became an animated television series of the same name starring Jim Broadbent. Why not visit your local library and share some of his stories with your child at home?
Autumn 2 - Under the Sea
Under the Sea Knowledge Organiser
Author of the Term Autumn 2
Nick Sharratt
Reception Class Focus Author
Our Focus Author for Spring 2 is Julia Donaldson. Julia Donaldson has written lots of wonderful stories that children love to listen to. Which story will be your favourite?
Recommended Books for Reception
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Useful Websites for Reception
Always review the sites ahead of time so that you are able to help your children find the best resources available within the sites. Some offer a great number of games, songs, stories, videos etc. so it is important to know the site well in order to support and develop your child’s learning.
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
Great site with some free phonics games
www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies
Many games often recognised by children from their favourite programmes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/eyfs/
Links to particular cbeebies games from areas of learning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/stories
cbeebies stories and rhymes.
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/
Interactive books and reading activities to share with your child at home.
http://www.funwithspot.com/
New and improved! Try creating your own Spot story.
www.sebastianswan.org.uk
Books for reading together with links to understanding of the world (good for natural science).
http://www.ictgames.com/
Some excellent numeracy and literacy resources
http://www.crickweb.co.uk/Early-Years.html
Lots of maths and literacy games
www.boowakwala.com
Many games and songs including those relating to festivals.
www.poissonrouge.com
Many delightful games. Spend some time exploring!
www.abc.net.au/children/play
Various educational games, videos and craft ideas
www.britishcouncil.org/kids-songs-little-kids.htm
British Council “Learn English” – songs and stories
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/index.shtml
Problem solving reasoning and numeracy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/
Visit the world with Barnaby Bear!
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