Welcome to Reception
Welcome to Reception, we love welcoming our children into school each day and here you can see a snippet of all the activities they do.
Autumn 1 Learning.
During Autumn 1 Reception focused on Our World, we discussed our families, our community and of course we explored our school. We made lots of new friendships and explored the languages we all speak, the celebrations we celebrate and also the faiths we practice.
We focused on Andy Goldsworthy and created our own masterpieces, we used natural resources to create self portraits.
We have focused on the books The Leaf Man, Storm, We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt and Room on the Broom.
We have enjoyed Forest School every week!
This term we focused on The Storm Whale as part of our Reading and Writing, we learnt all about Opening Octopus, Build Up Bear, Problem Penguin and Ending Elephant.
In Maths we explore Numbers 1-4 and patterns in our environment.
Andy Goldsworthy
We will learn that Andy Goldsworthy likes to create art using natural materials. We will create our own natural art during Forest School and through our topic. We will explore textures, patterns, shape and size.
Autumn 2 Learning.
During Autumn 2 Reception have focused on Light and Dark. We have explored our own emotions and the emotions of others, through short films and stories and through Zones of Regulation. We explored our environment against Space and discuss the environments of birds, squirrels and other woodland animals.
We focused on short films and books such a Baboon on the Moon and Stick Man. This term we focused on The Star in the Jar as part of our Reading and Writing and learnt new vocabulary and some of us are even writing sentences.
We went to Otterspool to see Santa and this was so special.
In Maths we will explore Numbers 5- 9 and positional language.
Spring 1
This term Reception have focused on Juniper Jupiter during Ready Steady Read Sessions. We have focused on introducing new vocabulary and extending our language. We have focused on Sentence Accuracy and also writing Opening Octopus, Build up Bear, Problem Penguin and Elephant Ending sentences.
Our parents came in for a RWI stay and play and we completed some learning together.
We focused on traditional Tales including the Gingerbread Man but we have also explored the alternative tales such as The Ninjabread Man. We spotted the similarities and differences but we also looked at the language and explored new vocabulary.
We focused on Frida Kahlo as our focused author and looked at portraits, colour and drawing, we even explored how to respond to music when painting or colouring.
During Maths we focused on subitising to 10 and composition of numbers to 10.
Spring 2
We have made a great start to our new term and we are very excited for the up and coming events. Our topic this term will be Traditional Tales and Animals.
Our Learning
Our focus artist this term will be Matisse 🖼️
We will also enjoy a range of focus texts, including:
• Little Red Riding Hood and the alternative tale Little Red
• The Three Little Pigs and the alternative The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.
• Jack and the Beanstalk and the alternative Jack and the Baked Beanstalk
• Billy Goats Gruff and the alternative Billy Goats Fluff.
As always, we follow a child-led curriculum, building on the children’s interests. This term, we will also explore habitats.
PE will take place on Thursdays.
We have a gentleman who comes in on a Friday afternoon from the Children’s Centre who delivers story time.
RWI (Read Write Inc.)
We will continue with RWI this term. Some children will receive books or sounds to practice at home.
Please ensure Book Bags are brought to school daily, so we can read with your child in class too.
Maths
In Maths, we will:
•Consolidation of all knowledge, skills learnt.
❖ Subitise within 10
❖ Focus on composition of number as ‘5 and a bit’ and using the ‘staircase’ pattern and ordering numbers
❖ Automatically recall (without reference to rhymes, counting or other aids) number bonds up to 5 (including subtraction facts) and some number bonds to 10 including double facts.
❖ Explore and represent patterns within numbers up to 10, including evens and odds
Class Bear – Paddington
We will continue to send out our Class Paddington Bear!
Each week, one or two children will take Paddington home.
We’d love you to share what you’ve done together — through writing, drawings, or printed photos — to add to our class book.
Reception will also enjoy a class trip to Lidl to shop for our snack order. The children are very excited about this 😂.
Parent and Teacher meetings are available to book online.
