Reception 2024 - 2025

Mrs Weaver

Welcome to Reception’s class page. On here you will find lots of important information all about Reception.

The adults working in Reception this year:

Mrs Weaver – Class teacher

Mrs Ferguson – Teaching assistant

Mrs Wood – PPA cover

The Reception year is a very exciting time for both parents and children. During this year we will all work together to ensure that your child will develop a love of learning which they will carry with them. We provide a nurturing and engaging learning environment to give all of our children the opportunity to grow and develop into independent, resilient learner that enquires into the world around them.

Learning opportunities are planned predominately around the children's interests, wants and needs. We provide many practical experiences such as forest school, baking, role play, sand, water and physical play. Alongside this, there will be regular phonics, maths, literacy and reading sessions. We provide a balance between teacher and child led activities and in addition we arrange both visits and visitors to help enrich the curriculum.

The EYFS Framework (2021) explains how and what children in our EYFS will be learning to support their development. Our children learn skills, acquire new knowledge and demonstrate their understanding through seven areas of learning and development.

There are three prime areas;

Communication and Language
Physical Development
Personal, Social and Emotional Development

There are then four specific areas;

Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design

Reading

Enjoying books and reading stories from a very early age is crucial in the development of children. It helps with their ability to understand words, use their imagination, and develop their speech, as well as being something they really enjoy. Your child will have a reading diary and a reading book, these will be changed weekly.

PE will be on a Monday and a Thursday. PE kits will be sent home on a Friday to be washed for the following week.

Outdoor learning

We have access to our own outside area and children will be outside as much as possible. Children are to have waterproofs and wellies that stay in school. These will be sent home half termly to be washed and checked for sizes.

Thank you,

Mrs Weaver