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Welcome to Reception
Teacher: Miss C. Ball
Support Staff: Miss C. Gilhooley & Miss K. Leacy
In Reception, the children continue to follow the ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’ (EYFS) Curriculum. This curriculum sets the standards for learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. During their time in Reception we build upon the experiences the children will have gained at home, in nursery or any other child care settings.
Our days are busy, fun and engaging, children are exposed to a play based curriculum which provides rich learning activities, both inside the classroom and outdoors. Throughout the day there is a mix of child initiated activities and adult led activities. By offering a range of diverse and open ended experiences children will make progress in the following areas:
Prime Areas of Learning:
- Communication and Language
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Development
Specific Areas of Learning:
- Literacy
- Mathematics
- Understanding of the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
Within EYFS we also pay close attention to the Characteristics of Effective Learning. These are important life skills and attitudes that we instil in all our children.
Characteristics of Effective Learning:
- Playing and Exploring
- Active Learning
- Creating and Thinking Critically
Should you like any further information about the EYFS curriculum please speak to us or feel free to browse the information in the link below.
www.foundationyears.org.uk/eyfs-statutory-framework/
We are looking forward to an exciting first term as the children settle into school life, make new friends and begin their learning journey with us.
Our first topic, ‘All About Me’, will encourage the children to explore what makes each of us unique and special. We will talk about our families, interests, feelings and experiences, while developing our understanding of our similarities and differences. Through stories, discussion, creative activities and play, the children will build confidence in talking about themselves and getting to know one another.
Our first focus text will be ‘The Colour Monster Goes to School’ whilst we settle into classroom life. The children will be encouraged to talk about how they are feeling, recognise emotions in themselves and others, and begin to understand that all feelings are okay. We will explore different strategies for managing our emotions and learn how talking about our feelings can help us to feel better. This will support the children in developing their emotional vocabulary, empathy and confidence as they begin their Reception journey.
We will then begin to explore our first Literacy Tree texts which are ‘My Shadow is Pink’ and ‘Super Milly and the Super School Day’. We will be talking about our favourite super heroes and the real-life superheroes that help us in our everyday life!
We will then blast off into our second topic, ‘Out of This World’ We will discover the wonders of space, learning about planets, stars, rockets and astronauts. The children will have opportunities to use their imaginations through role play, creative activities and exciting investigations as they explore the world beyond our own. Our key Literacy texts for Autumn Term 2 will be ‘Look Up!’ and ‘And Tango Makes Three’. We will also be exploring seasonal change and animals that live in cold habitats.
A very important part of our learning this term will be beginning our phonics journey using the Read Write Inc. scheme. We will start by learning and recognising initial sounds, developing the children's ability to hear and identify sounds in words. As their confidence grows, they will begin to blend sounds together, building towards reading and writing simple CVC words (e.g. cat, pin and sun).
Alongside our topics and phonics, we will be developing the children's independence, communication, social skills and confidence as they become familiar with routines and expectations in Reception.
It is going to be a busy, exciting and very special first term, full of new experiences, friendships and learning!
