Staff

Phase Lead and Class Teacher: Mrs Brittain

Class Teachers: Miss Mathew and Miss Harris

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Bradshaw, Mrs McCooe and Mrs Potts.

All staff have current Paediatric First Aid certificates. 

News

• P.E is every Friday. Children keep their P.E kit in school and this is sent home every half term. 
• Children change their reading for pleasure books every day. Phonic books are changed every Thursday. Please ensure book bags are sent to school every day. 
• Please ensure all clothes and belongings are labelled with your child's name. 

What we are learning in Reception 

Reception Treasured Texts 

Autumn Term 2024

Autumn term 2025

The children have settled very well, making new friends and learning about their new school environment.  The children have had a wonderful time exploring their new classroom and outdoor area. All of the children have been taking part in weekly P.E lessons and music lessons by specialist teachers. 

Our first treasured text was 'The Colour Monster'. The children have started to explore labelling their different emotions and using our display to show how they are feeling. We have also started to explore what we can do when we feel a certain way, such as star breathing and different activities. This is supported by 'Calming Kittens'. We will be sending more information about these to support at home. As part of the 'Enormous Turnip' treasured text, the children enjoyed acting out the story, pretending to pull and heave the turnip out of the ground. 

As part of our celebration of Black History Month (October) have taken part in African dancing workshops, all of the children enjoyed learning the dance moves and moving their body to the rhythm. They also enjoyed wearing the African designed belts. 

Thank you to the parents who have attended our phonic workshop. There is more information using the reading/phonic tab on the website. 

During the spring term 1 we have been learning about the treasured texts 'Handa's Surprise', 'Biscuit Bear' and 'The Three Little Pigs'. The children enjoyed learning about Africa and the different animals which live there. They have used the interactive globe to find our facts about the habitats and the animals. The children also enjoyed tasting different fruit from the story. 

We have also had Jon Williams come in to use clay to create models of 'Three Little Pigs'. The children listening well to the instructions and used different techniques to shape the clay. Jon has taken the models to put into his kiln. We are looking forward to seeing how they turn out. 

Children have sent in photographs of their homes linked to our treasured text 'The Three Little Pigs'. They have enjoyed creating their own homes using Simple City on Mini Mash. Children have also been working together to create homes using junk modelling resources. They have worked well together, taking turns and listening to each other's ideas, reflecting one of our school values 'Relationships'. 

During spring 2 we will been learning about the treasured texts 'The Pirate Who Said Please', 'The Little Red Hen' and the Bible story 'Noah's Ark'.