About Reception
Your child is at the centre of everything we do, therefore, we look forward to you sharing your child’s experiences and interests with us.
We provide a stimulating, caring and enabling learning environment where children are valued, feel safe and can thrive to become independent learners. Children experience learning which is tailored to meet their needs through whole-class, teacher-led, small group and one-to-one sessions. Structured and open-ended play opportunities are also available both inside and outside the classroom.
A phased induction at the beginning of the year allows us to support your child’s personal, social and emotional development. All children are encouraged to develop positive relationships with their peers and with adults at school, which will help them to settle quickly. The phased induction allows us to spend more time with your child in these early stages so that we can support them in understanding and following the rules of the classroom and the whole school.
We expect children to be respectful and well-behaved. Your child will learn how to care for each other, the environment and living things. They will learn to be respectful of other’s needs, beliefs and cultures and they will have opportunities to participate in celebrating cultural and religious festivals and learning about the diverse languages spoken within the school.
Your child’s year with us in Reception is a very important and exciting time as they will develop the necessary skills needed for future learning. Your child’s physical development and language and communication skills, will be developed and they will also learn how to use a range of technology to support their learning.
Daily phonic sessions using the RWI Phonics Scheme which will support your child to learn letters and sounds and they will learn how to apply this knowledge to both their reading and writing.
In Mathematics, your child will learn to recognise and use number to solve problems and to recognise and describe 2D and 3D shapes.
Your child’s creativity is fostered as they have opportunities to create pictures and models using a variety of media and they will enjoy participating in music making, singing and drama.