Welcome to Reception!
Thank
you for taking the time to come and look at the exciting learning that takes
place in Reception. Please have a read of this blog to find some interesting
information about life in Reception. We will keep this page updated regularly
with blogs, pictures and information but please also regularly check Tapestry
to see the exciting learning we have been doing in school!
The
Team
Our
Reception Team consists of Miss Davies and Mrs Johnson in RW and Miss Miskowicz
and Miss Taylor in RB.
Learning
in Reception
As you know, children in Reception are on the Early Years
Foundation Stage curriculum (EYFS). This
curriculum is predominantly play-based and celebrates the whole child’s
learning and development in a holistic approach. Our planning
comes from the children - through careful observations and assessments of their
play, noting the gaps in their knowledge and primarily from their interests in
an overarching ‘topic’.
In school, we typically have a daily 20 minute phonics
lesson, 20 minute maths lesson and a short topic taught session. In addition to
this, we have 10 minutes reading a day. We support the
children’s writing development with weekly small group guided writing sessions. This is where the children can apply their
skills and knowledge of letters and sounds from their daily phonics lessons.
The rest of the day is child-initiated play in the learning environments inside
and outside. We call this COOL time (Choosing Our Own
Learning)! This allows children the time for totally
uninterrupted play; they can apply their learning from the taught sessions in a
range of different activities and contexts. This ensures
the learning is meaningful to them and that it becomes embedded. We try to ensure that the children have a
minimum of 1.5 hours in the morning and the same again in the afternoon.
In
line with our school values, we promote the Characteristics of Effectively
learning through our learning characters; use of the following learning skills;
ideas iguana (creativity), have a go hippo (enthusiasm) and keep going koala
(determination).
Morning
Routines
Each
morning, we ask that the children are dropped off at the green gate as last
year between 8:25 and 8:35am. The children will then independently enter their
classroom to organise their belongings and get ready for an exciting day of
learning. This time of day is a busy time for teachers so we ask that any
messages are passed on via the teacher on duty who will then pass the
information on to the class teacher. If you have any further concerns or
questions then an appointment can be made via the office. Unfortunately, due to
the current situation, parents are not allowed past the green gate.
End
of day routines
At
the end of the day, please come to the same green gate between 2:25 and 2:35,
so that we can dismiss your child to you and pass over any messages about the
day. If you are ever unable to collect your child, please either phone the
office or pass it on to the teacher on the gate in the morning. We will not
send any child home with anyone different unless we have had a message to do so
and the adult has your collection password. Please remember that on a Friday,
children should be picked up between 12:25 and 12:35.
Things
to bring to school
Full
school uniform, a waterproof coat, book bag with reading record and book, water
bottle. In the summer months, please bring a hat and sun-cream. Please ensure
that every item is clearly named.
PE
Kit
As
independent changing for PE is part of the Health and Self-care area of the
Early Years curriculum, we will be supporting and encouraging children to get
changed for PE at school. Our PE day is currently Monday but please leave your
child’s PE kit on their peg. We will send home the kits for regular washing.
Snacks
Free
fruit will be provided for all of the children in Reception. However, if your
child would like to bring their own fruit then they are more than welcome to.
In order to promote healthy eating, we do ask that children only bring fruit to
school.
Lunchtimes
The
children will continue to receive a free school lunch each day. The menu will
continue to be on the school website so please have a conversation with your
child each morning about what they would like to have. Alternatively, your
child is welcome to bring their own packed lunch. As part of transition,
Reception will be the only year group eating their lunch in the hall.
We
know that the children often get up to some amazing things out of school too.
If you have visited somewhere interesting or achieved an award (swimming,
karate etc.) then please let us know and upload onto Tapestry! We love to
celebrate all types of learning and achievements.
We
look forward to letting you know more about Reception soon and sharing pictures
and learning with you.
Please find the maths PowerPoint below containing five sessions and the phonics PowerPoint also containing five sessions. Remember to check out Tapestry for videos supporting the phonics sessions. Please continue to pick any of our topic activities from our topic grid.
Also, on Tapestry you will find extra learning activities, website links, ideas, story times and much more.
Happy learning and best wishes!
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Documents
Please find attached a topic grid for this half term including some different ideas that you can complete at home for our topic of 'Winter Wonderland'. We have provided power-points and supporting documents for many of these activities. When these are needed the name of the document is written in red. This topic grid is designed to be used throughout the next 6 weeks. The activities have been designed so that they may be completed in different parts.
If you find your child has a specific interest or fascination then please feel free to encourage this- do not feel that you have to stick to the activities we have provided here!
Please feel free to upload pictures and videos of your topic work to share with us on Tapestry.
Many thanks
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Documents
This week, we are moving to follow White Rose Maths for our maths sessions. This means there will be the option of accessing five maths sessions, instead of our usual three sessions. Please do not feel pressured into completing all five - it's just for you to have the option of completing a daily maths input if you'd like to.
In addition, we have our usual five phonics sessions. Remember to keep checking Tapestry for any extra learning videos.
Happy learning and best wishes,
The Reception team
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Documents
Please find the home learning below for the rest of this week. We have a PowerPoint containing three maths sessions and a PowerPoint containing three phonics lessons. For our half termly topic, please see our separate topic blog. Keep an eye on Tapestry for any learning videos.
Happy learning and best wishes,
The Reception team
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Documents
As you know, children in Reception are on an early years
foundation stage curriculum (EYFS). This
curriculum is predominantly play based and celebrates the whole child’s
learning and development in a holistic approach. Our
planning comes from the children - through careful observations and assessments
of their play, noting the gaps in their knowledge and primarily from their
interests in an overarching ‘topic’.
In school, we typically have a daily 20 minute phonics lesson,
three 20 minute maths lessons and a short daily topic session. In
addition to this, we have 10 minutes reading a day and weekly writing groups. The rest of the day is child-initiated play
in the learning environments inside and outside. We
call this COOL time (Choosing Our Own Learning)! This
allows children the time for totally uninterrupted play; they can apply their learning
from the taught sessions in a range of different activities and contexts. This ensures the learning is
meaningful to them and that it becomes embedded. We
try to ensure that the children have a minimum of 1.5 hours in the morning and
the same again in the afternoon.
Please follow the weekly phonics and maths learning which
we upload. These are designed to
be short bursts of learning and you can fit them in at whatever time suits you
and your child. Our topic
learning for the rest of this week is based upon ‘Winter Wonderland’ and we are
exploring the question of ‘Does everywhere in the world have a Winter
Wonderland?’ Please feel free to browse
the suggested activities (on our topic grid) linked to our learning. Above all, it’s important that the
children get the time to play freely. As Albert Einstein says, “Play is the
highest form of research”.
Feel free to upload your child’s learning on to Tapestry so that
we can help to celebrate all of their wonderful learning. However, please do not feel pressured
into trying to upload all their activities. We
know lots of you are also working from home and we are not expecting you to do
extra work on top!
Happy learning!
As
you know, we are currently working within Phase 2 for phonics under the Letters
and Sounds programme. On the link below, it will have more information
about Phase 2 learning and what it consists of. You can also find
information about Phase 3, in preparation for us starting this next phase when
we return after Christmas.
https://www.wadebridgeprimary.co.uk/Downloads?string=Learning/Our_Curriculum\English\Phonics&parent=Learning/Our_Curriculum\English#English
On the next link below,
you will find helpful guides on phonics as a whole in Reception and how it
supports your child's reading and writing.
https://www.bridgeschools.net/Files/Shared/Schools/wadebridge/Public/Learning/Our_Curriculum//English//Phonics/Phonics%20in%20Reception.pdf
Here is the planning for the final two days of home learning. We can't wait to see you all on Wednesday 2nd December! Please ensure that you return your home learning folders when you return to school.
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Below there is a link to a fabulous website which would be useful for you to look at. It explains what phonics is and why we use it to teach reading and writing. The video clips on there are also a great way to know how to help your child with saying the sounds and blending sounds to read words.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/learn-to-read-phonics/
The three main videos to watch on the link are:
Video: What is phonics?
Video: How to say the sounds
Video: How to blend sounds to read words
We hope you find this helpful with your home learning.
Please note: The phonics scheme we follow is Letters and Sounds.
Home Learning for Reception
As you know, children in Reception are on an early years foundation stage curriculum (EYFS). This curriculum is predominantly play based and celebrates the whole child’s learning and development in a holistic approach. Our planning comes from the children - through careful observations and assessments of their play, noting the gaps in their knowledge and primarily from their interests in an overarching ‘topic’.
In school, we typically have a daily 20 minute phonics lesson, three 20 minute maths lessons and a short daily topic session. In addition to this, we have 10 minutes reading a day and weekly writing groups. The rest of the day is child-initiated play in the learning environments inside and outside. We call this COOL time (Choosing Our Own Learning)! This allows children the time for totally uninterrupted play; they can apply their learning from the taught sessions in a range of different activities and contexts. This ensures the learning is meaningful to them and that it becomes embedded. We try to ensure that the children have a minimum of 1.5 hours in the morning and the same again in the afternoon.
Please follow the weekly phonics, maths and topic learning which we upload. These are designed to be short bursts of learning and you can fit them in at whatever time suits you and your child. Our topic learning for the rest of this week is based upon ‘The Gruffalo’ and we are exploring woodlands and woodland creatures. Next week, we are moving on to the story ‘Farmer Duck’ and learning about farms and animals. For Monday and Tuesday for the following week, we are beginning our celebration of ‘The Nativity’. Please feel free to browse the suggested activities linked to our learning. Above all, it’s important that the children get the time to play freely. As Albert Einstein says, “Play is the highest form of research”.
Feel free to upload your child’s learning on to Tapestry so that we can help to celebrate all of their wonderful learning. However, please do not feel pressured into trying to upload all their activities. We know lots of you are also working from home and we are not expecting you to do extra work on top!
Happy learning and we will see you back to school on Wednesday 2nd December.
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Excellent
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