Welcome to the Reception Class

Mrs Cookson, Mrs Proffitt, Mrs Myatt, Mrs Russell

Welcome to the wonderful world of the Reception class. Through a mixture of child led and adult led learning activities your child will grow and flourish throughout the year in order to be bursting with readiness for the demands of Year One. They will begin to develop fantastic social skills and grow in confidence and self assurance as they play and learn alongside their peers. They will develop their communication skills and begin to use these skillfully in their play and in their conversations. They will learn to listen carefully and respond appropriately to others. They will learn about how to be safe and healthy and begin to practice many of these skills for themselves in the choices they make. Reading, writing and maths play a very important part this year. There is a real love of books and reading throughout the class and children become very enthusiastic readers. The children have many wonderful opportunities to learn and find out about the amazing world they live in, the people, plants and creatures and how things have changed over time. They have numerous opportunities to be creative and artistic and to demonstrate their amazing imaginations.

The classroom is filled with a happy excited buzz each day. Children love playing and learning and taking part in varied, stimulating activities. It is a very happy place to be.

Team work is key. The children work and cooperate together, staff and children work hard together and we hugely value the parental support we receive - you are your child's biggest educator and by working together we can aim for the stars! 

Snow Day Learning

• Build 3 snowmen - Can you make a short snowman, one that is taller and then the tallest. How many buttons has your snowman got? Is this an odd or even number? How do you know? Post a picture of your creation on Learning Book if possible. I would love to see them. If you are not able to go outside, or in addition, draw, paint or collage 3 snowmen.
• Write a sentence/ sentences about your snowman, using your phonics to sound out the words eg My snowman has a carrot for his nose. My snowman has 5 buttons.
• Make an odd number of snowballs. Make an even number of snowballs. How do you know if the number is odd or even?
• Explore odd and even numbers - grab handfuls of lego, pasta, small toys etc, count and explore if the number is odd or even. Remember to put the objects into groups of 2 and see if there are any 'odd' ones left without a partner. 
• Read your reading book.
• Practice spellings, phase 2 high frequency words and phonics sheets.
• If possible research Floella Benjamin and Trinidad to support our literacy text 'Coming to England.'