Welcome to the Reception 2024/25 Class Page!
Our teacher is Mrs Parkin. Mrs Morris and Mrs Butler are our Teaching Assistants.
Summer 1 Term; Living Things.
Below is our overview of work for the upcoming term.
Throughout this term we will be working very hard towards meeting our Early Learning Goals at the end of the Summer term, which will in turn give the children a Good Level of Development and prepare them for the transition into Year 1 and onto the National Curriculum. At the beginning of the term each child will receive an overview of what we are working in each of our seven areas of learning and any additional individual tasks which need a little extra work. If you are able to support your child at home we would be very grateful and will only serve to benefit your child's development. Many thanks for your support as always.
Gingerbread People
Today as part of D&T, we made Gingerbread people as we have been learning about this story this week. Our classroom smelt delicious and we all had great fun.
Forest Schools
Today in our Forest Schools session, we have been making bracelets and bread. To make our bracelets we worked with a partner, they held the end of the wool while we twisted it tightly until it twisted into a loop, then we tied the end to make a bracelet. We also made bread on a fire. We all had a stick and we covered the end with foil, then we got some dough and rolled it into a sausage shape, next we wrapped the dough around the foil and Mrs Mannion put it on the fire to cook. We had to listen very carefully and not move off the bench. When the bread was booked we held our stick until it had cooled down, then we were able to eat it. Most of us thought it was delicious!!
World Book Day 2025
We had an amazing day in Reception celebrating World Book Day. Year 6 come to read books that they had chosen especially for us from the library. We made Book Marks with our name on the front and our own design on the back. We also learned why we celebrate World Book Day. We know that reading is so important to our development, not only do we continue to use our phonics, it helps with our writing, confidence, knowledge, imagination and also increases our vocabulary. Additionally, we all looked fabulous in our amazing costumes.
Spring Term 2
Below is an overview of what we will be learning about this half term.
Writing
We will continue to focus on writing and letter formation and we will aim to independently write a simple sentence by the end of the term!!
Reading
Research shows that reading is a vital part of your child's learning.
Reading:
- promotes a greater understanding of literacy
- provides wider vocabulary for communication
- develops self-confidence
- encourages use of imagination
- forms the basis of all your child's future academic learning, to name a few benefits.
As reading is such an important life skill, we encourage children to read at home, at least, five times a week. We appreciate that some children only have one book per week and reading five times, can seem repetitive and tedious, however, each time your child reads, they develop further confidence and accuracy which, in turn, assists them to further their comprehension and imagination.
Forest Schools
We are very lucky to be commencing Forest School sessions this half term. This experience is extremely beneficial for all our children, as outdoor learning promotes lots of health and wellbeing benefits as well as new, exciting skills and gives children lots of opportunities to explore the natural environment. However, children will still have PE in the afternoon, so please bear this in mind when dressing children on a Tuesday. Thank you.
Forest School
Today at Forest School we have been building dens and using our imagination to play in them, we have build fires, paths, seats and much more!! We have also been making bird feeders together. We enjoyed hot chocolate too!
Forest School
Today at Forest School we have been enjoying lots of activities based around Stick Man. Stick Man brought all his family to our school and they were hiding all around the outside area. First, we had to find a stick person, then we used wool to make some clothes for them. Finally, we had lots of fun building dens and hiding places for the stick people and ourselves. Have a look at the pictures below to see if you can spot our stick people.
Spring Term One
Below is an overview of what we will be learning about this half term.
We will also be focusing on writing and letter formation, so any extra practise your child can do at home will help them immensely.
Research shows that reading is also a vital part of your child's learning and we encourage children to read at home, at least, five times a week. We appreciate that children only have one book per week and reading five times, can seem tedious, however, each time your child reads, they develop further confidence, accuracy and understanding, which, in turn, assists them in all other areas of learning.
Outside Learning
We have had an amazing morning today. We were able to go on our new climbing frame for the first time, it was very exciting!! We had to learn how to climb up and get down too, it was a bit tricky at first but we all managed it in the end. We all agree that we love our new climbing frame.
A Frosty Day
This week we are learning about Winter and the story Jack Frost. Today we went out to investigate all the ice, frost and beautiful patterns that were on our playground.
Autumn Term
Here is an overview of what we will be learning during the autumn term.
Autumn 2 Half Term
Please see the below overview of what we will be learning about this half term.
A New Start!
The children have had a fabulous few days and have settled really well into school and are learning our rules and routines. It is really hard to believe they have only been in school a few days. Take a look at the pictures below and see what we have been doing.
