Reception

ReceptionThe Reception classes follow a broad and balanced curriculum designed to teach the basic skills needed for them to embark upon their journey towards becoming life long learners. Using a topic based approach, a variety of activities are planned for each day that allow the children to access all six areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. These are as follows;

  1. Personal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentIt is in the first years of school life that children are taught the key skills of confidence and independence. Carefully structured activities improve their concentration and help them to learn to share with others. Our children are encouraged to be self-motivated, well mannered and respectful to all.
  2. Communication, Language and LiteracyChildren are taught to read and write using a synthetic phonics approach. Books and other activities are sent home regularly so you can support your child’s learning in this crucial area. Speaking and listening skills are fostered through out the day as they form such an important foundation for all learning. The school uses a cursive script and this is taught from the beginning.
  3. Problem Solving Reasoning and NumeracyA range of practical activities are provided to teach the children basic number skills such as recognition, counting and ordering. Simple calculation is introduced through games and rhymes moving on to more formal tasks if appropriate. Mathematical vocabulary is a taught to enable the children to understand comparisons, measuring and shape.
  4. Knowledge and Understanding of the World
  5. The children are encouraged to show interest in their immediate environment and to explore their own culture and beliefs as well as those of others.  Most importantly they are encouraged to ask questions to help them make sense of the world around them.
  6. Creative DevelopmentThe children explore and use a range of media to respond imaginatively to a variety of stimuli.  Dance, drama and music all form part of the children’s experiences in this subject.
  7. Physical DevelopmentYoung  children naturally enjoy being active and through regular PE lessons we develop the children’s gross motor skills, while also teaching them to be independent with changing into and out of their PE kits! Opportunities for the children to improve their fine motor skills, such as pencil and scissor control, are also provided on a very regular basis.

ICT is used to support the children’s learning in all subject areas.

Parents are kept informed of what we are doing and ways in which they can help via a weekly information sheet.  There are also various events during each term of the school year to which parents are invited.