Welcome to Class 1, Miss Stoker is our Reception Class teacher.
Class 1 Information
Curriculum Overview – To see what Reception will be learning this term please see the document below:
Parent Curriculum Overview – Autumn 2
Reception Baseline Assessment – As it is a statutory requirement, each child will be participating in the reception baseline assessment (RBA) within the first 6 weeks of starting reception. The purpose of the assessment is to provide the starting point for a progress measure that will help parents understand how well schools support their pupils to progress between Reception and Year 6. To find out more, please download the information leaflet for parents below:
Reception Baseline Assessment – Information for Parents
Parent Consultations – We offer an opportunity for parents to discuss pupil progress with their class teacher twice a year. Appointments are made via our Arbor communication system during the Autumn and Spring Terms which allow parents to indicate a preferred appointment time and date.
PE Bags/Days – PE days in Reception are Monday. Please ensure pupils bring their PE bags to school at the beginning of each half term and leave it in school and that they include both outdoor and indoor PE kits, which they will then bring home every half term. *Please note: on PE days earrings must be removed for health and safety reasons and PE sessions will currently take place outdoors wherever possible. If for any reason your child is unable to take part in PE activities, please send a note to the class teacher.
Sound Books – Once the children start to take part in Read, Write, Inc. sessions, they will bring home a sound book with the sound that they have learnt that day. Please practise saying and writing the sound and identifying objects around the house that begin with that sound. Please return sound books to school each day.
Home Reading Books – Once the children are ready, they will begin to bring home Home Reading Books. In school, your child will spend three days working with their teacher on a phonics book related to the sounds they are currently learning. At the end of those three days, the book that they have read in school and a ‘Book Bag Book’ will be sent home as Home Reading books. Children should keep these books for three days, re-reading both books each day. Re-reading books is an important part of developing fluency in reading. At the end of the three days (i.e. on the fourth day), reading books should be returned to school so that they can be changed. As the phonics programme in school is a three day programme, this means that it is necessary to send books home on different days of the week. To ensure that your child has their reading books in school on the day that they need to be changed, we suggest your child brings both of their reading books into school every day. To find out more about how to support your child with their reading at home, please see the information leaflet for parents below.
Reading Booklet 1 – Information for Parents
Uniform – Please could you ensure that all items of uniform are clearly labelled. Any pieces of uniform that are found unnamed will be placed in the Key Stage 1 lost property box.
Water Bottles – The children should each bring in a water bottle to school. This should be cleaned and filled at home and taken home each day. Please ensure it is clearly named.
Newsletter – You should receive a weekly newsletter every Friday. Copies are emailed and also available to download from the School News section of the website.
Have a look at what we’ve been learning…
Squares and Rectangles
In maths, the children have been learning about squares and rectangles. They know that both these shapes have 4 sides, but a square has 4 sides the same length. They went on a walk round school looking for things that were squares or rectangles. They sorted shapes...
Space Art
As part of our topic work on space, the children got creative and produced some lovely artwork. They painted their own planets, choosing the size, shape and colour of the planet and some children even added patterns. They mixed paints to get the colours they wanted to...
Diwali
Reception Class learnt about the Hindu festival of Diwali. They looked at how Diwali is celebrated and talked about how it is similar to festivals celebrated by their own families. They made diva lamps from clay, as Diwali is also known as the Festival of Lights. They...
Making Rockets
As part of our topic on space, the children made their own rockets from junk modelling materials. They selected materials, cut things to the rights size and used different ways to join objects together to make their own rockets.
Planting
Reception Class have been busy planting in their new raised beds. Mrs Rogers brought some plants from her garden and helped the children plant them. We now have rosemary, forget-me-nots and strawberry plants in the soil. The children are looking forward to watching...
Bonfire Night
Reception Class enjoyed learning about Bonfire Night and why it is celebrated. The children talked about their own experiences of seeing fireworks, bonfires and holding sparklers. They used oil pastels to draw their own firework pictures, making sure the pictures were...
Halloween Party
Reception Class had lots of fun dressing up in their Halloween costumes. On the afternoon they has a party, playing games such as apple bobbing and pass the bat. The children loved dancing to Halloween songs and decorating Halloween biscuits. It was lovely to see the...
Halloween Fun
Reception Class had lots of fun doing Halloween themed activities. They loved scraping the seeds and flesh out of the giant pumpkins. They made pumpkin decorations from paper plates, choosing what shapes the eyes, nose and mouth would be. They dressed up in Halloween...
Baking Apple Crumble
We have been learning all about autumn and harvest so we made an apple crumble. We chopped the apples up into little pieces. We measured out some flour, butter and sugar and rubbed them together with our fingers to make the crumble. When it was cooked, we got to eat...
One, Two, Three
Reception Class are learning to recognise the amounts 1, 2 and 3 on sight (subitising). We used the conkers we collected on our autumn walk and looked for groups of 1, 2 and 3 conkers in the tuff tray. We are also using interactive games on Ten Town to practise...
Little Red Hen
We listened to the story of The Little Red Hen and did lots of fun activities relating to the story. We did some cutting and sticking to sequence key events form the story and make a story map. We also made stick puppets to retell the story with our friends. We put on...
Autumn Walk
Reception Class had a lovely morning exploring the countryside on their autumn walk. They found lots of signs of autumn such as crunchy leaves, mushrooms, apples and hundreds of shiny brown conkers. The children filled their bags with autumn items and took them home...
Music
Reception Class love music lessons. They have lots of fun exploring the musical instruments and the sounds they make. The children enjoy performing and singing nursery rhymes for their friends.
Making Faces
The children explored making faces using different media. They used play dough, collage, drawing and loose parts to make faces. They looked carefully in the mirror to check the colour and position of different features. They talked about the shape of their eyes, nose,...
Baking
The children made some chocolate chip cookies for snack. They measured the ingredients, mixed them together and took turns stirring the bowl. The children loved baking and the cookies were delicious.
The 5 Senses
We learnt about the 5 senses and how they help us understand the world around us. The children used their sense of smell and taste to work out what flavor crisps were in the bowls. They used their sense of touch to work out what was hiding in the trays. Thy used words...
A New School Year
The children had lots of fun exploring their new classroom and the outdoor area. They learnt routines and made new friends as they played. It was lovely to see the children taking turns and sharing toys.