Welcome to China class! We are the Reception class. Mrs. Robertson is our teacher and Mrs. Thari is our teaching assistant.
In Reception, you'll find us busy learning through play every day. We balance whole-class teaching, individual and small group work with lots of planned and free play activities. Watching, playing with and talking to the children about what they're doing and enjoying, helps us plan to grow their learning. We use the online learning journal 'Tapestry' to work with parents too.
Do look at our blog to find out more about what fun we've been having whilst we are learning!
If you can't see what you're looking for here, you'll find information for new starters on the 'Noticeboard' tab and our curriculum map under 'Information'.
Please see below for our knowledge organisers for each half-term in Reception and the long-term overview of our curriculum.
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Our story will be: The Squirrels Who Squabbled by Rachel Bright
Our rhyme of the week will be: Old MacDonald
Our maths work will focus on: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
We will also be: Talking about autumn and hibernation, collaging and weaving.
Reception have had a wonderfully busy and exciting first half term at school! We’ve been reading the story of The Gingerbread Man: retelling it with our friends, creating our own story maps and creating new characters who run away! To top it off, we baked our very own gingerbread men and enjoyed eating them together.
In phonics, we’ve introduced Fred the frog and have been practising our ‘Fred Talk’ to help us blend sounds into words. The children have now learned all the single letter sounds and are beginning to read simple, 3-letter words using the ‘Fred talk, read the word’ strategy.
In maths, we’ve explored repeating patterns, compared sizes and lengths, and focused on understanding the numbers 1, 2, and 3 through hands-on activities and play.
As autumn arrived, we’ve been observing seasonal changes and getting stuck into sensory exploration with our autumn-themed tuff tray. We’ve painted pumpkins, played in crunchy autumn leaves and talked about how the weather is changing.
It’s been a fantastic start to the year and we can’t wait to see what the next half term brings!
Our story will be: Pumpkin Soup
Our rhyme of the week will be: Baa Baa Black Sheep
Our maths work will focus on: It’s Me: 1, 2, 3
We will also be: talking about seasonal changes and printing.
Our story will be: What Makes Me a Me? & The Gingerbread Man
Our rhyme of the week will be: London Bridge is Falling Down
Our maths work will focus on: It’s Me: 1, 2, 3
We will also be: moving with control and balance in PE.
Our story will be: What Makes Me a Me? & The Gingerbread Man
Our rhyme of the week will be: Three Blind Mice
Our maths work will focus on: Talk About Measure and Patterns
We will also be: drawing simple maps and making simple patterns
Our story will be: What Makes Me a Me? & The Gingerbread Man
Our rhyme of the week will be: Three Blind Mice
Our maths work will focus on: Talk About Measure and Patterns
We will also be: learning new sounds, starting to read words and making gingerbread men.