Reception – Classes 1 & 2
Welcome to Reception – Classes 1 & 2. The grown-ups in Reception are, Mrs Hutchinson & Miss Devine (C1) and Miss Case & Mrs Lockey (C2). Here you will find an overview of our year; our themes build across the year and we continue to follow lines of enquiry from children’s fascinations and interests. We look forward to beginning our learning journey with you!
In Reception, our main basis for learning is through play and exploration. However, we do offer discrete teaching sessions to ensure our children become successful, independent learners. We have chosen predictable themes and topics alongside texts that children may be interested in as a hook for our planning. Lots of our planning in Reception is ‘in the moment’, based on what our children are showing interest in or are curious about.
| A typical day in Reception | |
| 8.45am: Greetings | Children will find their names and use our self-registration station to show they are here. Children will independently put coats & bags on pegs and head to the carpet to participate in a morning activity whilst waiting for the rest of their class. |
| 9am: Register | Formal register will be taken and visual timetable will be discussed and displayed so that children are aware of what the day will bring. The weather and date will be discussed and children will participate in a gross or fine motor activity before discrete teaching begins. |
| 9.15am: Phonics | Discrete teaching session (using Little Wandle Scheme) |
| 9.45am: Play to Learn | Children will be free to explore our whole provision (indoors & outdoors). |
| 10.25am: Literacy | Discrete teaching session (using core text as stimulus) |
| 10.45am: Directed Areas | Children will be put into groups to explore a specific area in our environment to ensure they have accessed all aspects of our provision, carefully designed to promote all 7 areas of learning. In this time, children can be given an independent task or may work 1-1 with a member of staff on a focus task. |
| 11.30am: Lunchtime | |
| 12.30am: Maths | Discrete teaching session (using White Rose Maths Scheme) |
| 12.50am: Directed Areas | Children will be put into groups to explore a specific area in our environment to ensure they have accessed all aspects of our provision, carefully designed to promote all 7 areas of learning In this time, children can be given an independent task or may work 1-1 with a member of staff on a focus task. |
| 1.30pm: Carpet Time | Discrete teaching session (using progression documents as stimulus) |
| 1.50pm: Play to Learn | Children will be free to explore our whole provision (indoors & outdoors). |
| 2.30pm: Story time | Children will enjoy listening to a story with their milk and snack. |
| 3pm: Home time routine | Class Dojo rewards, reflection on our day, collection of coats and bags. |
| 3.15: Home time | |
Throughout the year, reception children will take part in key events; we will welcome visitors in to our setting, go on external visits to enrich our experiences and participate in lots of special events in our school such as, festivals, performances and sports days.
Please see our Long Term Plan for predictable themes and topics linked to our teaching and learning.
Useful Information
- Please ensure your child’s name is inside all of their uniform including PE kit and shoes.
- We use Class Dojo to set homework, award team points and communicate with parents. Please ensure you are signed up to Class Dojo using the parent code provided. For more information please click here.
- For further information about the homework your child will be set please click here
- Teachers will update Class Dojo with details of your child’s PE day.
- Pupils should come to school appropriately dressed for P.E. in either school kit (red t-shirt, black shorts/leggings/trousers), or other suitable clothes including t-shirt, shorts or tracksuit bottoms that follow PE kit guidelines. Footwear can include plimsols, trainers or barefoot (depending on the suitability of the activity).
- All children must bring a water bottle from home and take it home at night to clean and refill- please ensure names are on all bottles.
- All children are provided with a red book bag which they should bring to school each day.
- Pupils are asked to read at least 3 times a week at home and should submit their reading diary via Class Dojo.
