Welcome to Reception

General Information

Welcome

Reception is a safe, stimulating and happy environment where children are nurtured and cared for. We work in partnership with our parents and carers to ensure that our children reach their full potential, learning through their play.

The Early Years Foundation Stage  (EYFS) is built around both indoor and outdoor environments. These are designed to allow the children to develop the confidence and independence they need to become engaged in their learning. Resources are clearly labelled and stored in a way which enables the children to get them out and put them away by themselves. This encourages them to develop a sense of care and responsibility towards their classroom and they can make their own choices about what to use and when to use it.

Areas of Learning

We deliver the curriculum through planed, purposeful play that is based upon the interests and learning needs of each unique child.

The Seven Areas of Learning are:

Prime Areas

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development 
• Physical Development
• Communication and Language

Specific Areas

• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Art and Design
• Outdoor Play

Children are able to access a wide range of learning areas including, among others, sand, water, large construction, messy play and a mud kitchen. The outdoor area is seen as an integral part of Reception’s provision and it has been planned to enable those children who prefer to learn outside for some or most of the time to engage in the same quality of learning as they would indoors.

Physical Education

Every Friday Reception will have a PE lesson. Children's hair should be tied up and earrings removed, if necessary. PE kits should be left in school at the start of every half term.  

Value

For information on the school value which is being focused on this term, 

 

Personal Development

We want every child to feel confident, valued and ready to take part in the world around them. Personal development is woven through school life, from the relationship's children build each day to the new experiences that help them discover their interests and strengths.

Through CUSP PSED, pupils learn to understand their feelings, develop positive relationships and make thoughtful choices. Skills Builder gives them a shared language for practising skills such as listening, speaking, teamwork and problem solving. We encourage children to use these skills in lessons, play and wider school life.

Visitors and trips bring learning to life and introduce pupils to different people, places and ideas. We create opportunities to explore interests, take on responsibilities and try something new. Links to careers help children see how their learning and skills can be used beyond school and open their minds to future possibilities.

We aim to give every child a rich range of opportunities and experiences so they leave us with curiosity, confidence and a belief in what they can achieve.