Welcome to Reception!

There are 2 classes in Reception -

Class RMW - Ms Morrison (Mon - Wed) and Mr Williams (Thurs & Fri), Class RBN - Mrs Birch (Mon - Wed) and Ms Newton (Thurs & Fri)  

Teaching assistants who also work with us are Miss Hadfield, Miss Roczniak, Miss  Aisha , Mrs Rooney.

Autumn 1- 

This term we will be taking time to settle into our new classrooms and get to know the adults who work with us . We will

begin to make friends and become familiar with our school routines!

Our theme this term is — ‘ Friendship!’

Teachers will carry out the governments Baseline Assessments during September.

Communication & Language

We will be using our Oracy skills to listen carefully to others for short periods of time. We will be listening to stories, rhymes and songs; and will be learning to engage with these by joining in. We will also be focussing on following simple instructions throughout the day. We will be learning to talk about ourselves using a clear voice and will be asking questions to get to know our new friends in Reception.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

We will be taking part in circle time games to discuss our feelings and learn to identify emotions. Through play we will begin to share and compromise with others, building strong relationships with one another.

We will be gaining independence by learning to put our coats and shoes on independently.

Physical Development

We have access to the outdoor area throughout the day and will be developing and practising movement skills such as rolling , jumping , running and climbing. We will have our weekly Man City football session on Monday afternoons with coach Harvey.

Literacy 

We will be learning to recognise and write our own names. In our class groups we will be learning to segment and blend simple words and we shall start learning the different sounds that letters make (phonics)

We will be reading ' Hello Friend' by Rebecca Cobb   and  ' The Friendship Bench ' by Wendy Meddour

Maths

 Cardinality, ordinality and counting:

We will be developing a deep understanding of numbers within 4. This includes subitising (knowing how many without counting) within 3, developing our 1-1 correspondence when counting a group of objects and understanding that the last number spoken gives the number in the entire set (the cardinal principle).

Understanding the World 

We will be talking about ourselves and our families. We will talk about who we live with and how families can be different.

Expressive Arts and Design

Through play, we will have plenty of opportunities to explore painting, cutting and sticking, drawing and junk modelling.

During group activities, we will explore musical instruments and dance.

In Art, we will be focussing on drawing self-portraits as we learn to draw with some detail.

Things to remember...

Reading/Book bags

Reading books will be changed every Monday. The children will  be able to choose a book from their classroom as their "Reading for plesure" book. Please take the time to read to your child during the week. The children can discuss the pictures and practice handling a book i.e turning the pages, pointing at words/ pictures, finding their favourite part of the story. 

Please make sure the children bring their book bags to school every day.

PE

This half term we will continue with our Manchester City PE sessions every Monday and our indoor PE sessions will be on a Thursday for both classes.  This half term the children will be doing dance. 

Please make sure that children come to school in their PE kits on their PE day. 

Please also make sure that your child comes to school each day dresssed appropriately for the weather. As we move into Autumn, the children may require wellies, coats with a hood for those rainy days.

Dates for the diary

Wednesday 8th October - Parents Evening

Wednesday 22nd October - Parents Evening

( You only need to attend one parents meeting)

Friday 24th October - School closed- Inset Day.

Please check your emails regulary for any further updates .