Reception

Welcome to Reception

Over the coming year we will be continuing to support, encourage and promote the children’s emotional development and improve their independence and self-awareness as well as continuing to improve their reading, writing and mathematical ability.

Here are some things you can do that will support your child in school for the coming year:-

• Ensure the correct school uniform is worn and LABELLED.
• Ensure the correct PE kit is in school - Monday - Friday
• Support homework as appropriate and have it returned on time.
• Read with your child at least 3 times a week and sign the reading record each time.
• Ensure they have their reading book and reading record in school every day.

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Meet our Team

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Welcome to Reception

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What to bring to school

• A named water bottle
• A spare change of clothes these need to be left here
• A named pair of welly boots to be left at school
• Reading book and reading record needs to come in everyday

Tapestry

We use Tapestry to record all of your child’s learning at Reception. We ask that Parents check Tapestry regularly and upload observations based on things your child is doing at home. For example, your child may have counted to a new number, recognised a number, learnt to ride a bike, written their name, noticed
something in the environment etc.

The more observations parents upload the more of a rounded picture of your child’s development we have.

You can like and comment on observations we make.

If we have another lockdown staff will upload home learning onto Tapestry for your child to complete each
day.

Routines 

Morning Routine

In the morning, the children line up by the gate to the Reception playground and will be greeted by the teacher and EYP. Children need to put lunchboxes on the trolley, put their reading books in the tray and on a Wednesday bring their Homework books in.

When entering the classroom children put their things on their pegs and then they write their name. 

As we go through the year the children will go from writing names to letter formation to tricky words to sentences.

Register

The Register is completed by 9am. Any children who arrive after 9am will be recorded at Late.

Fruit

In Reception children can get their fruit at any point during independent learning. They will need to take their name off the board and put it in the box. They take their fruit to the carpet. Children are only allowed 1 piece of fruit.

Outside

Children must ‘sign’ themselves out of the room to be able to use the outdoor area. Children need to remove their name from the board and put it on the outside list. When there is only 1 adult outside 10 children from each class can go out. If there are 2 adults outside 15 children from each class may go out.

Wellbeing Time

After lunch the children come in and lay on the floor, they will then listen to calming music or an audio story for 5-10 minutes. This time allows the children to calm down from lunch and think about the morning.

Tidying Up

Inside and outside the classrooms a piece of music will be played to signal the start of tidy up time. House points can be awarded for good tidying up.

Rewards

In Reception we give out stickers, house points and have a happy face. Children can earn these for good sitting, manners, being kind, helpful, having good idea, doing some good work, good lining up, good listening, for any good behaviour and for sharing and taking turns.  

House Points

If the children get house points, they go and put their house points in their house box/ list. At the end of each term the children in the house with the most points join in with a reward afternoon.

Assemblies

Children in Reception do not go to assemblies until Summer 1 when they only go to Monday assemblies. In Summer 2 Reception children will then go to assemblies on a Monday and a Friday.

PE

Children in Reception start PE in September. The first week the children do not get changed but after this they do Children will need to bring PE kit in on a Monday and leave it in school till Friday.

Collection/Dismissal

• Pupils must be collected by one of the named adults on our pupil data Management Information System (MIS). This is informed by registration forms for the school and updated periodically by parents/carers.
• Parents/carers may write to the school to change or add to this list. This letter will be kept in the pupil file.
• Older siblings must be 16 years of age and over to collect and a signed and dated note must be on file.
• All pupils must be collected on time.

Medication

If your child has prescribed medication (and only prescribed medication) please collect a Prescribed
Medication Form from the office and provide updated details. If your child has asthma you will need to check their inhaler has not expired.

Homework Learning

• We will set a phonics homework each week based on the sounds they have been learning. This will be given out on a Friday in their orange homework books. To be completed and returned every Wednesday. This book is to be used for homework only.
• We will also upload observations with the story of the week and words of the week on. Please use these words with your child and add an observation onto Tapestry about it.

Parent Contribution

As part of the Early Years curriculum, we would like to know about what learning your child is doing at home. It can about a range of things. Your child could have:

• dressed themselves
• taken part on ballet/ football/ karate lessons
• read a word or sound in their reading book
• written a word or sound themselves
• started writing simple sentences
• counted to a higher number than usual
• learnt to ride a bike
• recognised a new shape
• joined in cooking at home and noticed how the food you are cooking has changed
• when outside they have commented on something around them
• talked about how something works
• made a model
• made up a story about their toys

The possibilities are endless!

Please record observations on Tapestry.

Here are some things you can do at home to support your child in school:

• Support your child with their homework and return it on time
• Read with them for about 20 minutes each night
• Talk out loud about the things you see and do
• Count with your child every night
• Practice writing the sounds your child has been learning at school
• Sing songs and rhymes