• Class Rules

• to use kinds hands and feet
• to be kind and caring
• to put our hand up when we wish to say something
• to always walk around school

Our PE days are Wednesday and Thursday. Your child needs to bring a PE kit in a drawstring bag as we do not have room for rucksacks on our pegs. PE kits consist of white shorts, a blue school T-shirt and pumps or trainers. Please try to avoid lace up trainers unless your child is already able to tie them independently. If it is cooler, your child can also wear their school jumper and navy or black leggings or joggers.

Please ensure all clothes are labelled (including vests)as clothes easily get mixed up as your child starts to learn to dress and undress independently and has to organise their own belongings. Belongings cannot be returned if they are not named. 

Literacy

Our first story that we will look at in Reception is Peace at Last by Jill Murphy. Through this engaging tale, children will explore the characters, settings and events in the story whilst developing their speaking, listening, and early writing skills. They will engage in role play, storytelling, drawing and mark-making activities, learn new vocabulary, and begin to retell the story in their own words. The text also provides opportunities to discuss bedtime routines, sounds and feelings, helping children make meaningful connections between the story and their own experiences.

Following on from Peace at Last, Reception will explore the traditional tale The Three Little Pigs. Children will immerse themselves in the story by retelling events, acting out key scenes and exploring the characters and their choices. They will develop their language and communication skills through discussion, role play and storytelling, whilst beginning to write simple words, labels and captions linked to the text. The story also provides exciting opportunities for children to investigate different materials, build structures and solve problems, encouraging creativity, curiosity and resilience through play-based learning.

Together, these engaging activities help children build a love of stories and develop confidence as early writers.

Topic

During our first half term in school, Reception children will be exploring 'Ourselves and People Who Help Us'. We will be learning about ourselves, our families, and the people who help us, while developing important social skills such as sharing, taking turns, and resolving conflicts positively.

Spiritual development in EYFS

In our EYFS class, we enjoy learning through Christian values and simple Bible stories that help us think about topics like kindness, friendship and caring for others. We also learn about other religions and celebrations (eg. Diwali, Eid, Chinese New Year) so that children begin to understand and respect the beliefs and traditions of people in our wider community.

What to bring to school

A water bottle will need to be brought to school everyday filled with water only. This item must please be named. Your children will be offered milk at snack time but will have access to their water bottles throughout the day.

A sun hat or raincoat will be required depending on the weather. Please ensure your child comes to school dressed appropriately for the weather that day. Please apply sun cream on your child before they come to school as we are unable to put it on for them. 

Please can you send a pair of wellies into school which can stay on our wellie rack if you would like to as. Please make sure these are named. If you don't have spare wellies, please ensure on wet days your child comes to school in wellies as we try to go outside everyday and wellies allow the children more freedom to play when it's wet.  

Please can you also send your child into school with a puddle suit if they have one on wet days. It can go home again at the end of the day.

Uniform

Please label every item of uniform your child comes to school in, especially cardigans and jumpers and check regularly as they often fade in the wash if it has been written on in pen. Please include coats and shoes in your labelling as the children often have the same ones as a friends. 

Here are some of the things we get up to in Reception!