Reception 2024 - 2025
Mrs Knight
Welcome to Reception! We are a dynamic and focused team which aims to excite and inspire our class. Our primary focus is learning through play and exploration. We strive to create a warm and stimulating environment where learning is fun. We engage in activities that promote and extend children's curiosity and awareness of their world and we encourage children to grow in confidence, self-esteem and independence. Every child receives an enjoyable yet challenging experience, tailored to meet their own individual needs. We feel very strongly about this and communicate regularly with you, as parents or carers, so we can deliver personalised learning suited to your child's individual development.
Our planning is based on the children's interests and follows the The Early Years Foundation Stage which is the statutory curriculum for all children up to five. The curriculum not only sets the educational criteria for the learning and development of children up to the age of 5 years but also shapes the high standards of practice.
A We place a high value on the teaching of reading, writing and phonics. Alongside a taught daily phonics session the children work on activities to develop their understanding and application of their phonic skills. This manifests itself in their writing and their individual and guided reading activities. From September we will follow the Ready Steady Phonics programme.
Mathematical activities are planned into our daily teaching and are often practical and fun - the children are taught key skills and concepts which they then apply in their own child initiated play. We use White Rose Maths as a basis for planning.
We do Forest School on a Thursday afternoon. Through our Forest School activities we teach a lot of science, art and language skills. We also develop maths and literacy skills through fun and engaging activities in the woods.
On a Friday morning a PE specialist works with us to develop the children's gross motor skills through games and sports activities.
Our team includes:
Mrs Claire Knight – Specialised Early Years Teacher. Claire is a highly experienced teacher who has a PGCE specialising in Early Years teaching and a Masters in Education, focusing on early literacy and writing development. Claire works closely with her team and our parents to ensure the smooth running of the unit.
Miss Katy Studley– Specialist Early Years Apprentice
Mrs Katherine Rees - HLTA with a wealth of experience working with children accross school.
Mrs Cathy Davies - Teaching Assistant. Cathy is highly experienced working with children across the school.
Mrs Lynne Barlow - Teaching Assistant with lots of experience working with children across the school.