Our teachers are- Mrs Crutchley and Mrs Deeming. 

In Reception we take pride in helping your child settle into their first year at school by providing a nurturing environment. 

We have lots of exciting opportunities to learn and explore through play, following our range of topics. 

Our topics for the year are:

Autumn 1 - Marvellous Me, Wonderful You 

Autumn 2 - Enchanted Woods 

Spring 1   - Home Sweet Home

Spring 2   - Roar!

Summer 1 - Wriggle, Wriggle 

Summer 2 - Fantasy Creatures

Autumn 1 - Marvellous Me, Wonderful You

The topic this half term promotes discussion around each child and makes their learning relevant to them.  We shall look at families and pets and will be discussing each child's likes and dislikes to allow us to get to know them better. The class shall examine the differences between people and celebrate all individualities.  

Autumn 2 - Enchanted Woods 

This half term we have looked at the changes to the environment and what can be seen happening around us.  We have explored Seasonal changes using the sights and smells of Outwoods and have looked at how these changes can affect different animals.  Our class texts have provided opportunities to look at nocturnal animals and hibernation and we have also been able to learn about migration.  

Spring 1 - Home Sweet Home 

This topic allows our children to explore the features of homes around the world, both in the current day and in the past.  We use the traditional tale of The Three Little Pigs to learn about materials and their key features, looking at which materials would be better suited to build houses and what can happen if we select the wrong ones. 

Spring 2 - Roar

This topic allows us to look at the habitats of animals and the world in which we live.  Our book 'The Tiger Who came to Tea' lets us think about where the tiger has come from and how we would feel if a tiger arrived at our door.  As we look at the book we can think of the things that we have in our house which may differ in other houses. 

As we move through the term we will explore Africa and the differences which we would expect to see in a alternative country, supported by our text 'We're going on a lion hunt' where the children in the story discover a variety of different environments and animals on their walk. 

Timetable 

Monday - Forest School, please send your child with suitable warm waterproof clothing and named wellingtons in a carrier bag. 

Tuesday and Friday  - PE, please ensure children are wearing black jogging bottoms or shorts and PE pumps with school jumpers / T-shirts.