Year R
Welcome to Early Years Foundation Stage
'We Belong, Inspire, Succeed'
Class Teachers
Bumblebees - Mrs Daniella Hale
Butterflies - Mrs Ruth Jones/Mrs Emma Vass
Grasshoppers - Miss Jess Martin/Mrs Vanessa Major
Learning Support Assistants in Year R
Mrs Niruba Srinivasan
Miss Georgie Fagan
Mrs Jackie Raci
Miss Nichola Ferguson
Mrs Jo Broad
Mrs Nureen Razaq
Mrs Danni Hannington
Miss Rosie Gunner
Miss Iryna Sydor
Mrs Caroline Pemble
Our Learning Journey this week....This week we have been reading the book ‘Flip Flap Safari by Alex Scheffler – which is a book which has flaps and we set the children a challenge to make their own safari animals from a mix of safari animals – e.g. a zebodile (using the top half of a zebra and the bottom half of a crocodile). This week we have continued with Little Wandle Phase 4 which includes looking at longer words. In Maths, we have been exploring numbers beyond 10 and number bonds to 10 – using ten frames. We had an amazing day at Bocketts Farm on Tuesday – it was a great opportunity to enrich our curriculum and give the children experiences beyond the classroom to further their knowledge of the world around us. We were so proud of their behaviour during the day and of the way they all looked after one another. A HUGE thank you once again to those parents who volunteered to accompany us on our trip – we hope you enjoyed it as much as we all did!
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Home LearningCan you write some clues to describe your favourite animal you saw at Bocketts Farm?
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Parent Partnership
Bocketts Farm reminders: Save the date - ‘Wow Writing’ workshop – We will be running a workshop for you and your child on the following dates and times: Wednesday 8th May at 9:15-10:15 or Thursday 9th May at 14:00-15:00. Please make sure your child’s water bottle is clearly named and that their book bag with their fun folder is in school every day. We are also finding that several children are starting to bring in toys from home and try to get them out during the school day; we would hate for these precious toys to get lost or broken whilst at school, so we kindly request that home toys are not brought into school please – thank you for your support. Important Dates 26th April – Year R Bake Off sale 29th April - Dress up day 6th May -Bank Holiday Monday 8th May - ‘WOW’ Writing workshop 9:15-10:15 9th May - ‘WOW’ Writing workshop 14:00-15:00 24th May – Inset day 27th-31st May – Half term |
Sports and Star learners
Star Learner: Rafe for being a ‘Persevering Parrot’ with his number bonds.
Sports Star: Whole class for their energy and enthusiasm at Bocketts Farm. |
Star Learner: Ella for being a ‘Persevering Parrot’ with her writing.
Sports Star: Whole class for their energy and enthusiasm at Bocketts Farm. |
Star Learner: Tallula being a ‘Go for it Gorilla’ at Bocketts Farm.
Sports Star: Whole class for their energy and enthusiasm at Bocketts Farm. |
Curriculum
The Reception year is one of the most important in your child’s educational journey. It is paramount to lay the foundations to become a life-long learner. The skills taught in Reception are comparable to the foundations for a house – we need to make them nice and strong!
We have an exciting and engaging curriculum that encourages children to become resourceful, inquisitive, communicative learners who will always ‘give it a go’ and challenge themselves to be successful.
One of our key aims is to make the transition into school life as smooth as possible for all children and we enjoy working closely with parents and feeder Nursery settings to ensure we develop each child’s love of learning.
Prime Areas
Communication and Language
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Physical Development
Specific Areas
Literacy
Maths
Understanding the World
Expressive Arts and Design
We plan experiences and activities that allow children to explore and extend their understanding in a stimulating indoor and outdoor environment. We use daily observations to inform further opportunities and enhance learning zones to encourage high levels of engagement and progress in learning skills.
In Reception we focus on developing the 'whole child' and ensure that all areas of learning are explored and developed with a skills based approach.
These areas are all important and the guide below shows some of the aspects we look for in Reception.
Our Learning Projects
| Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
| Main Project | Main Project | Main Project | Main Project | Main Project | Main Project |
| Let's Explore | Marvellous Machines | Long Ago | Ready, Steady, Grow | Animal Safari | On the Beach |
| Mini Project | Mini Project | Mini Project | Mini Project | Mini Project | Mini Project |
| Build It Up | Puppets and Pop Ups | Stories and Rhymes | Signs of Spring | Creep, Crawl and Wriggle | Move It, Moving On |
Communication Trail
We are a very approachable team. If you have any concerns and would like to discuss your child, please come and see your child's class teacher. We can usually solve simple problems or queries for you quite quickly. Nothing surprises or shocks us anymore - we've seen and heard most things before!!! Please see below the communication trail:
- Class Teacher - At the beginning or end of the day or email office@wbis.org.uk
- Year R Co-ordinator - Miss Jess Martin - email office@wbis.org.uk
- Head Teacher - Mrs Stacey Clarke -email office@wbis.org.uk
Please make sure that you use the communication trail to ensure that the right people can help you.
Cued Articulation
