Welcome to Reception (FS2)
Mrs Marcus and Miss Hampshire welcome you to our class page, where you will find all the useful information that you will need during your time in our class.
Mrs Bradley will teach Reception on a Wednesday – some children will already know her from Nursery. Mrs Flinders will teach in Reception on a Thursday – she will teach your PE lessons.
Our Day
Our day starts at 8.40am when our door will be open for children to come in until 8.50am. Our day ends at 3.20pm.
Our PE session is on a Thursday morning – as part of our Curriculum the children change into their kit at school, this helps with their independence and motor skills. We ask children to keep their kit on their peg for the full half term, so that it doesn’t get forgotten each week. It can be taken home for a wash at the end of the half term. Please make sure all of your child’s clothes are labelled as this makes it easier to identify lost items.
We try once a week to visit our Woodland too! Your child will need to leave a pair of wellies at school.
Homework is daily reading, initially a book from our classroom library trolley to share with an adult. As the year progresses they will bring home a book or Ditty sheet at your child’s phonic level (changed each Monday.) The aim is to read a minimum of 5 times in a week for 5-10 minutes each time. This will help your child build fluency in reading and increase their vocabulary.
Your child may sometimes bring home some sounds/key words too – these will come with instructions on how to help practise reading and writing them confidently.
Please see our tips for helping your child at home leaflets and our list of useful websites for more ideas.
We also hand out knowledge organisers to introduce new vocabulary and ideas for home learning over the half term, based upon the focus in class.
Our Curriculum
In Reception at Reignhead, we want children to be happy, confident and determined to succeed. We provide them with a safe and stimulating environment in which to learn and explore. Children are given lots of opportunities to initiate and facilitate their own learning through carefully resourced provision areas. Adults support children through high quality interactions. Each half term we have an overarching theme which provides the focus for learning. Throughout the year we use a wide variety of books to inspire the children and we plan engaging and purposeful activities to immerse them in their learning
The children's learning is carried out through practical activities, learning through doing and small focus groups with a member of staff. A record is made of children’s progress on our on-line system called ‘Tapestry’. The children’s work can also be tracked in their Phonics, Literacy and Maths books and displays in the classroom. Parents can follow our learning journey through the posts on Tapestry. Parents are often invited into our classroom to take part or watch the results of our journey.
During half term one, our topic is called 'People Who Help Us'
If there is any information that you can't find on our class page, please get in touch with the school office by email and we will get back to you as soon as possible.'
Meet the teachers
Mrs Marcus – Reception Teacher
Favourite animal – monkey
Favourite colour - green
Favourite nursery rhyme – The Grand Old Duke of York
Favourite book – Peace At Last by Jill Murphy
Miss Hampshire – Teaching assistant
Favourite animal – orangutan
Favourite colour - pink
Favourite nursery rhyme – ring around the roses
Favourite book - Stickman
Mrs Bradley – HLTA (Wednesday)
Favourite colour – orange
Favourite animal – giraffe
Favourite Nursery rhyme – I’m a little teapot
Favourite book – Through my Window by Tony Bradman
Mrs Flinders – HLTA (Thursday)
Favourite animal – chicken (she has lots!)
Favourite colour - blue
Favourite nursery rhyme – Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Favourite book – Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson
