Reception 2020 - 2021

Mrs Isherwood

Reception teacher, EYFS Lead, Maths Lead, PSHE Lead and RE lead.

Mrs Bromley

Reception TA

Welcome to Reception!

In Reception we have two members of staff. Mrs Isherwood is the teacher and Mrs Bromley is the teaching assistant (TA). Here is what we look like!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Isherwood: katie.isherwood@britannia.lancs.sch.uk

In Reception we love to learn through playing and exploring. We are active learners and like to be 'hands on'! We do lots of reading, writing, maths, being creative and using our imaginations.

READING AT HOME - it is vital that you read with your child at home at least 3 times a week. This greatly improves their fluency and aids them with their understanding of what they have read. If you are experiencing any problems with reading at home please let me know.

This half term we are learning:

English (LD) (CL):

Phonics (RWI) daily sessions

Books - Jack and the Beanstalk, Giraffes Can't Dance, Almost Anything

Maths (MD):

Numbers to 20, bonds to 10, measuring, number sentences, shapes... and much, much more!

Science (UW):

Plants, minibeasts, looking after wildlife

Computing (UW):

Computer science - nursery rhyme coding

History (UW):

Me and my family

Art (EAD):

Jackson Pollock

Design and Technology (EAD):

Andy Goldsworthy

RE (UW):

What is special about our world?

Music (EAD):

Big Bear Funk!

PSHE/PSED:

Being my best

PE (PD):

Fine motor, gross motor, Pe coaches, fundamental movement skills

Mental Health and Wellbeing - we are dedicated to ensuring that all children in our care are made to feel safe, wanted, cared about and valued. We work with the children to help them find strategies to develop their sense of wellbeing as well as discuss problems. We come up with solutions to how we can begin to try to solve our own problems. Information can be found at: https://www.annafreud.org/early-years/early-years-in-mind/common-difficulties/

Useful websites:

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/ (instructions for how to access this are on the attached file)

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/

https://www.coramlifeeducation.org.uk/scarf/home-learning-unit-1-early-years - these are some PSHE activities you can do with your child at home