Reception

Welcome to Reception

At Brambles Primary Academy, we are READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE.

Welcome to Reception!

On this page you’ll find out all about the exciting things we’ll be getting up to in Reception, what learning looks like in Reception and the topics we will be learning about.

We will also give you lots of ideas and information in regards to what you can do at home to help support your child’s learning.

Reception Team

Mrs Bowker Mrs Scandling

Hazel Class Teacher Maple Class Teacher

Mrs Juett

Miss Wilson Miss Grant

HLTA Apprentice Educational Educational Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant

Important Information

The School Day

The gates will open from 8:30am. The class register will be taken at 8:45am and learning will begin immediately after this. It is vital that pupils are on time to school so that they do not miss any important learning.

Pupils should bring to school each day:

Their reading book and reading record
A water bottle with their name on
Suitable clothing for the weather to ensure they are comfortable during outdoor break times
A packed lunch (if required)

Pupils are to be collected from school at 3:15pm

P.E will take place on Monday and Wednesday

Please click here for details of PE kit and school uniform

Reception Timetable

Home Learning

Communication

Class Dojo is a great way to keep in touch with what's happening at school and to contact members of the Reception Team.

Key Dates

Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Children will return to school

October - Black History Month

Thursday 10th October - Hello Yellow - World Mental Health Day

Friday 25th October - Last Day of Term

Monday 4th November - INSET Day

Tuesday 5th November - Children will return to school for Autumn 2

What will we be learning in Reception?

Topic Overview - Autumn 1

In Autumn 1, the children will begin to learn about themselves and others. This introductory topic will allow the children to explore how they are similar and different to one another, their likes and dislikes and the school rules and routines through a range of relevant texts and activities.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

We will begin to get to know our friends and teachers through lots of circle time activities and games. We will learn to talk about our feelings and play collaboratively with our peers to enable us to from great relationships. We will also think about how to keep our bodies healthy.

Communication and Language

We will learn to communicate effectively with our peers and teachers. Through lots of story telling, class discussions, games and circle time activities, we will build confidence when speaking in a group and learn how to share our ideas with others and listen to our friends.

Physical Development

In physical development we will explore how our bodies can move in different ways through balance and coordination games in PE. We will also engage in a range of fine motor activities to help us hold a pencil correctly and develop our pencil control.

Literacy

In literacy, we will use a range of key texts to introduce our topic. The children will begin to write simple words and labels using early phonics.

Mathematics

In Maths, we will begin to explore pattern and shape and numbers. We will use a range of activities and resources to become familiar with early mathematical experiences and use daily Maths sessions to learn the days of the week, months of the year, seasons, shape, pattern and early number.

Understanding the World

We will begin to explore the world around us through a range of key texts in relation to our topic. We will learn about different families, homes and traditions and explore how we are all unique. We will learn about where we live and our local area. We will also learn how things change over time and look at how the children change as they grow.

Expressive Arts and Design

In art and design, we will learn to safely use and explore a variety of tools, techniques and materials and experiment with colour, materials and textures. We will begin to express ourselves through songs, rhymes, dance and role play activities.

Phonics

Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised is our phonics programme used in school. Right from the start of Reception, children will have a daily phonics lesson which follows the progression for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds and this continues in Year One and Year Two to ensure children become fluent readers.

In Reception, we build from 10-minute lessons, with additional daily oral blending games, to the full-length lesson as quickly as possible. Four new phonemes and their corresponding graphemes are taught (GPCs) each week and they are then used in the final lesson of the week to review the week’s learning. Children will also learn tricky words during these sessions.

Autumn 1 Phonics Overview

Phonics Teaching begins in Week 2 of the Autumn term.