Welcome to Robins
Reception Year
Welcome to Robins, where we learn through playing and working together.
There are seven main areas of learning in the Foundation Stage Curriculum, which the children follow: Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Communication and Language, Mathematics, Literacy, Understanding of the World, and Expressive Arts and Design.
Here are some things you might like to know about our class:
- We practise our phonics, reading, mark-making / writing and mathematics every day.
- We enjoy 'story time' every day.
- We have Collective Worship every day and we follow our school’s values.
- We bring home a new library book every Tuesday or Wednesday. Please share this book with your child and ensure that it is brought into school every day.
- We celebrate successes from time in school and at home, through our online learning journey, Tapestry.
- We have a home / school communication book. Please ensure that this is sent into school each day.
If we have not mentioned something you would like to know, please do not hesitate to ask.
We believe that all children have the right to achieve their full potential and should benefit from a wide-ranging curriculum that is differentiated to each child. Our classroom is stimulating and the activities we plan and set out are highly engaging, enabling all children to achieve their best. We work closely with the children’s families, making sure we reflect the children’s beliefs and experiences in our curriculum, working together to ensure the best outcomes.
Autumn 1
The Robins should be proud of how well they have settled into school life. This half-term, they have enjoyed getting to know themselves and each other through our ‘Magical Me and the World around Me’ topic. They have created self-portraits, talked about their families, their homes and what they like to do. As part of our values, they have learnt about respect and friendship, and have celebrated their similarities and differences. The children have all been developing their imaginations and sharing skills, using our construction and small world toys, and our current role-play areas. They have learnt new skills in their PE lessons with Premier Sport and have really enjoyed their time in PE.
This month, the Robins have thoughtfully celebrated Black History Month. The children have particularly enjoyed finding out about Floella Benjamin, who came to this country as part of the Windrush generation. They have also loved painting in the style of Alma Thomas, and have done a super job!
A real highlight was the Robins learning our Harvest songs and participating in school’s Harvest Festival. They all did a super job!
Class Teacher - Mrs Wolfe