Red & Green Apple Classes - Reception
Class Information
We have two Reception classes in one shared space.
Red apple class is taught by Mrs Deen (Mon-Weds) and Mrs Mace (Thurs-Fri).
Green apple class is taught by Mrs Millen (Mon-Thurs) and Mrs Richardson on a Friday
Mrs Richardson (HLTA) supports children in both classes and teaches in both classes to cover PPA (teacher planning time).
Miss Penman and Miss Fentum support specific children across both classes.
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What do we learn in Reception?
We follow the EYFS framework.
There are 7 areas of learning:
Personal, social and emotional
Communication and Language
Physical Development
Literacy
Mathematics
Understanding the World
Express Arts and Design
We follow the curriculum guidance 'Development Matters' We work towards 17 Early Learning Goals that are a statutory assessment completed at the end of June.
For for information click on the links below to take you to the relevant documents:
This academic year there is also a new statutory Reception Baseline Assessment. It is a short interactive and practical assessment of early literacy, communication, language and mathematics skills. This will measure children's progress from Reception to Year 6. For more information please read this information for parents booklet: Information for parents: reception baseline assessment
Getting Ready for School Checklist: In Reception, we encourage independence skills as part of our curriculum. This checklist provides some ideas of what skills we would like our children to have mastered when starting school. It is not a comprehensive or mandatory list but it may be a useful starting point for getting your child ready for Reception. Please speak to your child's class teacher if you need any more information or help with any of these skills.
Download the Getting Ready for School' Checklist here
We use the Tapestry Online Learning Journal to record observations of children.
You can download the free app or log in via the Tapestry website to see what your child has done in school. You can also add your own observations of things your child has done at home. Click on the logo below for more information:
Maths ideas and Games
Counting songs and rhymes (family toolkit)
Numberblocks Resources for Home learning