Welcome to Reception Blue Tang
Mrs Greenhalgh - Class Teacher
Welcome to Reception Blue Tang.
I am Mrs Greenhalgh and I am Reception Blue Tang’s Class Teacher this academic year. We are very lucky to have Miss Lowe and Miss Rowbotham as our teaching assistants this year.
We know that Transition can be scary for little ones but we are here to make sure it is a happy one. We are all thoroughly looking forward to meeting you and getting to know you all.
Our Weekly Timetable
Monday |
Phonics flashcards sent home Homework sent home Reading books |
Tuesday |
Reading books |
Wednesday |
Reading books |
Thursday |
Reading booksPE Kits |
Friday |
Homework due in Reading books |
Homework
In Reception we send home a reading book every day for you to read with your child each night and phonics flashcards to reinforce learning taught in school. We also encourage parents to develop counting skills with their child at home. These activites will be directed by the teacher.
We will send any home learning via our online platforms Class Dojo and Tapestry. We also encourage parents to share observations on Tapestry such as 'riding a bike, swimming, mark making as children like to share these with their class.
Reading
Reading is very important and children quickly make progress with regular reading practice at home. Children will receive a library book to be shared with an adult and a phonics book that children will start to read with some support. We expect all children to read every night and ask parents to sign children's reading record.
We also send home weekly phonics flashcards with the new graphemes that children have been learning in their daily phonics lesson.
The Tiger who came to Tea by Judith Kerr
We have been reading the Tiger who came to Tea by Judith Kerr. We wrote tea party invitations, we created a split pin tiger in the creative area, we completed the Tiger who came to tea jigsaw, we painted a cake for the tiger, we use playdough to create cupcakes for the tea party and our role play area was a cafe. The children enjoyed the role play area and developed their speaking and listening, communication and interaction skills through play. Have a look at some of the cross curricular activities we completed in EYFS based on the story.
Information for Parents
At Boarshaw Primary we believe that ongoing assessment is at the heart of effective practice and we observe the children as they interact in their play and everyday activities in order to identify ways to strengthen and deepen their learning and development. We record these observation using an online learning journey, Tapestry, which all parents can access from a phone, tablet or computer.
Foundation Stage Curriculum Overview
We have used the statutory framework for Early Years and our expertise to map out a broad, balanced, creative and coherent curriculum across the foundation stage. We believe our curriculum empowers our pupils to access and develop their knowledge, skills, attitudes and dispositions to enable them to become well-rounded citizens who take with them a life-long love of learning. Further information about how we teach our Early Years curriculum can be found below and also in our school policy.
Have a look at the Reception curriculum below-
Foundation Stage Long Term Plan
Reception Autumn 1 Topic Pack What do I know about me?
Reception Autumn 2 Topic Pack - What do we celebrate and why?
Reception Spring 1 Topic Pack - What is it like in the Polar Regions?
Reception Spring 2 Topic Pack - What happened long ago?
Reception Summer 1 Topic Pack - Are all Minibeasts Scary?
Reception Summer 2 Topic Pack - What animals live around the world?
Reception Autumn 1 knowledge organiser
Reception Autumn 2 knowledge organiser
Reception Spring 1 knowledge organiser
Reception Spring 2 knowledge organiser
Reception Summer 1 knowledge organiser
Reception Summer 2 knowledge organiser
Information for Parents
At Boarshaw Primary we believe that ongoing assessment is at the heart of effective practice and we observe the children as they interact in their play and everyday activities in order to identify ways to strengthen and deepen their learning and development. We record these observation using an online learning journey, Tapestry, which all parents can access from a phone, tablet or computer.
Links for parents to support your child’s learning
What to Expect When - Document which outlines the expectations at each developmental age.
Teach Your Monster to Read! - Help children learn to read with this useful free reading and phonics game.
Phonics Play - A site packed with interactive phonics games and many resources to help children develop their phonics skills.
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