Reception
Welcome to Reception’s page…
A warm welcome from myself, Mrs. Aris, Reception’s class teacher. I feel incredibly privileged that you have chosen The Willows for your child!
I am very fortunate to be supported by Mrs. Vallely and Mrs Noble our wonderful Teaching Assistants. I am also lucky to have Mrs. Hayes who leads our outdoor learning sessions and Miss Mallinson who takes the children for their Music lesson.
As a team, we work exceptionally hard to make sure your child’s first year at primary school is very special and one to remember! Take a look at the information below to see what we have been getting up to!
Things to know about…
Reception is very different to all the other classes in a primary school. We don’t sit down for formal lessons like everyone else, Mrs. Aris listens to what we like, what we enjoy doing and then tailors our activities to suit us.
We also follow a different curriculum, it’s called Development Matters; as the year progresses, we move onto the Early Learning Goals.
Like the other classes, we learn about our faith, Catholicism and we also learn about our bodies and exercise in PE.
Reception’s Newsletters
Each week, Mrs. Aris writes a Newsletter to the families of our Reception children letting you know what they have been learning that week. Click the button below to see Mrs. Aris’ latest Newsletters.
Reception make bread
As part of our Design Technology learning this half term we have been experimenting with dough. We have been adding different amounts of water to create the perfect texture. We loved tasting our dough and adding butter and jam to the finished product. Great work...
Reception celebrate Numbots and being Rockstars
This term Reception have been introduced to Numbots as part of their Math's learning. They have really enjoyed taking part in all the challenges and activities using their rockstar. To celebrate Numbots and being a number rockstar we all came to school dressed as...
Reception celebrate Poetry Day
On Tuesday Reception enjoyed taking part in World Poetry Day. We learnt two poems; one about a snowman and one about a caterpillar. We then designed our own caterpillars and snowmen and made up our own poems. We had such a fun day!
Reception meet their Year 6 buddies.
Reception meet their Year 6 Buddies.This afternoon Reception met their Year 6 buddies. We were so lucky to have our first music lesson together with Mrs Mallinson. We then had some time outside playing together. Our buddies will help us settle into school life at The...
Reception Orienteering
Reception Map Reading and OrienteeringReception had a great time map reading and orienteering this week. We enjoyed learning the different symbols on the map then following the map to find different objects around our school grounds.
Reception create bug hotelsThis week Reception have been looking at the story Superworm. We have loved using our imaginations in Drawing Club and creating such amazing pieces of work. We have also been creating our own bug hotels for our worms to live in and then have...
Reception start school
Our New Reception Children Welcome to our new Reception children who have settled so well into school life. They have loved exploring the classroom and the outdoors. They even had their first music lesson with Mrs Mallinson.