St William of York Catholic Primary School
Reception
Welcome to Our Reception Class
Reception Staff
Mrs Stalker - Class Teacher
Mrs Ledson and Miss Croughan – Teaching Assistants
Ms Murray –Teaching Assistant - one to one support
We would like to welcome all of our families to St William of York Catholic Primary school we are really looking forward to working with your child over the course of the year!
The children all look very smart in their new uniforms and have settled very quickly into full time school! We have had so much fun during our first few days!
General Information
Please ensure that all your child’s belongings (even shoes) are clearly named!
Over the course of the year we will hold the following information meetings:
A general information meeting – September 18th 2018
A reading and phonics information evening-October
Termly Parents evenings. If you have any questions or need to pass on any information,
staff will always be available to talk to parents in the mornings and at the end of the school day.
Parent’s as partners
Working Together has a positive impact on your child’s learning and development. Every half term we will send home an information sheet that we ask you to complete and return to school. We then use your information to plan experiences that reflect your child’s interests.
PE days - will be Wednesday and Friday mornings and all children will require a clearly named PE Kit after October half term.
Lending Library - All children will be encouraged to develop a love of stories and books. They will have the opportunity to choose 1 book at a time to share with you at home. Each book must be returned before another one is chosen.
Homework – All children will bring home an interactive activity and a homework book every Wednesday starting from October. Homework is to be returned to school on Mondays.
Curriculum Information for this term is as follows:
Long Term Map 2018-2019
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Autumn term 1
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Autumn term 2
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Spring term 1
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Spring term 2
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Summer term 1
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Summer term 2
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Religious Education (Come and See) |
Domestic Church – Family – MYSELF |
Baptism/Confirmation Belonging – WELCOME Advent/Christmas Loving - BIRTHDAY |
Local church community - CELEBRATING |
Eucharist relating GATHERING Lent/Easter giving GROWING |
Pentecost serving GOOD NEWS
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Reconciliation Inter-relating FRIENDS Universal Church world OUR WORLD |
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Possible themes |
Myself/My family Harvest/The Little Red Hen |
Superheroes Christmas |
Traditional Stories Winter Chinese New Year |
The Farm Growing and Changing |
Mini-beasts Where my Wellies take me
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Dinosaurs Under the Sea
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Role Play area |
Home Corner – babies enhancements |
Santa’s workshop/Christmas Grotto |
Castle |
Farm Shop |
Garden Centre/Shop |
Under the Sea Cave |
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Possible Trips/activities |
Visits from new born babies & new mums |
Heaven Sent Fire engine, Police & Nurse visit |
Pancake Day Valentines Day |
Farmer Teds /Windmill Farm Visit from Pony |
Rimrose Valley, local shops, garden centre |
Blue Planet Aquarium |
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Memorable experiences |
Birthday Party Celebration!
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Superhero Day! School Nativity |
Panto! Class Restaurant - Tasting Chinese Food |
World Book Day |
Caterpillars transformation! |
Dinosaur Dig Dinosaur Egg Hunt! |
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Class Texts |
The Little Red Hen Hairy McClairy from Donaldson’s Dairy Owl Babies Starting school Paper Dolls
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Room on the Broom The Gruffalo The Gingerbread Man There’s a house inside my mummy Alfie and the Birthday Surprise When the teddy Bears came The New Baby Kipper’s Birthday Muddy Paws and the Birthday party Stick Man |
The Emperor’s New Clothes Lanterns and firecrackers (Chinese new year A little bit of winter The Gruffalo’s Child The 3 Billy Goats Gruff Goldilocks and the three bears Little Red Riding Hood
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Jack and the Beanstalk What the lady bird Heard Rosie’s Walk Titch Around the Farm Mrs Wishy Washy Dora’s Eggs Pig in the Pond Who’s in the shed? Wake up! Wake up! Click Clack Moo Cows that type Barnyard hullaballoo |
Mad about minibeasts! Superworm The very hungry caterpillar Yucky worms! Caterpillar to butterfly (NF) What the Ladybird Heard The bad tempered ladybird The very busy spider Aaarrrgh Spider! First fabulous facts – minibeasts (NF) |
Dinosaurs Galore Bumpus Jumpus Dinosaurumpus Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs Dinosaurs love underpants 10 terrible dinosaurs Dinosaur Roar Big book of big dinosaurs That’s not my dinosaur
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Area of Learning |
Autumn term 1
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Autumn term 2
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Spring term 1
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Spring term 2
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Summer term 1
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Summer term 2
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3 Prime Areas of Learning and Development |
Personal, Social and Emotional Development
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New beginnings Classroom routines and rules. Keeping safe at school. Support children in making friends. |
Getting on and falling out- how to deal with anger e.g. when someone has taken a toy/not sharing. Bonfire night safety. |
Taking turns – snakes and ladders/ shopping game/ Can we follow the rules? |
Feelings – looking at facial expression. Looking after our friends when things go wrong. |
Relationships Being a Class Family, working as a team to help each other learn. |
Changes -Transition to Year 1 – getting ready. Nursery children to visit, discuss how they could help next year’s new Reception class. |
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Physical Development
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Managing own personal hygiene, toileting and hand washing. Buttons zips and shoes. Pencil control: following patterns. Simple cutting patterns. Funky Fingers Activities |
Parachute and circle games Pencil control: simple patterns and letter formations (with focus on s, a, t, p, i, n) air writing/magic pencil. |
Riding a bike Pencil control: Letter formations (focus on letter formation – i,j,l,t and b,h,k) and phonemes from Phase 2. |
Hula hooping/throwing and catching. Pencil control: Letter formations (focus on letter formation– c,a,d,o,g,q) and phonemes from Phase 3. |
Sports day practise Pencil control: Letter formation (focus on letter formation - n,m,p,r and u,v,w,y) and phonemes from Phase 4. |
Healthy eating Sports day Safety in the sun Pencil control: Letter formation (focus on letter formation – f,s,e,z,x) and phonemes from Phase 4. |
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Communication and Language |
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Listens and responds to ideas expressed by others in conversation or discussion. Introduces a storyline or narrative into their play. Two-channelled attention-can children listen and do for short span. Children follow instructions involving several ideas or actions. |
They answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about their experiences and in response to stories or events. Extends vocab. Especially by grouping and naming, exploring the meaning and sounds of new words. |
Children express themselves effectively, showing awareness of listeners’ needs. Children listen attentively in range of situations. They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions. |
They answer ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions about their experiences and in responses to stories or events. Links statements and sticks to a main theme or intention. Uses talk to organise, sequence and clarify thinking, ideas, feelings and events.
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Children listen attentively in a range of situations. They listen to stories, accurately anticipating key events and respond to what they hear with relevant comments, questions or actions. They develop their own narratives and explanations by connecting ideas or events. |
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Area of Learning |
Autumn term 1 5.09.16 – 24.10.16 7 Weeks |
Autumn term 2 31.10.16 – 21.12.16 7 Weeks |
Spring term 1 04.01.17 – 10.02.17 6 Weeks |
Spring term 2 20.02.17 – 31.03.17 6 Weeks |
Summer term 1 18.04.17 – 25.05.17 6 Weeks |
Summer term 2 05.06.17 – 20.07.16 7 Weeks |
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4 Specific Areas of Learning and Development |
Literacy |
Recognising own name Copying own name Rhyming words and stories – learning to continue a rhyming string Telling stories through pictures. Introduce scheme books and ORT characters |
Copy own name Difference between fiction and non-fiction Sequencing pictures from familiar stories Christmas cards, letters to Santa, lists. Individual readers |
Write first name and simple words. Card writing – Valentine’s day Non-fiction: look at a contents/ index page. Individual readers |
Write a simple caption or sentence. Use non-fiction books to find answers to our questions Make a class non-fiction book. Writing labels. Individual readers |
Reordering fairy stories Story mapping, Storyboards writing simple sentences. Wanted/missing posters Instructional writing. Writing labels and captions. Group reading |
Write simple facts about mini-beasts, descriptions. Story sequencing, simple and complex sentences. My favourite memory of Reception. Group reading |
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Mathematics |
Baselines Numbers: counting and recognition
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Shape, Space and Measures: 2D Shapes. Money Numbers: Addition and Subtraction |
Numbers: Counting and recognition. Shape, space and measures: size, weight and capacity |
Numbers: addition and subtraction Shape, space and measures:3D shapes Time |
Numbers: counting and recognition, addition and subtraction Doubling, halving and sharing |
Shape, space and measures: position and distance Consolidation/assessments |
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Understanding the World |
ICT -Introduction to computers – logging on and using simple games on cbeebies. Making bread. When I was a baby, memories . . |
ICT – firework pictures Learning about Diwali – festival of lights. Christmas customs/family. |
ICT – using the keyboard, space bar. Opposites – hot/cold, old/new, night day. Signs of Spring. |
ICT – using a CD player Learning all about Chinese New Year and Shrove Tuesday Cold weather/Winter. |
Eggs/chicks Growth, parts of a plant. Finding out about how we have grown and changed. |
Mini-beast hunting. Recognising insects, Life cycle of Caterpillars
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Expressive Arts and Design |
Picasso - Self portrait “Every child is an artist” Music – finding a voice (learn lots of new songs/sing with confidence) Painting/modelling.
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Firework pictures leaf art/Autumn and Christmas crafts Music – learn firework songs and poems and Christmas songs and rhymes. |
Music – Learn about rhythm and pulse in songs. Chinese lanterns/writing Singing songs linked to traditional stories. Painting characters. |
Mother’s day cards, Music – exploring instruments how many sounds can one instrument make and louder/quieter/fast/slow Dance Let’s Move in the hall, responding to music through dance/drama.
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Colour mixing Music - Using ICT to make music. 2D/3D bug art Spoon bugs with clay. from stories. Matisse - collage |
Father’s day cards. Music – making up compositions. Model dinosaurs. Working with clay. |
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Help your child to learn their letter sounds.
If you go on to You Tube- Ruth Miskin phonics training, there is a link to help with saying the sounds.
Your child will be able to teach you! Have fun!
E. Lawson
Journey in Love
First Days In Reception
Making Our Healthy Smoothies
Receptions Musical Medley
Using our light box, Reception class have been checking for germs and washing our hands
Reception class making 2D shapes with string
Reception Class, Harvest Assembly
What happens in Autumn?
Our healthy eating winners 🍓🍏🍌🍒🥗🥦🥒
Enjoying the sunshine!
We had a lovely visit from Flash today!
- Our Mission Statement
- Together Everyone Achieves More.
- To go forward in Christ, to respect our neighbour and to always give our best.
- St William of York Catholic Primary School,
- St William Road Thornton,
- Liverpool L23 9XH,
- Tel: 0151 9247280
- Email: admin.stwilliamofyork@schools.sefton.gov.uk