Castleton Primary School and Children's Centre
Reception
Welcome to Reception!
In Reception, we are very lucky to have two classes. We have individual classrooms, but the children are free to move between both classrooms and our fantastic outdoor area during their continuous provision.â¯
We have:
Miss Gains (Class Teacher for RG)
Mrs Ratour (Class Teacher for RR)
Miss Shell (Teaching Assistant)
Miss Hesson (Teaching Assistant)
Mrs Lopez (Teaching Assistant)
Miss Strafford (Teaching Assistant)
Miss Ab Strafford (Teaching Assistant)
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Please send your child to school with a water bottle.
We are looking forward to welcoming all of the children into Reception, and you may have some questions about your child starting school. Here are some we have answered:
Autumn 1
This half term we are looking at the book ‘Dear Zoo’. We will be learning the story and about all the different animals in the book. The children will be making their own puppets and masks to help them retell the story as well as drawing story maps to help us remember all of the words. We are going to be looking carefully at the different patterns on the animal’s skin and making our own animal patterns. We will be using the instruments to make music to match the different animals.
We use Maths No Problem and Mastery of Number to support children’s mathematical learning. To begin with, the children are learning lots of counting songs including 5 Little Monkeys, 5 Little Speckled Frogs and 5 Little Elephants. As well as practising our counting through playing lots of games and learning about sorting and patterns.
You can support your child at home by talking to them about the story ‘Dear Zoo’ and asking them about the different animals- you can access the story on YouTube. Additionally, looking at numbers in the environment and counting with your child will support their learning. Please see the new website app for the weekly newsletter to see what the children have been learning each week and ideas of what to do at home.
Autumn 2
We are very proud of F2 and how they have settled into life at Castleton! They have had a great first half term in school and have enjoyed getting to know their class and their teachers. The children doing a great job of following their new rules and routines.
This half term we are looking at the book ‘Owl Babies’. We will be learning the story and using its structure and language to create our own stories. The children will be making their own puppets and masks to help them retell the story as well as drawing story maps to help them remember all of the words. Alongside this, we will focus on 'Autumn' and some of the changes across the season. For example; how the weather has changed from summer and the importance of dressing appropriately for the weather. You can support your child at home by talking to them about the story ‘Owl Babies’ and discussing what happens in the story (you can watch the story on YouTube) as well as reading them a bed time story each night - find the YouTube link by clicking on the picture below.
In maths we will continue to focus on numbers to 5 in more detail. We will then look at time, 2D shapes and positional language. Watching Numberblocks on BBC iPlayer is a great way to support your child with their maths learning as well as continuing to practise counting forwards and backwards and looking at numbers in the environment.
Please continue to check the new website app for the weekly newsletter to see what the children have been learning each week and ideas of what to do at home.
PE will be taught on Wednesday and children need to come to school wearing their PE kit. As the weather gets colder please ensure that your child comes to school wearing a coat. For times when children come to school wearing Wellies please send a separate pair of shoes to wear inside.
All parents are invited to our Class Assembly on Friday 22nd November. More information to follow.
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