Home About us Parent’s Information Classes Our Curriculum Noticeboard Policies Contact us Reception Acorns Welcome to Reception Acorns! Our class teachers are Mrs Curran (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and Mrs Parkinson (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday). We are also lucky to be supported by Mrs Hopkins and Miss Gibson. In Reception we love to learn through play! This means you will often see us engaging in challenges, role play, hands on cooking, art projects, science experiments and much more. We learn through a careful balance of child-initiated play and adult directed activities. Staff encourage children to follow their own interests and explore their own ideas in play, whilst extending and supporting their learning. Running alongside this, we have an overarching topic each half term. Our Topics Autumn 1 – Me, My Family and My World! Autumn 2 – Around the World we Celebrate! Spring 1 – Time Travellers! Spring 2 – Amazing Animals! Summer 1 – Heroic People! Summer 2 – The Natural World! Children in the EYFS learn by playing and exploring, being active, and through creative and critical thinking which all take place both indoors and outdoors. The curriculum for early years is made up of seven areas of learning; Communication and Language, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Expressive Arts and Design. All of these areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected. By the end of their Reception year, it is expected that children reach the Early Learning Goal (ELG) for each of these aspects. Enhancements At Carrwood we firmly believe that broadening the experiences of our children is vital to their learning, and this is no different in Reception! Over the course of the year, we like to go out on as many trips as we can, to places we may not have been before. We also like to bring experiences into the classroom, such as duckling egg hatching, Pirate takeover days and theatre productions. Below is an outline of the visits we are hoping to go on this year… Reading In Reception reading is at the heart of everything we do. Over the course of the year your child will take part in daily phonics sessions which will contribute to them learning to read independently. As a school, we follow Read Write Inc. for phonics (more information can be found about the programme on the Phonics page of the school website). To support their home learning, every child has been provided with a named book bag. It is crucial that they bring these back into school every morning and then they will be returned home at the end of each day. Inside their book bags you will find a ‘Reading for Pleasure’ book (a book which you can share together), a decodable RWI reading book (one your child should be able to sound out and blend independently) and a Speed Sounds book (a small workbook for your child to practise forming the letters we have learnt). Children should regularly get the opportunity to practise reading at home. Please remember to login into Purple Mash and record your child’s reading whenever you have read with them. If you are unsure how to do this please see the ‘how to’ guide in the Noticeboard section of the school website. You will have been provided with the login details for Purple Mash, however, should you require these printing again please just ask a member of the Reception team who will happily provide you with another copy. Year Group Authors Each year group focusses on three different authors over the year, one per term. We read lots of books from our chosen author and also find out lots of information about them. In Reception our authors are: Learning Journeys and Proud Clouds Every child in Reception has their own Learning Journey, which includes their observations and any fabulous pieces of work they create independently. Your child’s Learning Journey is always available for you to look at; you will find them in Reception’s cloakroom. We value all of your contributions to your child’s Learning Journey and love to hear about all the things they have been learning at home. Please keep sharing these observations with us. You could do this by completing a ‘Proud Cloud’, which are always available. Please just ask and we will be happy to give you them whenever you would like one. On the ‘Proud Cloud’ you can write anything that your child has done at home which makes you proud or happy. This could include learning to zip up their coat, riding their bike, or reading by themselves. Parental Engagement Involvement in your child’s learning is actively promoted at Carrwood. In Reception, each half term parents and carers are invited to open mornings where you will have the chance to ‘stay and play’ with your child, find out about their learning and complete fun activities with them. From the second half of the Autumn term, you are also invited to attend a weekly reading morning with your child. These happen each Wednesday morning, from 8.45am – 9.05am. Staff will be available to model how we teach reading and to answer any questions you may have. PE Reception Acorns do PE with Mr Adams every Friday morning. Your child will need a named PE kit in school for this. PE kits should include: a plain white t-shirt, black shorts or black tracksuit bottoms and pumps/trainers. Homework As well as reading at home with your child we also use Seesaw for our homework activities. Each half term a new homework grid will be uploaded to Seesaw with 8 different fun tasks for the children to complete. We suggest that you aim to complete one of these per week and then upload any photos, videos or work onto Seesaw for their class teachers to see. Indoor Learning Outdoor Learning Useful Websites Below are some links to websites which may be useful when supporting your child’s learning at home… Phonics and Reading https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories (Bedtime stories) https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/nursery-rhymes-songs-index/zhwdgwx (Nursery rhymes and songs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkXcabDUg7Q (Parent video: How to say the sounds) https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/ (Parent films to help with learning to read at home) Maths The websites below have a selection of fun number and shape, space and measure games your child can play at home… https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years (Fun maths games) https://whiterosemaths.com/for-parents/ (White Rose Maths for parents and carers) https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/topics/numeracy (Maths games) https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/kids-activities/fun-maths-games-and-activities/ (Maths games) Acorns Curriculum Downloads Reception Homework Grid - Autumn 2 (387.17 KB pdf file - Click to download) Reception Knowledge Organiser - Autumn 2 (297.30 KB pdf file - Click to download) Related Pages Classes Blossom Nursery Reception Acorns Year 1 Garnet Year 1 / 2 Amethyst Year 2 Aquamarine Year 3 Emerald Year 3 / 4 Peridot Year 4 Ruby Year 5/6 Opal Year 5 Sapphire Year 6 Topaz Year 6 Turquoise Petals Amber Resourced Provision Meadow – Nurture Buttercups Remote Learning © 2021 Carrwood Primary School All Rights Reserved.