Welcome to Reception

 Birch Class 

 Reception Tour Dates 2024-2025

9.15 a.m - 10:30 a.m

23rd & 24th October 2024

6th, 12th & 15th November 2024

10:00 a.m - 11:15 a.m

25th November 2024

2nd & 10th December 2024

8th January 2025

A warm welcome to Reception’s web page

In Reception we follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, learning through play. We have lots of lovely resources in our classroom and outdoor area so we are always busy learning and playing together. We strongly believe that play is a vital part of learning and development and allows children to consolidate and deepen their knowledge and understanding. 

During the year we will be learning through lots of practical activities and we will be covering many topics that are initiated by the interests of your children. We enjoy learning in our classrooms and also using our outside area – so please make sure children always have suitable clothing in school.

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Please see the class teachers if you can help in any way.

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"Play is the highest form of research" - 

Albert Einstein

Our amazing Reception garden allows children to explore and investigate a wide variety of learning opportunities. In our large loose parts construction area, children are encouraged to work collaboratively to build and create. This is also a perfect opportunity for children to develop their physical skills, as well as developing their thinking skills and problem solving.

Using small world resources can offer a valuable opportunity to develop creativity, communication and confidence. We follow the interests of the children to ensure that we are providing key learning opportunities that the children will want to engage with. Adult interaction can scaffold and model language and vocabulary and support children to develop narratives and story telling skills with their peers. 

At Morgans, we believe that children should have access to real life resources to enhance their role play experiences. By providing real resources we are supporting children to use their imagination and to act out real life experiences. We are also teaching children to value and respect the resources. 

Creativity

We provide a variety of resources and tools for children to use to develop their creative side. By using tools such as scissors and colouring pencils, children are developing their fine motor skills and finger strength ready for writing. Children can develop their independence and make choices about their creativity.

In Reception, we focus on developing children's fine motor skills, to allow them to become writers. Children have access to a range of writing resources to promote a love for writing, with many opportunities to strengthen their fine motor skills in areas of their play.

Maths can be found in all areas and aspects of everyday life. In Reception, we teach Maths in a very practical way. We support children with their understanding of number, and we encourage children to explain their reasoning and thinking. At Morgans School we teach children to develop a Mastery understanding of number and how different numbers can be made - if you understand number 8 and how it is made, then you can understand 80, 800, 8000! Numbers are amazing.