Reception

In Reception we have been working in groups to look at reading books. At the moment we are looking at picture books. The children have been encouraged to look at the front cover of a book and then to make a prediction as to what they think the story is going to be about. Then […]

This week in Reception we started phase 2 phonics. We have learnt the graphemes and phoneme (letters and sound} ‘S ’ ‘A’ ‘ T’. We practised writing the graphemes in the air, on our hands, in the sand and on white boards. We are continuing to practise writing our names so we can add our […]

We have had a great half term in Reception class. We have been encouraging the children to make new friendships within the class. We have been playing name games and friendship games to support them with this. We have also been helping the children to familiarise themselves with the rules of the classroom and our […]

Reception class have been busy this week. Part of the roleplay area has been turned into a Doctor’s surgery. The children have roleplayed being the patients, Doctors and Nurses. They have dressed up and used a range of accessories to support their play. It has provided a great opportunity for the children to use their […]

Please find below the Reception Impact Meeting Slides and learning expectations. Reception impact Meeting – October 2019

The Reception team would firstly like to welcome all the children and their families to St. Catherine’s School. We have been working hard at settling in the children, making sure they feel happy and safe.  Sometimes it is hard to say Goodbye in the morning but the children knew they will enjoy a busy day. […]