Dublin
Mrs McAllister
Class Teacher
Miss Starkey
Class Teacher
Mrs McMullan
Class Teacher
Mrs D’Cruze
Learning Support
Mrs Howden
Learning Support
Welcome to Reception!
In Reception we have two classes – Dublin 1 and Dublin 2.
We share a classroom and an outside area. Throughout the day we access lots of exciting provision during our independent learning times and we also take part in group activities including Read Write Inc Phonics and Power Maths.
Our learning is recorded on Seesaw and you will have received a log in to access this at home, if you need any help with this please ask.
You can also take a look at our school Twitter and Instagram pages to keep up to date with our time in school (@StAloysiusL36).
In our curriculum, there are 7 areas of learning:
Prime Areas:
- Communication and Language
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Physical Development
Specific Areas:
- Literacy
- Maths
- Understanding the World
- Expressive Arts and Design
What are we learning about this term?
Personal, Social and Emotional Development – We are settling into our classroom and making friends. We are taking part in activities that will help us to develop self-belief and self-confidence. We will embed sharing, taking turns and playing cooperatively.
Communication and Language – Our focus text is ‘The Something’. We are developing our language through vocabulary-based activities linked to the text.
Physical Development – We will have weekly PE sessions (Dublin 1: Thursday, Dublin 2: Tuesday)
Literacy – We are currently reading ‘The Something’. We will focus on being able to retell the story, using initial sounds and beginning to write CVC words.
Maths – We will begin to look at numbers within five.
Understanding the World – Our current topic is ‘All about me.’ We will be learning about our similarities and differences and talking about our families. We will also be exploring the seasonal changes throughout Autumn.
Expressive Art and Design – We will take part in a range of activities linked to our all about me topic.
Smileys:
Throughout school ‘Smileys’ are used as part of our reward system. Children can earn smileys for many different reasons, such as following our school values and showing resilience, respect and independence.
Key Information:
Snack costs £1.50 per week and is to be paid either weekly or per half term.
How to help at home:
Please check the Seesaw app for updates about your child’s learning and to see the wonderful things they do in class. Homework is also set via Seesaw each Friday. This will include activities such as weekly sounds, number games and other home learning opportunities. At different points during the half term your child will also bring home a selection of red and green words to practise.
As children progress through their reading journey, they will, when ready, bring a reading book home to share. We ask that this is read at least three times per week. Books will be changed regularly.
You could also practise singing nursery rhymes, visiting the library and sharing stories together. Aswell as practising putting coats on and name writing.
