Reception is the exciting start of a child's education. During this year the children will learn through play and opportunities to investigate learning. At this age the children start to develop the understanding of key communication skills as well as developing more social relationships with their peers and adults in the environment.
Our aim in Reception is to teach our children our key school values and skills such as resilience to make them confident and happy learners. Within our daily timetable the children will have Read Write Inc sessions to support their learning of letter sounds which will enable their learning of early reading skills. Our writing will link to shared books and interests of the children throughout the year.
In mathematics, the children are focusing on one number a week, ensuring that they have an in-depth understanding of the different numbers and how they relate to one another. We start with the numbers 0-10 so that the children have a solid understanding of what each number means, how it can be represented and how it links to other numbers. As well as this, we also investigate shape, space and measures to allow the pupils to experience a wide range of maths.
The Autumn term
As we begin the school year, the children dive into learning all about themselves and their peers, during our 'Magical Me' topic. The children learn to understand that we are all different but we are all equal. This half term the children will learn about the different families we all come from and that every child is a part of our school family.
The first half term is when the children really learn all about the school rules and expectations and how they can become a Sacriston Star. Through our learning the children will embed our key rules: care for others, be honest, always listen and value the opinions of others, show respect and to never give up - be a Sacriston Star!
During the second half of the term, we travel in style, learning all about different modes of transport. The children will develop a greater understanding of the different types of vehicles and how they are used by many members of our community such as the police, fire brigade and ambulance service.